1000. Home game in the Westfalen Stadium: BVB

At least in the Trost Cup Europa League wants to set Borussia Dortmund sign. At the 1000th home game in the Westfalenstadion, however, welmut swings.

Everything could have been so beautiful. The 1000th Home Game in the Westfalen Stadium, Champions League, Real Madrid or the FC Liverpool as a Jubilee Guest! But that has mapped himself Borussia Dortmund himself. So there is two numbers smaller when the BVB in the NRW storm low against the Rangers from Glasgow begins the hunt for the TROST Cup of Europe League.

In addition to the struggle for international prestige, Borussia explicitly pursues financial interests from the playoff first leg on Thursday (18:45 pm / RTL +). "It's not good if we are now always leaning, that we have lost 13 million through the Champions League-from 13 million," said Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke in all clarity: "The Europa League is the only title that is missing us. We have to work with us to bring us 13 million by victory. "

Somewhat traditional thoughts are the Rangers from Scotland for the King class relegated after all still a sound lot. "This is a nice destination for football romantics. And I think we already have big buck on it," Julian said Brandt, and yet: "The disappointment that we did not hibernate in the Champions League, still sits a bit Far in us. "

The BVB must first think in and feel into a competition in which he never wanted to play. Brandt helps. "Sometimes in life you have to stop certain things just as they are," he said. "And in every competition, there is also a chance in the end."

BVB coach Rose: "Print is always on the boiler"

Also for Marco Rose, who already with the Dortmundern already the Champions League (Watzke: "that would have never allowed to happen") and has set the DFB Cup in the sand. "Printing is always on the boiler," he said on Wednesday, "We sit down great goals and have high ambitions here." The constance missed for years, BVB could come "very, very far" in the smaller European Cup.

A special game awaits Giovanni Reyna. The Dortmunder Jungprofi is the godchild of Rangers coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst - the played with Reynas father Claudio once for the Scots. "I'm very, very well friend with the Reyna family, I know Gio since the day he was born," said the Dutch pride.

Claudio Reyna therefore named his son for his best friend: Gio. "That's cool that there is something like that: Taufpate, namesake, then you meet at the level," Rose said, "When Gio plays, he hopefully shows what he has learned everything he has learned."

If the storm allows it: all schools in NRW remain closed on Thursday for safety.