Unusual measures! Borussia's reserves took refuge in the locker room, a player wore long sleeve
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, June 22, 2025, 10:59 / Updated Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:59
The heat was the number one opponent of the Borussia Dortmund players in the duel with Mamelodi Sundowns (4-3) from the Club World Cup.
- The World Club Championship takes place between June 14 and July 13, being fully available on the Voyo.ro platform, and the most important matches will be televised by Pro TV, respectively Pro Arena;
- 32 teams participate, distributed in eight groups of four. The first two of each group qualifies in optimal;
- The final takes place on Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 13
The holders have soaked their t-shirts with water!
Even though coach Niko Kovaci prepared “yellow-black” in the perspective of the “special” conditions in the US, the reality on the spot has beaten and the darkest forecasts. The temperature recorded at the time of the match with Mamelodi Sundowns, almost 40 degrees Celsius, in the shade!, Forced the Germans to take unusual measures!
Borussia Dortmund reserves watched the first half in the locker room / photo: Bild
Despite the numerous hydration breaks dictated by the meeting referee, the holders have soaked their t-shirts. And when they dried on them, they returned to the edge to sprinkle them again. In turn, the reserves did not follow the first half on the bench. They just took refuge in the locker room and watched the match on the TV!
Pascal Gross suffers from grass allergy
Throughout this war with the heat, the Germans also had a player who made a separate “opinion”: Pascal Gross. He played in the T -shirt with a long sleeve! Everyone has asked if he did it from superstition, but the truth is another. It has no choice!
Pascal Gross (white) wears long sleeve
The midfielder suffers from an allergy to the grass. Contact with the lawn can cause itching, redness or rashes – classic symptoms of a contact allergy. He explained what his situation was in an interview given a few months ago:
“I train in long pants, regardless of the weather. I have an allergy to the grass and usually play in a long sleeve shirt, so that my skin does not stress and react. But I used to be a problem.”
Show with no less than 7 goals
Even under these conditions, Mamelodi and Borussia offered a show with no more than 7 goals! The South Africans opened the scoring, through Ribeiro (11), but the Germans replied with 4 goals in a row: Nmecha (16), Guirassy (34), Jobe Bellingham (45) and Mudau's autogole (60).
But Mamelodi returned in the last half hour. Rayners (62) and Mothiba (90) made the end incendiary and ended 3-4!
