The good old days. By the end of on Wednesday night, they were what everybody was reminded of. overcame a 2-1 first-leg deficit to win the quarter-final 5-4 on aggregate and did so with an emotion and urgency that were once their tenets. Advertisement It was so remarkable because it has been increasingly rare. Dortmund sit fifth in the and were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal, the German cup, back in December. It has not been a season to remember.
Conversely, one of the problems with this Dortmund is how out of place they look. They emerge from the same tunnel and wear the same shirt, but they are not really from the same place. Advertisement But the Champions League performances have repeatedly challenged that perception. Terzic’s Dortmund were excellent in both games against in the group stage. They were terrific at San Siro, too, where they beat .