Before the second group game in the Champions League, BVB fears for its two top stars Erling Haaland and Marco Reus. Coach Marco Rose wants to set an example in Group C despite the lack of offensive forces.
Many question marks, little hope. For Borussia Dortmund, the preparation for the Champions League duel with Sporting Lisbon is a tremendous game. Whether Erling Haaland and Marco Reus, who were sorely missed in Gladbach (0: 1), will get fit again in time will only be decided a few hours before the group game on Tuesday (9 p.m. / Amazon Prime).
Rose wants to “send a clear signal to the group”
Regardless of the recovery of the two key players, coach Marco Rose was fierce: “We’ll hit it tomorrow so that the fans can have a nice evening – even if it has to be without Erling. When it comes to the anthem, it’s about getting three points and to send a clear signal to the group. “
The chances of a quick healing do not seem to be that great. “It’s going to be tight for both of them,” said Rose. Above all, the use of Torgarant Haaland appears extremely questionable. “It really hurts with Erling,” the coach revealed. In his opinion, a comeback from Reus seems more likely. After all, unlike Haaland, the captain was present at the final training session on Monday evening.
The return of the best shooter of the last Champions League season and the BVB captain could help to improve the 2-1 two weeks ago at Besiktas Istanbul. The numbers alone document the importance of the exceptional talent for the team. Haaland scored an impressive 21 goals in the 17 premier class games of his young career. Reus leads the list of the best BVB shooters in this competition with 18 goals.
BVB are running out of storm options
“It’s not so easy to compensate if both are missing. With them we would have developed a different force,” said licensed player boss Sebastian Kehl after the game in Gladbach, referring to the other failures of Julian Brandt and Giovanni Reyna: “We don’t have the options on the offensive. ” Not least because of this, the team went without a goal for the first time in 37 Bundesliga games.
But Dortmund’s lamentation has its limits. Similar to Rose, sports director Michael Zorc also set the route for the game against the Portuguese champions. “We got off to a very good start in this competition with the victory at Besiktas Istanbul. Now we have a home game and we have to improve,” he told the “Bild”.
Not only the flawless home record against Portuguese clubs in European competitions with six wins in six games and a goal difference of 17: 2 gives the Dortmunders courage. The 1: 5 home defeat of coach Ruben Amorim’s team in the first game of Group C against Ajax Amsterdam also contributes to Borussia’s favorite role.
Sporting Lisbon got off to a weak start
If the third place in the Liga Nos is as weak as it was two weeks ago against the Dutch, he should be defeated without Haaland and Reus. Nevertheless, Rose warned against underestimating the opponent: “This is the Portuguese champions. That says something if you prevail against Benfica and Porto.”
Unlike Haaland and Reus, Brandt’s return to the squad seems to be a foregone conclusion. The attacking midfielder, who sustained a slight muscle injury in Istanbul, “trained fully” on Sunday, according to Rose. “If that works again today, he is definitely an option,” said the coach. In addition, Thorgan Hazard is likely to move into the starting line-up, who in Gladbach showed more goal danger than Youssoufa Moukoko and Donyell Malen during his brief assignment.
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