Returning from his cancer treatment, Sébastien Haller was in turmoil at the end of last season, until the last day when the championship title eluded Borussia Dortmund. Today, he is struggling to find his rhythm, like his team which is in its infancy before challenging Paris SG this Tuesday (7 p.m. UTC).
Her return to Bundesliga pitches from January and his performances in the money-time of the 2022/23 season were described by Dortmund coach Edin Terzic as “ pure miracle “. A little over a year ago, the Franco-Ivorian felt pain during one of his first training sessions with BVB. Doctors had diagnosed him with testicular cancer, he who had arrived in the Ruhr to forget the departure of Erling Haaland to Manchester City.
Six months later, after four cycles of chemotherapy and two operations, the center forward played his first minutes at the Westfalenstadion in mid-January. In five months, he scored nine goals for Dortmund, which allowed him to finish as the team’s top scorer in the Bundesliga alongside Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen.
Impeccable until the last day, he nevertheless missed during the last match the penalty that should not have been missed, at home against Mainz: the goal which could have revived his team in a Bundesliga final with twists and turns which ultimately saw Borussia ceded the title to Bayern in the 89th minute and on goal difference.
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(With AFP).
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