BVB hopes that Dahoud will play against Hoffenheim

In the Bundesliga game at TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m.), Borussia Dortmund is counting on the in-form Mahmoud Dahoud. “We’ll see that in the final training session. There’s hope that he can be there,” said Marco Rose on Friday. Dahoud complains of back problems.

The coach is still struggling with the unnecessary cup elimination in the round of 16 at second division FC St. Pauli (1: 2) on Tuesday.

“We missed a big chance there, the way was not good and weak of us,” he said. But now the focus is on Hoffenheim – without Emre Can, who is missing due to a torn muscle fiber. Giovanni Reyna is set to return after the weekend without a game.

Rose demanded: “We have to become more sustainable and constant, the topic has been with us for quite a while. Readiness is the keyword.” He rejected criticism of Marco Reus: “He is our captain and I stand by him.”

The national player had recently shown mixed performances, which is why he was accused of being overplayed. “Where was Marco outplayed now? We can always discuss individual players, but in the end it’s the way we always do that when we lose, a lot is questioned. It’s our job not to use these clichés and to keep the distances in let our fans grow bigger,” Rose said.