Borussia Dortmund will play much smaller than Paris Saint-Germain in five days in front of their home crowd at Signal Iduna Park. First in Group F with 10 points, BVB is guaranteed to be present in the round of 16 since it is five points ahead of third, Newcastle. However, the Marsupials are not taking this match lightly since they could finish second in the group in the event of a Parisian victory.
With clubs such as Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City and FC Barcelona assured of being first, Dortmund logically wants to protect themselves from an even more complicated draw for the eighth. Unfortunately for the coach of the Yellow and Black, Edin Terzic, he risks having to manage this weekend’s poster against RB Leipzig and this clash against the Red and Blue without several players. The BVB coach already has to deprive himself of offensive players Sébastien Haller and Felix Nmecha, who were injured in the knee and hip respectively last month.
BVB not spared
The problems continued during the round of 16 of the German Cup lost at Stuttgart (2-0). In addition to the defeat, Dortmund lost several players to injuries. Indeed, Youssoufa Moukoko, Marius Wolf, Marcel Sabitzer and Salih Özcan all had to leave the field prematurely. The first mentioned suffered a muscular injury to his thigh, the second sprained his ankle and the third suffered a calf injury. Concerning the fourth, good news, he was able to train with the team. On the other hand, Norwegian defender Julian Ryerson will not play again until 2024 due to an internal knee ligament injury.
An absence confirmed by the club. “Julian Ryerson injured his knee in the away match in Stuttgart on Wednesday and will only be available for BVB at the end of the year. Striker Youssoufa Moukoko will miss the remaining matches of the year due to a thigh injury. This afternoon, in a press conference, Terzic announced two returns, but confirmed that Sabitzer and Wolf remained doubtful. “Good news, Gio Reyna and Niklas Süle were able to be with us on the training ground, so we assume that both will be available tomorrow (against RB Leipzig, editor’s note). There are two question marks, namely Marcel Sabitzer and Marius Wolf.” Business to follow.
