Dortmund's shortage of staff: injured, sick and required against Leverkusen!

Dortmund's shortage of staff: injured, sick and required against Leverkusen!

Dortmund, Deutschland - On January 10, 2025, the highly expected Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is on the program at 8:30 p.m. The game is overshadowed by personnel worries among the home side from Dortmund. Due to a flu wave, you have to compete without several key players, which makes the situation even more difficult for coach Nuri Sahin.

The defensive lineup of Dortmund is particularly problematic because no experienced central defender is fit. Only the young player Yannik Lührs is available. Defensive players Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini and Waldemar Anton and captain Emre Can, who are not all in the team hotel, include the defensive players Nico Schlotterbeck. The failure of Bensebaini and Anton is certain, and Niklas Süle (injured) and Pascal Large (closed) are also missing in the squad.

expected lists and match analysis

The expected list of Borussia Dortmund looks like this: Kobel - Yan Couto, Lührs, Nmecha, Rerson - Brandt - Beier, Sabitzer - Adeyemi, Gittens - Guirassy. The list of Bayer Leverkusen is expected to be made up of Hradecky - Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie - Frimpong, Andrich, Palacios, Grimaldo - Wirtz - Tella, Schick.

Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, has no such personnel problems and sees itself well positioned in search of an away win. Trainer Xabi Alonso said that Granit Xhaka is questionable due to ankle problems, but there is still hope for his effort. In the event of a failure, Robert Andrich could play next to Exequiel Palacios, while Patrik Schick, who most recently scored four goals against Freiburg, is expected in a good shape. The Leverkuseners are currently four points behind the leaders Bayern Munich.

Nuri Sahin has the opportunity to strengthen the self -confidence of his battered team with a victory, while the Leverkuseners want to further consolidate their ambitions to the championship.

For more information on the predictions of this game and the current squad conditions, see the reporting of and Sports Yahoo .

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