On Saturday evening (6:30 p.m.) the time has finally come: Borussia Dortmund is a guest at FC Bayern Munich for the summit meeting in the Bundesliga. At least since the surprising change of coach at Munich, who replaced Julian Nagelsmann with ex-BVB coach Thomas Tuchel, the top game could hardly be more explosive. At the press conference before the game, BVB coach Edin Terzic answered journalists’ questions.
sport.de reported off 12:00 o’clock at this point in the LIVE ticker from the PK of BVB, which goes into the top duel as the leader of the table.
+++ BVB coach Edin Terzic on Thomas Tuchel +++
“First of all, I want to say: I think it’s a shame with Julian Nagelsmann. He’s a top coach, but you can see how fast things can go in football. I’m happy to welcome Thomas Tuchel because it shows that I’m here can work at the absolute top level. Not only did he do an outstanding job here, he also had a very successful time in Paris. At Chelsea he formed a strong team within a few months.”
+++ BVB coach Edin Terzic on the change of coach at Bayern +++
“Of course that changes things in preparation. What hasn’t changed is that they still have a top coach on the bench and a top team. I watched Tuchel’s first six games at Chelsea. We know But that Bayern want to put in a top performance at home and especially against us.”
+++ BVB trainer Edin Terzic on the available staff +++
“Gio Reyna and Thomas Meunier are out. Gio came down with a cold from his international trip and has been flat since yesterday, Thomas has been struggling with back problems for over a week. He had to stop training yesterday. Nico Schlotterbeck, who has been back in training since yesterday, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, who was symptom-free yesterday, are still question marks. But six players who did not play against Cologne are returning: Gregor Kobel, Emre Can, Salih Özcan, Jule Brandt, Karim Adeyemi and Youssoufa Moukoko. At Adeyemi and Moukoko but we have to see if it’s enough for the squad tomorrow.”
+++ BVB coach Edin Terzic takes a seat +++
Now let’s start with the PK.
+++ BVB wants the first win against FC Bayern since 2018 +++
BVB has not defeated FC Bayern in the Bundesliga since November 10, 2018. Back then, Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 at home. The last BVB success in Munich dates back to April 12, 2014, when the Westphalians, still under Jürgen Klopp, went home with a 3-0 win.
In the first leg in Dortmund, BVB came to an acclaimed 2-2 draw in the aftermath. However, BVB lost the last eight league appearances in Munich. 1: 2, 1: 5, 1: 4, 0: 6, 0: 5, 0: 4, 2: 4, 1: 3 – that’s Dortmund’s terrible record.
+++ Can BVB coach Terzic fall back on a quartet? +++
According to “Bild”, BVB can fall back on regular goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, strikers Karim Adeyemi and Youssoufa Moukoko and midfielder Julian Brandt, who recently played well, in the top game at Bayern Munich. All four games were canceled before the international break due to injury.
+++ Will BVB coach Edin Terzic stop the Tuchel effect at Bayern? +++
With a one-point lead over FC Bayern, BVB travel to Munich for the top duel. A defeat – and first place would be gone again. After Bayern surprisingly parted ways with coach Julian Nagelsmann a week ago and replaced him with ex-BVB coach Thomas Tuchel, many experts are already expecting a “Tuchel effect”.
“I don’t think those responsible in Dortmund have reacted positively to this change of coach. They know what Thomas Tuchel can do – even if they don’t want to admit it,” Bayern icon and Sky expert Lothar Matthäus told the German Press Agency “: “With Tuchel comes a coach who also has a Dortmund past and knows the club.”
+++ BVB is not the hunter at FC Bayern, but the hunted +++
Who would have thought that before the current season? After the 25th matchday, it is not FC Bayern, but Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga table. BVB said goodbye to the two-week international break with a 6-1 win over 1. FC Köln.
Because FC Bayern lost a 1-0 lead at Bayer Leverkusen and lost 2-1, coach Edin Terzic’s team ultimately stayed at the top. In doing so, the Westphalians broke a Bayern series: since 2013, the German record champions have always been in first place after 25 match days – and then remained so until the end of the season.