Bitter for BVB: Against VfL Wolfsburg, coach Edin Terzic is missing defensive captain Mats Hummels. The 2014 world champion is not part of the game due to a yellow card suspension. His failure is a bitter blow to the defensive structure of Dortmund. But midfielder Thomas Delaney is back for the first time after recovering from the Achilles tendon complaint. However, it is questionable for him whether it will be enough for 90 minutes. Striker Erling Haaland, who ended his goal doldrums in the win against Bremen and also converted against Union Berlin with a penalty, starts unsurprisingly in the center of the storm.
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BVB wants to play in the Champions League next season. Borussia made that clear in the 4-1 win over Werder Bremen and the 2-0 win against Union Berlin. After all, the whereabouts of important players like Haaland presumably also depends on the final placement. On Saturday (3.30 p.m., Sky) in the away game at VfL Wolfsburg, the team of coach Edin Terzic wants to continue the positive trend. But there is also a lot going on for the “Wolves”: They can make the CL qualification as good as perfect today – or put them in danger again.
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With Borussia Dortmund, one of only two remaining competitors of VfL Wolfsburg comes to the Volkswagen Arena for the Champions League places. If VfL wins, it is practically through. If he loses, his demanding remaining program (Union Berlin, RB Leipzig, Mainz 05) could be tight again. Dortmund certainly needs the CL participation more urgently, just to be able to offer its coveted players like Erling Haaland or Jadon Sancho a sporting incentive. They are correspondingly hot for this game at BVB. “We were already eleven points behind Wolfsburg. But we always lived optimism because we are still playing against them.”said coach Edin Terzic on Friday. “We managed to break that down to five points. After the final whistle there should only be two.”
Edin Terzic sends this team into the race
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Fixed line-up: This is how BVB plays against VfL Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg want to defend third place
VfL Wolfsburg experienced its last Champions League evening so far almost exactly five years ago. He ended with a 3-0 defeat and the quarter-finals, but the opponent was Real Madrid and all three goals were scored by a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. This is exactly the stage that VfL absolutely wants to return to. “It has a bit of a final character – for Dortmund, but even more so than for us”said coach Oliver Glasner on Friday. “One thing is clear: if we win the game, we’ll be away from Borussia Dortmund. We want to achieve that. When you’re in third place so close to the end of the season, there can only be one goal: We want to get into the Champions League. “
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This is how VfL Wolfsburg starts: Casteels – Mbabu, Lacroix, Brooks, Paulo Otavio – X. Schlager, Arnold – R. Baku, Philipp, Gerhardt – Weghorst
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