Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac praised his players after a decisive 3-0 win over Holstein Kiel secured fourth place in the Bundesliga and a spot in next season's Champions League. The victory highlighted a significant turnaround for Dortmund, who had once been facing a mid-table finish. Kovac emphasized the team effort involved in this achievement, reminding everyone that individual success is impossible in football without collective effort. As the players gear up for a break before training resumes, they look forward to participation in the Club World Cup.
Dortmund became only the second side in Bundesliga's three-points-for-a-win era to make up 10 points to fourth place in the second half of a campaign.
I am happy, and we are all happy to have pushed this through, to have taken that last step which is sometimes difficult to take.
For a long time, we were just passengers and, on the final matchday, we were in the driving seat and did it just in time.
You cannot achieve anything in football alone.
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