Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund "will reduce its roster" if the '11 and '12 German football champion does not qualify for the Europa League this season, according to Tino Andresen of BLOOMBERG. Borussia Managing Dir Hans-Joachim Watzke said, "If we weren’t to play at international level next season, the squad would certainly be too big." Watzke said that while the Champions League is out of reach, the club "may still qualify for the second-tier Europa League." Watzke: "We have to look down for now. We don’t need to waste a thought on Champions League." Oddo Seydler Bank AG analyst Marcus Silbe said, "If Dortmund didn’t play at international level, they would look into the costs." He expects the squad to be changed in that case, while the club "wouldn’t have financial constraints to sell players." Watzke said that not playing in the Champions League, which ManU missed this season for the first time in 19 years, will prompt a "dip in growth." Watzke said Dortmund "will earn very good money" from two matches in July in Southeast Asia. He said that the tour "will help the club" to exceed €200M ($218M) of sales in the year starting July even if it fails to qualify for European competition. Watzke: "It is very improbable that someone is able to jeopardize Bayern Munich for the foreseeable future. That isn’t beautiful but the truth" (BLOOMBERG, 4/1).
