BVB must also cope with Augsburg without Haaland – Leipzig can find their way back on the track against newly promoted Bochum – Glasner’s Frankfurter have to go to Super Bayern.
From Dortmund’s point of view, the Gladbach defeat also had to do with the absence of Torgarant Erling Haaland, he will be in the home game against Augsburg on Saturday (from 3:30 p.m. in the Sport24 LIVE ticker) missing for the third time in a row. The bruise in the thigh continues to cause problems for the Norwegian even when trying to run. “He tried it, but the pain is still too strong,” said coach Marco Rose.
Regardless of the lack of Haaland and other regulars such as Mahmoud Dahoud and Giovanni Reyna, the BVB coach made no secret of one expectation: “We are Borussia Dortmund and want to get back on the road to success in the Bundesliga.”
Leipzig cops want to get back on track
Leipzig, which is not only stumbling in the CL, has the opportunity to get on the track against newly promoted VfL Bochum. Coach Jesse Marsch took his kickers under protection again. “I always have a lot of individual conversations, I am so satisfied with our team council, with the players, they come to me every day and also want to implement my idea of football. We are in a difficult phase, I am grateful to these players and them To have support, “said the former Salzburg coach.
The long-term optimist, who announced a tougher pace after the 2-1 defeat by Bruges in the Champions League (“Maybe we’ll play with this group and have to invest more in those who understand what we want”), sees himself now again in duty myself: “It’s a shame for me, the guys work well, hear a lot from me, maybe too much, but that’s my job in every direction. I have to find more solutions for the team,” emphasized Marsch and added to: “It is the trainer’s job to find solutions and to be a leader.”
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After the first win of the season, coach Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt must fear for Martin Hinteregger on Sunday before the guest appearance at leaders Bayern Munich. The ÖFB team player complained about circulatory problems after the Europa League game, one had to wait, Glasner said on Friday. In any case, the Upper Austrian does not want to give up the points without a fight.
“We don’t want to go on a Sunday excursion with coffee and cake, we want to give Bayern a real fight,” he emphasized. “We’re going to Munich to win there. I would like to see that in the eyes of the players,” said Glasner, whose team is still waiting for full success in the league and is 14th with 5 points.
Wolfsburg welcomes Adi Hütters Gladbacher
Bayern can speculate with the next three, the first two pursuers Leverkusen and Wolfsburg want to at least keep their three-point deficit. Leverkusen will be visiting the penultimate Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday, where the Austro trio Manuel Prietl, Alessandro Schöpf and Patrick Wimmer are fighting relegation. Wolfsburg welcomes Adi Hütters Gladbacher, who recently emerged from their initial crisis with a 1-0 win over Dortmund or two wins from three games. Gladbach is Wolfsburg’s favorite opponent. VfL has been unbeaten at home against the foals for 16 games.
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