Berlin, Feb. 26 -- Concern is growing for Borussia Dortmund after the team's disappointing exit in the UEFA Champions League playoffs.
Ahead of Saturday's "Klassiker" against Bayern Munich, the disastrous performance against Atalanta - a 4-3 aggregate loss - threatens the club's 2025-26 season goals, casts doubt on future success and complicates the sought-after contract extensions of key players.
While the reported loss of an 11 million euros reward for reaching the round of 16 creates a significant financial gap, the futures of key players like Nico Schlotterbeck and Serhou Guirassy have become uncertain, according to Xinhua.
Compounding the issue are the expiring contracts of Julian Brandt, Emre Can and Niklas Sule,while Karim Adeyemi...