Hummels: The most regrettable draw with Mainz lost the Bundesliga championship, and he was upset that he missed the opportunity to score

Retired Hummels said that the most regrettable game in his career was to draw Mainz 2-2 at Dortmund and lose the Bundesliga championship.

Hummels said: "If I could choose to play a game again, I would choose the last round of the Bundesliga in the 2022-23 season, even before the Champions League final." At that time, Dortmund only needed to defeat Mainz at home in the last round to ensure that he won the Bundesliga championship. But Dortmund fell behind 0-2 in the first half and missed a penalty. In the end, Dortmund drew 2-2 with Mainz at home, and his old opponent Bayern won the championship with a goal difference advantage in the last moment.

Hummels continued: "I had never seen the whole city be so happy at that time. A week before the game against Mainz, I felt everyone in the city was ecstatic. Of course, I think this huge excitement before the game caused us to lose the championship in the end. Because with the penalty penalty and the 0-2 lag, the huge happiness became the completely opposite emotion."

Hummels recalled: "Everyone was very shocked at that time: on the stadium, in the team, myself, and the fans. When we were behind 0-2, we thought that we might really lose the championship!! This could not have happened, but it could suddenly become a reality."

Dortmund strengthened his offense in the second half and scored two goals to equalize the score, but still failed to reverse the victory. In the 83rd minute, Hummels received a free kick from Reus, but Hummels' header was slightly off the top.

Hummels said: "For a long time to come, I will be upset about missing that goal opportunity. I kept thinking that if I change the angle a little, the ball will be pushed. In that case, we have 10 minutes to fight for another goal to reverse the game. At that time, we had the support of all the fans of the game, and no opponent could withstand that kind of pressure. But unfortunately, this did not happen."