Dortmund win German Cup
berlin — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a cheeky penalty for Borussia Dortmund to win the German Cup final over Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in what could have been his last game for the club on Saturday.
Aubameyang, the Bundesliga top scorer with 31, chipped the ball straight down the middle as Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky dived, giving Dortmund the title at the fourth attempt after losing the previous three finals.
He has been the subject of transfer speculation linking him with a big-money move away in the summer. He finished the season with 40 goals across all competitions.
“These are wonderful moments. Moments we worked for. It wasn’t easy. The team earned it,” said Dortmund president Reinhard Rauball, alluding to the difficulties players faced after the bomb attack on the team bus in April.
Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel claimed his first trophy in what was possibly his last game at the club, too. Tuchel has fallen out with Dortmund’s management.
“It’s one of the nicest days in my
These are wonderful moments. Moments we worked for. It wasn’t easy. The team earned it Reinhard Rauball
coaching career. I have to let it all sink in,” said Tuchel, whose side knocked out defending champion Bayern Munich in the semifinals.
“I have a contract and I want to fulfill it,” said Tuchel, whose contract runs to 2018. “It seems to me as though the outcome to the talks is open.”
Tuchel said Dortmund would not have won the title if there wasn’t a good bond between him and the players.
“There has to be a trust between players and coach for you to reach your goals. That’s why Frankfurt was such a tough opponent, because there’s such a great bond between them.”
Ousmane Dembele got his side off to a great start in the eighth minute when he eluded Jesus Vallejo on the right and curled the ball inside the far post. —