On Friday evening, Borussia Dortmund continued their losing start to 2025 with a 2-0 defeat away to Eintracht Frankfurt. With pressure firmly placed upon Die Schwarzgelben —and more notably on head coach Nuri Şahin—prior to kick-off, there was a sense that should Die Adler come out victorious, then it could spell the end of the road for Şahin.

The result means Borussai Dortmund, who played in the Champions League final in June, have lost their past three and have just one victory in their last six games.

Omar Marmoush didn't play though he still made it onto the field to bid what seemed like a farewell as Eintracht Frankfurt beat struggling Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Friday. Frankfurt left Marmoush out of its squad and confirmed he is close to completing a transfer to Manchester City.

After taking his team off to a two-day-retreat on the Baltic coast to clear their minds following Tuesday’s debacle against Holstein Kiel, Borussia Dortmund trainer Nuri Sahin sought to get the