Lars Ricken, CEO of Borussia Dortmund, confirmed that temporary coach Mike Tolberg will remain on the bench in the team's match against Shakhtar in the Champions League on Wednesday, praising what the coach presented after a 2/2 draw against Werder Bremen.

"The players' performance was great, especially with the difficult circumstances that we went through after playing with ten players for more than 70 minutes, part of this is due to the way the coach communicated with the players," Ricken said, and Ricken stressed that Tolberg confirmed He had a great role in motivating the team in that match.

And about his continuation in his position, Ricken added: "We are satisfied with the work of Mike Tolberg and we decided to continue leading the team in the next match against Shakhtar, he will remain on the bench as it was planned in advance, but I said to him: Bremen match is the most important for me, I wanted 100 % Of Mike Tolberg and we got that, we are all happy with what he presented. ”

Tolberg had temporarily assumed responsibility after the departure of the former coach, Nuri Shaheen, and the search is still ongoing for a permanent coach of the team.