BVB veteran Mats Hummels grabs the rib area. © dpa
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2023-10-05 01:51:56
Mats Hummels held his side, the photo left no doubt: Borussia Dortmund’s defense chief was struggling with pain after the final whistle. His coach reassured: Edin Terzic said resolutely after the game that he didn’t believe the irreplaceable central defender would be out. However, the pictures at least raise doubts as to whether Hummels will be fit for action again against Union Berlin, just 64 hours after the 0-0 draw against AC Milan.
Hummels and Schlotterbeck set at BVB
TV expert Jonas Hummels revealed in the analysis on the streaming service DAZN that a painful bruised rib had been bothering his brother for several weeks. The result of a training collision with Julian Ryerson. Now in the game against Milan there was another hard contact in a duel: Hummels was visibly gasping for air after the game.
In the home game against Union Berlin on Saturday (3:30 p.m.), the health problems of the veteran, who has been playing well for weeks, could lead to Niklas Süle’s comeback in the starting eleven. The 28-year-old is well rested: He recently had to be content with short appearances; in the internal competition between the three man-markers remaining in the squad, Hummels and Nico Schlotterbeck had recently earned the coach’s favor.
Niklas Süle before BVB comeback
Süle was last in Borussia Dortmund’s starting line-up in the first premier class group game in Paris two weeks ago, one of only three competitive games that the angular central defender played. The game against Milan was the third Dortmund game that the former Bavarian watched entirely from the bench.
It’s not just Süle who is pushing into the first eleven ahead of the tenth competitive game of the season. In the game against the Union team, who are stumbling in the league, a more extensive rotation is ideal for Terzic. The wear and tear of strength after two intense games in Hoffenheim and against Milan was particularly noticeable towards the end of the game against the counter-attacking Italians, given that many national players are facing English week and the fact that Marcel Sabitzer is currently occupying a single room in the otherwise well-occupied hospital ward , the Dortmund coach will think about which of his players should take a break – also to keep the susceptibility to injuries low. The suspended Ramy Bensebaini will also be missing on Saturday.
Break for BVB new signing Füllkrug?
This affects players who are under a lot of pressure like Julian Brandt or Donyell Malen – and also striker Niclas Füllkrug. The ex-Bremer player, who arrived in Dortmund at the end of August with a tendon irritation and was still not completely pain-free, is not used to the strain of English weeks in a row on the Weser.
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