In the Bundesliga in the crisis, now a pioneering game in the Champions League in front of the chest – the pressure is heavy on Borussia Dortmund.
1: 2 home defeat against VfB Stuttgart-The dress rehearsal for the next Champions League appearance of Borussia Dortmund failed. Now the play-off first leg at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) could even become one of the last BVB appearances in the premier class with a further defeat.
The deficit in the Bundesliga The Champions League ranks have already grown to seven points. The Dortmunders threaten a time without football At the highest international level. “We absolutely need a sense of achievement again,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl before departure on Monday.
Foreign defender Ramy Bensebaini fails
A short -term effect of the change of coach has failed to materialize. Nevertheless, Kehl only found praise for new coach Niko Kovac: “I see him very positively. He is also very confident in dealing with the team and with the current topics. And I think that’s what we need now”, so throat.
Topics are currently sufficient at BVB, because once again – once again – the problems of Dortmund relentlessly disclosed the home slump against VfB Stuttgart. This is how the control center around Julian Brandt, Marcel Sabitzer and Pascal Groß have been in form for weeks. BVB is far too rare to adequately stage his most dangerous player Serhou Guirassy.
In addition, the BVB is always defensive. Dortmund has conceded at least one goal since the 3: 0 in Zagreb in Zagreb in the following 13 games. Now full -back Ramy Bensebaini is also out due to muscle hardening.
Who stops Viktor Gyökeres?
A stable defense in Lisbon would be so important, especially since a real top striker is waiting in rows of the Portuguese master with Viktor Gyöker. Gyökeres scored 22 goals in 20 league games, plus six goals with seven Champions League appearances.
On Friday in 1-1 during the dress rehearsal at FC Porto, the Swedish national striker gave his comeback after a short break and should be fit for the Dortmund duel. “He makes a lot of goals, but you can defend every striker,” said defender Waldemar Anton. He expects Sporting as a “strong opponent”, but pleaded to concentrate on “our game” anyway.
Kovac calls for more efficiency
It is also important not to weaken yourself, as the Dortmunders did so often. BVB players flew off the pitch six times in this Bundesliga season (three red cards, three yellow-red cards).
Trainer Kovac now demands more efficiency, wants to see more “runs into the depths” and double passes. BVB repeatedly earned dangerous situations against Stuttgart, but did not use it. The uncertain BVB has been missing the self -image and the lightness for weeks, if not since the beginning of the season.
Old patterns open
Kovac now has to break up these old patterns and at the same time try to give its players the belief in their own strength. The new coach used the short time between the Stuttgart game and the trip to Lisbon for intensive video studies that he only wanted to set small stimuli and had already “implemented a lot” with his coaching team.
Now it is “about our boys reward themselves,” said Kovac: “It stands and falls with goals, we have to bring the ball over the line.” Best on Tuesday.
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- News agencies SID/dpa
