"This decision also hurts me personally, but it was unavoidable after the match in Bologna," Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken said. The move had been coming, with Dortmund, a club that is expected to qualify for the Champions League on an annual basis,

Borussia Dortmund fired coach Nuri Sahin on Wednesday, a day after its 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League. The defeat extended Dortmund's losing streak to four games since the new year and dropped last season's Champions League runner-up to 13th in the 36-team standings.

Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said he still felt the trust from his players but would talk to club bosses after Tuesday's shock 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League that stretched their losing run to four games across all competitions.

Borussia Dortmund announced this Wednesday the dismissal of Nuri Sahin as head coach following a string of four consecutive defeats, the latest being a Champions League loss to Bologna.

Borussia Dortmund have sacked Nuri Sahin as head coach after a disappointing start to 2025. The decision has been taken after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat to Bologna in the Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund has terminated the contract of head coach Nuri Sahin after a series of poor performances, including a recent defeat to Bologna. With the team's form declining, Dortmund is placing Mike Tullberg in temporary charge as they try to salvage their Bundesliga season.

After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director for sport Lars Ricken put Sahin under pressure to win Tuesday's Champions League game. And now that the game ended in defeat instead, Ricken has left it open whether Sahin will keep his job.

Borussia Dortmund have fired struggling head coach Nuri Sahin after Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying on Wednesday they had "lost faith" in the young manager. Sahin was assistant to former Dortmund coach Edin Terzic in last season's surprise run to the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid and was promoted to head coach in the summer.

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could be in line for a swift return to management following the sacking of Nuri Sahin

He had a quiet spell in Gorgie but now he is in charge of one of Europe’s biggest clubs following a Borussia Dortmund decision.

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