Julian Brandt and Thomas Meunier had not yet been vaccinated

The two BVB players Julian Brandt and Thomas Meunier, who were infected with corona, had not yet been vaccinated. Sebastian Kehl praises Felix Passlack and Emre Can and Raphael Guerreiro are making progress. You can find all the news and rumors about Borussia Dortmund here.

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BVB, News: Brandt and Meunier were not yet vaccinated

There is currently a corona alarm at Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Meunier and Julian Brandt were infected with the virus in their private areas in the days off after the training camp.

As the press office of the city of Dortmund announced – although without naming their names – the people who tested positive were not vaccinated. Both players now have to go into a 14-day quarantine, which, according to the health department, cannot be shortened by prior “free testing”.

The entire team does not have to go into quarantine, as only one person was classified as a close contact between the two players. According to the health department, this person is “fully vaccinated, as are almost all the players and the team’s supervisors and coaches. Most of them already have full protection, for some people the interval between the second vaccination is too short or the vaccination is still pending”.

BVB therefore trained in camera and according to information from picture contactless. This Thursday, the team will be subjected to another series of PCR tests. Once the results are in, the situation may need to be reassessed.

Rump squad! This is what the BVB starting line-up could look like in the cup

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Two corona cases, numerous injured, EM drivers not yet ready – Borussia Dortmund has to play a rump squad on Saturday in the 1st round of the DFB Cup at SV Wehen Wiesbaden. What could the BVB-Elf look like?

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They all fall out for sure: Hummels (patellar tendon), Guerreiro, Can (both muscular problems), Zagadou, Morey, Coulibaly, Wolf, Collins (all injured for longer), Reinier (Olympia), Hazard, Witsel, Bellingham, Delaney ( all training deficit).

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In addition, the two Corona infected Meunier and Brandt are not available. New signing Malen and the long-injured Moukoko will certainly appear in the squad, but a start would probably be too early for both of them. This is how BVB could start …

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TOR – GREGOR KOBEL: BVB has the largest selection in the box – Kobel, Marwin Hitz and Roman Bürki are available. Unsurprisingly, the race will make newcomer Kobel, Dortmund’s new number one.

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DEFENSE – FELIX PASSLACK: Thomas Meunier has Corona, Mateu Morey is injured for a long time, Lukasz Piszczek is no longer there – there is only Passlack as a right-back. Especially since with Emre Can another candidate is suffering from calf problems.

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ANTONIOS PAPADOPOULOS: The newcomer from Halle, actually planned for the U23 in the 3rd division, has been with the professionals for a long time due to the central defender shortage – and convinced with resolute duel behavior.

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MANUEL AKANJI: The Swiss has been back with the team since Saturday after his EM vacation. It would come as a surprise if he were in the starting line-up a week later. Given his experience, however, it could be that he has to bite through.

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NICO SCHULZ: The Dortmund problem child has completed all of the preparation and since Guerreiro is ailing, there will be no way around him.

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MITTELFELD – MAHMOUD DAHOUD: Recently extended his contract by one year. After his enormous increase in performance last year, that’s well deserved. In the 3-0 win in the friendly against Bologna, he was one of the best.

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ANSGAR KNAUFF: Still played for the U23 at the weekend, but has been part of the professional squad for a long time and should be a candidate for the starting line-up after Brandt’s failure.

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MARCO REUS: The captain did without the EM, completed every unit since the start of training and showed himself to be in good shape. The ten position will be almost certain for him.

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GIOVANNI REYNA: Malen could also play on the left side of midfield, Hazard shouldn’t be an issue after being behind. Then there is actually only Reyna left, who injured himself during the warm-up in the Bilbao test, but trained again.

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ATTACK – ERLING HAALAND: The striker began preparing at the same time as Reyna and remains Dortmund’s greatest hope. He didn’t score a goal in preparation – so he should be even more motivated than already.

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STEFFEN TIGGES: In the convincing last test against Bologna, coach Rose had two tips – Tigges and Haaland. That worked well, Tigges also scored a goal. So it is quite possible that Rose will stay with this formation.

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ALTERNATIVES – LENNART MALONEY: In addition to Papadopoulos, he recently formed the central defense several times. That could also be the case in the cup instead of Akanji. Also an option: “Papa” moves into central midfield alongside Dahoud, Maloney next to Akanji.

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GÖKTAN GÜRPÜZ: It would be a big surprise if the central midfielder were in the starting line-up. He actually kicks with the U19s, but did the preparation with the professionals – and liked Rose. He would be a candidate alongside Dahoud.

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Speaking of alternatives from the substructure: TOBIAS RASCHL, U23 player with a professional contract, would also be conceivable as Dahoud’s next man. Newcomer ABDOULAYE KAMARA (pictured) is still too fresh to be a starting XI contender right away.

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This is what the 4-4-2 formation would look like with Rose’s preferred diamond in midfield at a glance. Certainly not a bad team that the cup defending champion could send onto the field – but above all the lack of well-rehearsed back four is worrying.

BVB, News: Michael Zorc on the current situation

The preparation for the cup game on Saturday against SV Wehen Wiesbaden is therefore vehemently disrupted at BVB. In addition, there are many injury concerns, Dortmund has to play the first competitive game of the season with a rump squad.

“The coach is not to be envied at the moment,” says sports director Michael Zorc in the kicker on the current situation with the cup winners.

Nevertheless, he is convinced of the approach of the new coach Marco Rose: “But Marco Rose does it very well and always sees the positive. We have to make the best of the situation and successfully solve our task in the cup.”

BVB, News: Sebastian Kehl praises Felix Passlack

One of the beneficiaries of the personnel shortage, especially in the defense area, is Felix Passlack. He will appear as a right-back in the cup.

A chance that Passlack has earned, according to BVB licensed game manager Sebastian Kehl. “He did a very good preparation,” said Kehl to the Ruhr news.

Passlack came back to Dortmund from a loan from the Netherlands last season, was surprisingly allowed to stay with the club and received the salary in the form of a contract extension.

BVB, News: Progress at Emre Can and Raphael Guerreiro

Not only Mats Hummels (patellar tendon), but also the two European Championship participants Emre Can and Raphael Guerreiro brought injuries from their vacation to Dortmund. Both of them will most likely not be able to play in the cup.

Due to muscular problems, both could only train individually. As the Ruhr news write, Can and Guerreiro are said to have stood on the lawn again on Wednesday and completed an individual unit parallel to team training.

However, the training deficit is still too great; neither of them have participated in team training for over four weeks.

BVB: The upcoming dates

date	time	contest	opponent
August 7th	8.45 p.m.	DFB Cup, 1st round	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
August 14th	6.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt
17th August	8.30 p.m.	Supercup	FC Bayern Munich