BVB coach Edin Terzic explained why Mats Hummels and Gregor Kobel had to leave the field early in Copenhagen. The game was a very special one for a youngster. After the game, Anthony Modeste was angry with a teammate. News and rumors about the Black and Yellows can be found here.
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BVB, News: Terzic gives an update on Kobel and Hummels
In the 1-1 draw at the end of the group stage in Copenhagen, Mats Hummels and Gregor Kobel had to leave the field at half-time and were replaced by reserve keeper Alexander Meyer and Niklas Süle. After the game, coach Edin Terzic explained why this measure was taken.
“Both Gregor and Mats signaled at the break that they had a bit of a problem. It didn’t look like anything wild, but today we didn’t want to take any risks, so we decided to take them both out.” So it seems quite possible that the duo can play again in the Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum on Saturday.
BVB, News: Modeste annoyed by painting
Even though second place in the group was already certain before the match against Copenhagen, BVB couldn’t be at all satisfied with the performance and the result in Denmark. Striker Anthony Modeste also made this clear afterwards and, when describing a scene, also focused his anger on teammate Donyell Malen.
He had taken the ball from the ex-Cologne’s foot shortly after half-time, although he was in a ready-to-shoot position and would have had significantly better chances of scoring than the Dutchman. “It’s not the first time,” Modeste became clear in the mixed zone, but gave in directly: “We have to work together, and I don’t want to criticize, we’re a team.”
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Modeste replaced youngster Youssoufa Moukoko in the front line and was allowed to play through, but he could hardly put himself in the limelight. Instead, the guests’ game improved for a short time when Moukoko and Julian Brandt came on in the second half.
BVB, News: Coulibaly makes emotional professional debut
Despite the sportingly meaningless game, the game was a very special one for a Borussia player. Soumaila Coulibaly came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute and made his first appearance almost a year and a half after moving to Dortmund. At the time of the transfer, the 19-year-old Frenchman was rehabilitating after a cruciate ligament rupture and continued to have injury problems as a result.
In Copenhagen, the tall left-footed replaced Thorgan Hazard at left-back in the closing stages. Previously, the youngster from PSG youth had played no role in the first team even after his recovery and only made the squad twice last season. Instead, he collected appearances in the U19 and U23. In the current season he was a frequent player in the professional squad and has already played 587 minutes in the 3rd division.
BVB, News: “We just jogged around”
The Dortmund players unanimously expressed their dissatisfaction after the draw in Copenhagen: “We have to get over that as soon as possible and move on. It wasn’t a good game from us today. We never had that intensity, we just jogged around and never were Poisonous enough,” explained Emre Can DAZN. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s about getting ahead. It’s about a lot of money. Everyone wants to show themselves and prove that we definitely didn’t do that today.”
Teammate Nico Schlotterbeck agreed and spoke of luck and a good goalkeeper who saved the point: “We lacked cleanliness in the passing game. Then it’s not easy here in front of 40,000.”
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