With Gregor Kobel, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi, Borussia Dortmund were missing five top performers in the sobering 2-2 in the Revierderby against FC Schalke 04. In the next Bundesliga game against 1. FC Köln, three BVB professionals are about to return to the squad. However, a new failure will be added.
BVB captain Marco Reus just missed the derby against FC Schalke 04 due to an infection and will be available again against 1. FC Köln. This is reported by the “Ruhr Nachrichten”. Accordingly, Reus should already take part in team training on Tuesday.
According to the report, Gregor Kobel and Karim Adeyemi, who recently had to pause due to muscle injuries, also have legitimate hopes of a comeback. A return against Effzeh is the “goal” of the duo, it is said.
BVB attacker is missing “a few more weeks”
But that’s enough of the good news: the game against the Domstädter (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.) is definitely too early for Julian Brandt and Youssoufa Moukoko, who has been injured for some time. Although Moukoko is making progress, his healing process will “take a few more weeks”, according to the “Ruhr news“.
BVB already announced that Brandt will be out against Cologne when they made the national player’s torn muscle fiber public. The 26-year-old, who was one of the outstanding players in the Black and Yellows before his injury, should do everything in his power to be back in the top game against FC Bayern (April 1, 6:30 p.m.).
Emre Can will also definitely sit out against 1. FC Köln. The midfielder is not injured, but received his fifth yellow card of the current season against FC Schalke.
BVB is facing important weeks. After the duel against Cologne, the tough guest appearances at FC Bayern and RB Leipzig in the DFB Cup are coming up.