Klopp marvels at Dortmund

Klopp marvels at Dortmund

Published Apr. 10, 2011 11:41 a.m. ET

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has been captivated by the football being played by his side.

Klopp raced the full length of the touchline in celebration after a goal from Jakub Blaszczykowski earned his side a point against Hamburg on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to eight points over Bayer Leverkusen.

It was a goal which could be worth the title for the Westphalians and one which brought out all of Klopp's emotions.

"I am not just the coach of Borussia Dortmund, but also a fan of my team," said Klopp.

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"I just felt it was fair that we did not leave here empty-handed."

"The important thing is that we still played our style of football here in Hamburg."

Dortmund's style of football is winning more and more fans by the game as they aim to become the youngest side ever to win the title.

Although Leverkusen can narrow the gap to five points with five games to go today, Dortmund are not letting a minor stumble knock them off course.

"We have the most fantastic squad and we will stick together," midfielder Kevin Grosskreutz told LIGA total television.

"We want the trophy and we are now eight points clear. I feel sorry for people who say bad things about it just because we don't win two games."

And Hamburg coach Michael Oenning was not too disappointed that his side did not win, even if the timing of the goal in the second minute of stoppage time hurt.

"At the end of the day, this is a point against the future German champions," he said.

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