Trainer Kovač worried
BVB shock? Captain probably fails against Barça
04/14/2025 – 4:37 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Emre Can is probably not there in the Champions League game against Barcelona. The BVB defensive specialist has muscular problems.
Borussia Dortmund may have to do without Emre Can in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Barça. The captain was missing during the final training on Monday and instead completed an individual unit.
Trainer Niko Kovač said that can be deliberately spared. The midfielder has had to deal with muscular problems in the adductor area for weeks. Kovač said, “It may not be going on tomorrow.”
The starting point for BVB is difficult anyway: After the 0: 4 in the first leg in Barcelona, Dortmund needs a real football miracle on Tuesday evening (from 9:00 p.m. in the live ticker from T-Online) to reach the semi-finals. The Dortmunders do not want to give up against the team of ex-national coach Hansi Flick without a fight.
“There are always miracles,” said Kovač with a wink. You really want to win the game. As high, you have to see – “but we definitely want to show a different face than in the first leg.”