BVB Lineup for Mainz 05: Terzic Rotates Heavily – Meyer, Reus, and Morey Start

With the second 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain BVB did the seemingly impossible. For the first time since 2013, the black and yellow are in the Champions League final. As qualification for the top class in the coming season is now decided, Mainz 05’s last Bundesliga game, at least for BVB, will take place on Saturday night (6.30pm/sky) hardly has any sporting meaning anymore.

Last week, Edin Terzic turned his team around in a big way against FC Augsburg they still won confidently with 5:1. The extra confidence after the win this week gives Terzic hope for a strong performance against Mainz. At Rheinhessen, the coach rests several regular workers. Apart from PSG’s match-winner Mats Hummels, Niclas Füllkrug, Karim Adeyemi and Marcel Sabitzer also did not travel to Mainz. Sébastien Haller (ankle), Ramy Bensebaini (knee) and Julien Duranville (muscle injury) are out injured.

As in the previous week, Marco Reus starts. For the veteran, this could be the second last league appearance in a BVB jersey. Reus had announced recently, leaving Borussia in the summer after twelve years. Alexander Meyer also gets the option between the posts over regular goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. In addition, Mateu Morey moves into the first eleven.

Here’s how Borussia Dortmund start: Meyer – Wolf, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Morey – Nmecha, Özcan – Malen, Reus, Bynoe-Gittens – Moukoko

For Mainz, it is now about the most important points in the relegation battle. The 05ers are currently in the relegation zone and in danger of being relegated to the second division. The current form is encouraging: coach Bo Henriksen’s side are now unbeaten in seven games, the last defeat was against FC Bayern at the beginning of March.

This is how Mainz 05 starts: Zentner – Kohr, van den Berg, Hanche-Olsen – Widmer, Barreiro, Amiri, Caci – Gruda, Lee – Burkardt

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