Borussia Dortmund’s central defender Dan-Axel Zagadou is said to have been able to collect match practice with the second team at the weekend after his long absence during a guest appearance at Halleschen SC. BVB coach Marco Rose is “cautiously optimistic” about a comeback from Erling Haaland in December. News and rumors about Borussia can be found here.
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BVB, News: Zagadou for match practice in the second team
After a long absence, central defender Dan-Axel Zagadou should also gain experience with the second team at the weekend when he played at Halleschen SC. This was explained by coach Marco Rose at a press conference before the Bundesliga game against Stuttgart (from 3:30 p.m. in the live ticker) and said: “We also came up with something for Daxo.”
The Frenchman was back on the field on October 30th – also at BVB II in the 3rd division – for the first time since March 13th, after having had to take a long break due to a serious knee injury and surgery. A week later he was substituted on for the pros in the defeat against RB Leipzig.
Mats Hummels is not available for the hugely important Champions League game at Sporting Lisbon next Wednesday after the extremely debatable red card against Ajax. So it is all the more important that there is another alternative with Zagadou, which could already be deployed before.
That’s why, according to Rose, Zagadou is “just getting on the bus to Halle and will collect the U23 game time tomorrow because we believe that it will bring him closer to the starting XI and it will make him feel good”.
BVB, News: Rose hopes for a Haaland comeback in December
Dortmund coach Marco Rose has made it clear that he has not yet given up hope of a comeback from star striker Erling Haaland in the preliminary round. “We are cautiously optimistic that Erling will be on the football field in our jersey again this year,” said Rose.
Haaland has been working on his return after his hip flexor injury in Dortmund since Wednesday image-Information he is even back in running training. It was initially speculated that the Norwegian could be available again until the top game against FC Bayern on December 4th, but the signs in the past few weeks have been rather bad.
“It’s a bonus if he gets a few games before Christmas, but that’s pretty insecure,” said father Alf-Inge Haaland to the Norwegian broadcaster TV2 before the Champions League game against Ajax Amsterdam. Teammate Marin Pongracic also had a lot of discussions at the beginning of the month Twitch-Interview announced that Haaland would be “eight weeks away” and shortly thereafter restricted: “He’s definitely out for the next six weeks.”
BVB, News: Knauff with a clear announcement to Stuttgart
BVB wants to take advantage of FC Bayern’s mistake in Augsburg on Saturday and move up to one point on FCB with a win against Stuttgart. “If we bring our performance onto the pitch, we give everything and play as a team, especially here at home with the fans behind us, then we can’t be beaten,” said youngster Ansgar Knauff BVB holiday magazine.
Knauff scored his first Bundesliga goal against the Swabians in the preseason. Now he is hoping for playing time again after having only made three substitutions in the season so far. “I want to play more and get more playing time. I will try to keep working on everything and be there every day,” said Knauff.
The fact that VfB surprisingly won 5-1 in Dortmund last year no longer matters: “No matter what the opponent is called at the moment: We want to play at the top and stay at the top, and for that we have to win every game and our best Bringing performance to the field. “
BVB: The likely line-up against Stuttgart
Compared to the past few weeks, Rose has a few more options. Youssoufa Moukoko can “basically” participate, and Emre Can will also be available for a few minutes. Raphael Guerreiro is “a fixed option” after his hamstring tear. However, it is not enough for Mahmoud Dahoud after his inner ligament injury. This should be ready for action again against Sporting.
