Borussia Dortmund Manager Edin Terzic Urges Calm Ahead Of Title 'Euphoria'

With a Bundesliga title just 90 minutes away, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic called for calm on Thursday, saying "the key is to do nothing special". Two points clear atop the table, Dortmund can win their first title for 11 seasons by beating Mainz at home on Saturday, regardless of second-placed Bayern Munich's result at Cologne. If Bayern lose or draw, the title is Dortmund's.

But while the city of Dortmund is planning a parade for hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday, Terzic has urged his side to keep doing the things "which played ourselves into a situation which created this euphoria".

"The pitch is just as big as it was last week and the ball is just as round," Terzic said at Thursday's pre-game press conference in Dortmund.

Born and raised in the city, the 40-year-old is a lifelong Dortmund fan.

This week, a picture again went viral of the coach draped in a yellow and black scarf, standing in the crowd at the 2012 German Cup final in Berlin.

Dortmund won that match 5-2 over old foes Bayern, having also collected the league title that year.

"The key is not to do anything special in a special week," said Terzic, exuding a calm which has likely escaped most Dortmund fans this season.

Dortmund's run to what may be a ninth German title has been built on a superb second half of the season, which has seen them rise from sixth to first, closing a nine-point gap with perennial title winners Bayern.

In the 18 league matches since the winter break, Dortmund have lost just once, dropping just nine of a possible 54 points.

With Bayern struggling, picking up just 34 points over the same period, Dortmund have clearly been the best side in German football.

However, their poor early season form -- with six losses in