Borussia Dortmund vs Arsenal Atmosphere Stimmung Champions League Part 2-2

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Oh, happy day!
Celebrations after the equaliserTuesday afternoon. I make my way to Dortmund city by underground, some fans are dressed in black and yellow, but not many people are on the streets at around four o'clock. When I get nearer to my destination old market, something like atmosphere comes up. I hear chants. Not the chants I used to know, English chants. When I went around the corner, I saw at the first glance where the chants are coming from. People dressed in red and white, chanting English songs. Arsenal supporters. Yes, Borussia is finally back in the biggest European competition there is today. Borussia is finally back in the Champions League. After nine long years, I will hear the Champions League hymn in Westfalenstadion again. From this point on, I knew that it will be a great day in Dortmund even though I did not knew that I will go home from the match with a big smile.

At our international fan meeting, we had a great time with some supporters of Arsenal FC, talked about football, about similar periods with hard times, had some beers and marched forward to Westfalenstadion. At the old market, one could gain the impression that it will be an interesting evening in our ground concerning the atmosphere since the supporters seemed to be in a good mood with many chants -- almost one chant for each player -- singing aloud and our little group of fans had no chance to chant them to the ground. However, that changed completely in Westfalenstadion. But let's do it step by step.
Before the match

IChoero on the Südt had been long nine years since Borussia started in Champions League competition the last time. Nine long years of desperation, fear and uncertainties about the future. Nearly trembled to death, Borussia rose like a phoenix over the last years and with the championship season pathed the way to Europe even sooner than one could expect. So everyone was so excited about the upcoming match against Arsenal, but some were anxious to see the team that got beaten by newbie Hertha BSC Berlin on Saturday. One could be pretty sure that a similar performance would lead to a beating against the multiple time English champion. However, Mario Götze was back in the team and replaced Kuba who did not impressed on the pitch on Saturday. Additionally, Klopp decided to bring some experience into the match when Sebastian Kehl took the place of Ilkay Gündogan in the defensive midfield alongside Sven Bender. Arsenal arrived in Dortmund with German Per Mertesacker but without former Borussian Tomas Rosicky who missed with an injury as well as Wilshere, Ramsey, Vermaelen, Diaby und Squillaci. However, the 4-2-3-1 of Arsenal was still an impressive line-up since names like Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott or Yossi Benayoun are well-known in Europe.
Before the match started, the Südtribüne presented great choreo with a big crown and the words "back in Champions class", the whole terrace was covered with black and yellow papers. Then, the Champions League hymn can be heard and I felt goose bumps because for every supporter of Borussia Dortmund, that hymn means so much because it is a sign that BVB is finally back. Nobody would have thought about that some five or six years ago. Just incredible.

Thus, for the first time ever, you could see something like emotion on the terrace where the AFC supporters found place. Throughout the game, they were not to be heard or to be seen, no hands up in the air, no chants like they were sung some hours before at the old marked. "You only sing when you're winning" never fitted better. All in all, it was a very disappointing performance of the Arsenal fans in Westfalenstadion.

Stats

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer - Bender, Kehl - Götze, Kagawa, Großkreutz - Lewandowski

Subs: Kuba and Perisic for Kehl and Großkreutz (69th), Zidan for Kagawa (85th)

Arsenal FC: Szczesny - Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs - Arteta, Song - Walcott, Benayoun, Gervinho - van Persie

Subs: Frimpong for Walcott (77th), Chamakh for Van Persie (86th), Andre Santos for Gervinho (86th)

Goals: 0-1 Van Persie (42nd), 1-1 Perisic (88th)

Corners: 6-4 (3-3) Chances: 9-4 (4-3)

Referee: Rocchi (Italy)

Bookings: Schmelzer, Bender - Sagna

Attendance: 65.614 (sold-out Westfalenstadion)