The 2025 Club World Cup will kick off next week, and the "Yellow Bees" Dortmund will face Fluminense in the first round of the group stage. Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl said the team is looking forward to participating in this game and hopes to achieve a breakthrough in this event.

In the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, Dortmund achieved 17 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses after various challenges, and qualified for the Champions League with a fourth-place finish.

Looking back at the season that just ended, Sebastian Kehl said, “We sat down and did an in-depth analysis because the team went through different phases this season. I think the final crucial phase was very good and it strengthened our confidence in the journey and decisions we have made. Overall, the team ran well in many aspects, including the performance of the new players. But there were also some phases in the season where the performance was not ideal, so we will use the World Club Cup to continue to solve these problems.”

"If you look at the past few weeks, Niko Kovac has found more potential in the squad, improved many players, and regained confidence in some players who have been criticized for a long time. Of course, we are also thinking together about what else can be adjusted."

Speaking of Job Bellingham, who joined Dortmund earlier, Sebastian Kehl said, "He is very studious and goal-oriented. He is no stranger to the club and has trained with us before. He is full of energy, so he can immediately get involved in the game and improve the overall strength of the team."

"We all believe that he can help in terms of physical confrontation, personality, winning mentality and potential, and there is still a lot of room for growth."

As for the team's goal in the Club World Cup, Sebastian Kehl said, "We are all looking forward to this tournament and it is a great honor to be one of the two German teams participating. Our goal is to get through the group stage and reach the round of 16, and then see who our opponents are."

"In theory we could face Inter Milan, and in the quarterfinals we could face Real Madrid or Manchester City, so we are likely to face European teams. This is a very exciting tournament and it depends on how far we can get in the end, but our goal is always to go as far as possible."