“He is the greatest miracle”: Haller is Dortmund’s trump card after battle with cancer

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Borussia Dortmund is just one win away from the championship trophy. If the team of coach Edin Terzic (40) fails against Mainz, the big dream can burst and Bayern can inherit.

But actually, from Dortmund’s point of view, (almost) nothing can go wrong. Not with that enormous attack power with the fast Malen (24) and Adeyemi (21) on the sides and Sébastien Haller (28) in the middle.

With Haller 2.5 points per game, without him 1.7

The Ivorian is a protagonist and a guarantee of success. With Haller, BVB scored 2.5 points per game, without him only 1.7. With him, BVB scored 56 goals this year alone, the best in the European top competitions. With him, BVB scored 45 of a possible 54 points in 2023 – 11 more than rivals Bayern.

“Whatever happens, the biggest miracle is that Sébastien Haller is back with us,” BVB coach Edin Terzic told Mainz before the goal.

«F*ck Cancer» on the football boots

He came in the summer of 2022 for 30 million euros, but the signature was barely dry, the shock: Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had to undergo four chemotherapy treatments and two surgeries to beat the cancer. After more than half a year, he made his comeback in January. His football boots say “F*ck Cancer”.

After the diagnosis in the summer, the journalists soon started talking about their “missing number 9”, says Terzic. “But we missed the man Sébastien Haller with all his positive energy – in the dressing room and on the training pitch.”

Of course also in the game. Last weekend it was Haller who redeemed BVB against Augsburg with his two goals and made the whole of Dortmund dream of the title. Terzic: “We hope that he will be just as successful in the last game and become the hero of the season.”

Defeated cancer and shot BVB to the title. Haller’s wife Priscilla tells rtl.de about this possible scenario: “I think about it every day. It would be magical.”

Source : Blick