- Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck had a tumble during wild celebrations
- He laughed off his nasty fall after concerns he could be injured for the final
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Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck took a nasty tumble while celebrating the club reaching the Champions League final – but luckily the German appeared to walk away unscathed as he laughed off the fall.
The Bundesliga side toasted to a famous win over PSG, securing a 2-0 victory on aggregate across two legs as the brilliant team kept a clean sheet home and away before being seen dancing around the pitch after book their spot in the final at Wembley in June.
Players were seen jumping up and down on a podium towards the edge of the pitch and an excited Schlotterbeck was seen approaching his team-mates as he attempted to join them.
But as the 24-year-old attempted to jump on on the block to get involved with the celebrations, he lost his footing and slipped – falling awkwardly as he hit the podium before landing on his back.
Schlotterbeck initially looked in pain before rolling his knees up and being helped to his feet by team-mate and ex-Liverpool star Emre Can.
Nico Schlotterbeck suffered a nasty fall as he slipped while trying to celebrate on top of a podium after Dortmund reached the Champions League final
The 24-year-old laughed off fears he could have injured himself before the final
Schlotterbeck later continued the party long into the night after famous 1-0 win over PSG to book their place at Wembley
The player then laughed it off and signalled that he was OK before raising his arms aloft towards the delirious supporters.
Schlotterbeck played the full 90 minutes at the Parc des Princes and put in a sterling performance as he helped keep a clean sheet for his team as he became an instrumental part of keeping Kylian Mbappe and Co quiet.
The defender has been a huge part of Dortmund’s season, starting 30 Bundesliga games – plus a further ten in the Champions League – and scoring two goals.
His team have had a disappointing year in the Bundesliga, currently in fifth place and battling to win a place in the Champions League next season. They are three points off fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
However, for now they won’t care about their struggles in the league after their incredible run to the final.
Jadon Sancho led the dressing room celebrations after Dortmund stunned the Parisiens
The crazy celebrations continued in the dressing room – led by Man United flop Jadon Sancho, who has become a player reborn in Germany.
In a video shared to Instagram by the official Borsussia Dortmund account, Sancho can be seen carrying a large speaker as the rest of the squad watch on, singing along to Adele’s Someone Like You.
The squad are in full voice, with some too tired to stand and others taking a breather and taking on various refreshments.
The video then cuts, and Sancho can be seen stepping up onto the table in the middle of the room, speaker still in hand, his phone in the other.
He can be seen regularly walking around the table, embracing his team-mates and reaching to the skies as he continues to belt out Adele’s hit.
The 24-year-old’s current team-mates can be seen laughing and filming Sancho’s antics as they see the funny side of the midfielder’s performance.
After the game, manager Edin Terzic hailed his side’s ‘incredible’ route to the final as the underdogs.
“The belief in the final was already there early on. We spoke about it for the first time before the first leg in Eindhoven. The faces looked a bit baffled when I said that the route to London is short.
‘It will still take a little while before it sinks in for us, but the joy is already extremely great. We’ve grown with every match. At some point we beat Milan, who were in the semi-final last year. And when you eliminate a semi-finalist, then it can work for us too.
‘We wanted to be the team that people don’t necessarily have on their radar. The route has been incredible.’
