Short-term failure at BVB
The strangest miss in cup history
Leipzig and Union are pushing for the lead in the Saturday conference, while Dortmund and Freiburg could at least draw level with record champions Bayern in the chasing duel.
This is exactly how you imagine an exciting Bundesliga to be.
On Saturday, Union Berlin or RB Leipzig can initially replace FC Bayern as leaders and put them under pressure. Dortmund or Freiburg could at least draw level with Munich. (DATA: The table of the Bundesliga)
With a derby victory and a healthy dose of self-confidence, Union, second in the table, welcomes FSV Mainz 05 in front of their home crowd on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and wants to take the lead in the table. The Berliners, unbeaten in 14 home games, would also match their club record from April 2022 with their fourth win in a row.
At BVB, Mats Hummels is only on the bench for the third game in a row. As in the 2-0 win in Leverkusen, coach Edin Terzic relies on Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle.
Ryerson is absent due to illness
Meanwhile, Marco Reus is celebrating his comeback in the starting eleven – and Sébastien Haller has also been on the pitch from the start. “Marco was with us all week, that was not the case the week before. We also had to react a bit on the position because Salih Özcan is missing with a yellow card. Marco’s quality speaks for itself and that’s why he plays from the start,” Terzic explained before the game Sky.
Julian Ryerson, on the other hand, is missing in the BVB squad, he is replaced by Raphael Guerrero: “Yesterday Julian showed slight symptoms of a cold, this morning he woke up and had tonsillitis. We just hope that that will subside in a day or two and that he’ll be available again next week.”
Bundesliga today: Union Berlin and RB Leipzig are eyeing the championship lead
On the other hand, Leipzig would benefit from a Union defeat. The Red Bulls are playing at 1. FC Köln at the same time and are aiming for their first lead in the table since October 2020. Marco Rose’s team, who have not lost in eleven Bundesliga games, are clearly the favorites against Steffen Baumgart’s Kölner. (DATA: Bundesliga schedule)
Union Berlin: Rönnow – Doekhi, Knoche, Diogo Leite – Trimmel, R. Khedira, Roussillon – Seguin, Haberer – K. Behrens, Becker
RB Leipzig: Blaswich – Henrichs, Orban, Gvardiol, Raum – X. Schlager, Klostermann – Laimer – Szoboszlai, Werner – Silva
Borussia Dortmund – SC Freiburg – The expected line-ups
The conference will continue on Saturday with the duel between the two pursuers from Freiburg and Dortmund. Three points behind first place, the winner of this duel would draw level with Munich before they take on Wolfsburg on Sunday (Sun., 5.30 p.m. in the SPORT1 live ticker).
Dortmund: Kobel – M. Wolf, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro-Can – Brandt, Reus, Bellingham, Adeyemi – Haller
Freiburg: Flekken – Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter – Sildillia, Kyereh – Doan, Grifo – Höler – Gregoritsch
With the recovered Marco Reus and Mats Hummels, as well as numerous other offensive forces, some stars are pushing for the starting XI at Borussia. Coach Edin Terzic is spoiled for choice. (NEWS: All current information about the Bundesliga)
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The other Bundesliga games on Saturday afternoon:
The high-class conference on Saturday will be completed by the clash between the up-and-coming Frankfurt team and Hertha, who are threatened with relegation, as well as the duel between VfL Bochum and the weak TSG Hoffenheim.
While Frankfurt wants to move up to a Champions League place with three points if the competition fails, Hertha can currently use every point.
Estimated line-up Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Tuta, Hasebe, Ndicka – Knauff, Kamada, Sow, Max – Lindström, M. Götze – The Colored
It’s the same with the game between Bochum and Hoffenheim, both of which are now in a relegation battle. After four home wins in a row, VfL could draw level with Sinsheimer, while they and coach Andre Breitenreiter absolutely need a liberation.
