Champions League
Against Lille: Kovač leaves young star on the bench
Updated on 12.03.2025 – 5:52 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
In the round of 16 second leg, BVB needs a victory against Lille to stay in the Champions League. Trainer Niko Kovač changes twice.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovač goes with two changes in the starting eleven in the round of 16 of the Champions League against OSC Lille. Compared to the previous week, Kovač initially only leaves young star Jamie Gitten on the bench. For him, Maximilian Beier moves into the starting eleven. In addition, the trainer has to do without the injured Daniel Svensson. National player Waldemar Anton takes his place.
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The first leg in Dortmund went out 1-1. The starting position could be easier for BVB. After the Bundesliga bankrupt against Augsburg last weekend, there were reports that Kovač tackled the team harder in the future and also did not want to take into account by name. Gitten’s weakness, which has been poor for weeks, now seems to be the first victim of this approach.