Former Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp will return to the dugout with former membership Borussia Dortmund, taking cost of a testimonial match organized for 2 of his former gamers.
Klopp introduced in January that he would depart Liverpool on the conclusion of the 2023/24 season, ending a massively profitable eight-and-a-half-year tenure that noticed the membership win the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time and the Premier League for the primary time – Liverpool’s first top-flight title in 30 years.
The German has since instructed that he is completed with administration altogether, distancing himself from succeeding Gareth Southgate as England’s supervisor within the course of.
He’ll, nonetheless, be in again in command of Borussia Dortmund for one-night solely, overseeing a crew of former gamers that may honour the careers of Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Each performed outstanding roles when Klopp led Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga title successes in 2010/2011 and 2011/12, and had been driving forces behind the membership’s run to the 2013 Champions League ultimate – a recreation Dortmund misplaced to bitter rivals Bayern because of Arjen Robben’s dramatic 89th minute winner.
Footage on Dortmund‘s social media channels confirmed Klopp donning the membership’s well-known black and yellow, with a video skit involving Piszczek and Blaszczykowski exhibiting how they ‘made the choice’ to deliver again their former supervisor for the sport.
Look who’s again 😄 pic.twitter.com/dvPMaODluO
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 6, 2024
The multiverse is actual. Confirmed 🇩🇪🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/x2z5fCrOxs
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 6, 2024
“Tomorrow’s techniques; good vibes and the ability of friendship. Any questions?” pic.twitter.com/3OGJQ6xWO2
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 6, 2024
“We’d like a coach and I’ve an concept, we’ll name the retired coach,” Piszczek informed Blaszczykowski.
Klopp then seems in sun shades, saying: “You lastly have your farewell recreation. Oh my god. And also you wish to practice earlier than the sport. Are you silly?”
Dortmund’s success underneath Klopp enticed Liverpool to rent him in October 2015, after the membership sacked Brendan Rodgers, and the Reds completed as runners-up within the Europa League simply seven months later.
By 2020, Liverpool had received the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and FIFA Membership World Cup underneath Klopp – additional home cup success adopted within the later years of Klopp’s spell on Merseyside.
