Lucien Favre sacked by Borussia Dortmund after heavy Stuttgart loss

Lucien Favre sacked by Borussia Dortmund after heavy Stuttgart loss

13-Dec-2020 23:45:54 | The Guardian

  • Dortmund were beaten 5-1 at home by promoted Stuttgart
  • Bayer Leverkusen go top with 4-1 win over Hoffenheim

Borussia Dortmund have sacked their manager Lucien Favre following Saturday’s 5-1 loss at home to promoted VfB Stuttgart.

“We are all grateful to Lucien Favre for his excellent work over the past two-and-a-half years, in which he and his team won two runner-up championships. As a professional and as a person, Lucien Favre is beyond any doubt,” Dortmund’s chairman, Hans-Joachim Watzke, said in a statement.

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