During an interview, Sébastien Haller spoke about the pain of losing the Bundesliga title last season.
Sébastien Haller comes a long way. After testicular cancer diagnosed in July 2022 – just after his arrival at Borussia Dortmund – the striker returned at the start of 2023 with the Jaune et Noir then in the midst of their fight to win a first Bundesliga title in 11 years, to finally put an end to the hegemony of the Bayern Munich in Germany.
A failure that hurts (very)
Despite an excellent second half of the season, the Ivorian international (18 caps, 5 goals) was unable to avoid the cruel scenario to which the Marsupials were victims. Leaders before the last day, they had completely foiled against Mainz at home – Haller missed a penalty in the first half – and had finally conceded a draw, letting Bayern win their 33rd German championship title, the 11th in a row.
Sébastien Haller speaks about the lost title and his cancer💬
“It really is like that, the lost title hurts me more than the cancer diagnosis at the time.
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An episode which seems to have upset the former Ajax Amsterdam and West Ham player, who compares the pain of this event to that of the diagnosis of his cancer, symbolizing the terrible disappointment of the BVB. “It’s really like that, the lost title hurts me more than the cancer diagnosis at the timeHaller simply confided in an interview with Sports Bild and relayed by the agency Europa Press. When you are sick, you can’t do anything. You have to accept it and get over it. But we had the title in hand, we could influence everything. In this case, you must painfully accept that you made mistakes or bad decisions.”.
6th, just two points from first place occupied by Bayern Munich, Dortmund has had a decent start to the season and can remain ambitious for the rest. As for him, Haller has yet to find the net in the league despite scoring twice in the first round of the German Cup.
