BVB sporting director Michael Zorc expects financial repercussions following his team’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Speaking to Kicker, the former footballer says that the defeat to Sporting CP in Lisbon hit him hard.”The feeling is not getting any better. It’s a bitterly bad moment. We failed in the Champions League after we’d won two first games. We were not good enough and we’re hurting.”Dortmund’s suicidal night in Lisbon leaves them crashing out of the Champions LeagueThe match at Estadio Jose Alvalade was frustrating for Zorc who is still bemused at how the Portuguese club managed to win it.”We actually had more possession. Sporting themselves are probably wondering how did they manage to score that first goal. But we are to blame because we helped them a lot. After that, it was difficult to get back in the game.”Getting knocked out of Europe’s strongest competition is punishment enough, but financial consequences are likely to start a chain reaction of problems within the club. Dortmund will continue their European adventure in Europa League, where there is considerably less prize money. Zorc admits that the club is likely to suffer, especially with Covid-related losses still proving a burden on the club’s finances.”It’s a problem both in terms of results and reputation, but above all financially. In the current situation, after Covid, we can’t say what will happen in the next few weeks. To compensate for the Champions League exit, we would have to go very far in the Europa League. It’s not an ideal position to be in.”Michael Zorc (©AFP)Borussia Dortmund won’t have much time to lick their wounds because they’ve got to Wolfsburg on Saturday and prepare to host Bayern a week later. The games are coming relentlessly so coach Marco Rose must find a way to get the team playing well and getting results. The sporting director is aware that the team is misfiring at the moment.”It’s been obvious to me that we haven’t been playing our best football in the past few weeks. But the season is long and the team should stick together and find a way to improve. It’s been tough after Erling Haaland’s injury.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6000545##The Lisbon defeat would have cost the club more than $10 million in prize money – probably more. These are testing times for the yellow-blacks.
