Legendary Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp returned to the club to take charge of a testimonial match for former Klopp pupils Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski, who retired from Liverpool at the end of
last season, and on Saturday the 57-year-old German was back on the bench in front of a sold-out crowd of 80,000 at Signal Iduna.
‘The Normal One’ takes charge of Blaszczykowski’s side, former winger. Which consists of other players such as Roman Weidenfeller, Mats Hummels, Kevin Grosskreuz, Mohamed Zidane and Lucas Barrios. Piszczek’s
team is managed by Peter Krawietz, Klopp’s former right-hand man, and has players such as Marvin Hitz, Marcel Schmelzer, Nuri Sahin, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gonzalo Castro and Adrian Ramos. For the result, Blaszkowski’s team won 5-4. After the match, Klopp celebrated with the fans in the stands with his
signature airboxing move before being interviewed and expressing his feelings:
“It’s like a school reunion. That’s what I’ve always dreamed of, to meet again and just have a good time. “
“I feel like I’m going home. ufabet http://ufabet999.app I have so many great memories here and it’s always nice to see the fans again. “
“Today our team carried a lot of weight, in defense, in midfield and in the forwards,” Klopp teased his senior players.