London: The BVB boss has assured the football world that there is still plenty to come from his side, in the wake of their defeat at Wembley.
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has insisted that he and his side will bounce back from their heartbreaking 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich on Saturday evening.
A late strike from Arjen Robben saw Jupp Heynckes` men crowned European Champions after a scintillating clash at Wembley between the German sides, but Klopp has assured everyone that his outfit will be back.
“I`ve told the players that we will come back,” said Klopp. “Maybe not to Wembley but we will try to come back to another final. That’s what I told them. “
Dortmund have lit up the competition this season with their brand of swashbuckling attacking football, but the final in London was ultimately won by Bundesliga champions Bayern, and the former Mainz boss was quick to praise his rivals.
"First and foremost, congratulations to Bayern Munich because they won so it`s not important to speak about what happened in the game.
“Congratulations to Bayern and Jupp [Heynckes].You can’t begrudge him the win. We were right in it but at the end, everything came together for Bayern and they won the game.
Despite offering those congratulations to the Bavarians after the match, the Dortmund coach could not hide his heartache at the result, and struggled to manage his emotions, simply adding:
“The result is so sh*t."
However, Klopp was defiant in his defence of BVB, insisting that they gave everything after a taxing campaign.
“It was late in the game and it has been a really hard season for us," he said, "I saw it from 75 minutes on, it was hard for us. Bayern Munich had to fight too.
"We deserved to be in the final and we showed this tonight."
The 45-year-old then looked forward to next season, and concluded that he would need to delve into the transfer market if Dortmund were to remain competitive at the highest level
“We have to go on,” said the German. “We have to buy some players because we need some players because other clubs want our players.”
Dortmund end the season having finished runners-up to Bayern in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League final.
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