Dortmund's Swiss coach Lucien Favre reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn in Dortmund, western Germany, on November 22, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / RESTRICTIONS: DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Lucien Favre’s Borussia Dortmund future is reportedly in serious doubt, and a heavy defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday could mark the end of his spell.

Following Borussia Dortmund’s 3-3 draw against Paderborn, which saw the Black and Yellows go 3-0 down before their spirited second half comeback, the pressure is very high on head coach Lucien Favre. Dortmund went into the season as title favourites, but their charge is up in flames, and the Swiss tactician could be about to pay the price for it.

According to BILD, sporting director Michael Zorc and CEO Hans Joachim Watzke held a two hour crisis meeting after the game against Paderborn, during which it was decided that Favre would be given another game to save his Dortmund future, on Wednesday in the Champions League against Barcelona. And defeat at the Camp Nou could seal the under fire Favre’s fate.

However, Kicker say that Favre will stay in charge at least for the Barcelona game, and probably for the Hertha Berlin game next weekend.

While Michael Zorc did not comment on Favre’s future after the game, he did apologise to the supporters for the team’s dire first half performance.

“I will not say that much today. Except that the first half was completely unacceptable and that we have to apologise to the spectators. Tomorrow is another day.”

After suffering a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Bayern Munich two weeks ago, the Paderborn game represented a real chance for Borussia Dortmund to issue a statement win and get their title bid back on track.

Instead, Der BVB were embarrassed at home by a team that has already lost nine games in the Bundesliga alone this season. And while they managed to turn things around and rescue a draw in the second half, Dortmund could end the weekend as many as eight points behind league leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach.