A few weeks ago, top striker Erling Haaland injured his ankle. He is now said to be ready for action again, but he is still suffering from pain. With a “tablet that should work”.
Borussia Dortmund goes into the Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg with personnel worries. Coach Marco Rose will definitely have to do without the injured Mats Hummels, Giovanni Reyna, Mahmoud Dahoud and Donyell Malen in the game this Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky).
Even with Raphael Guerreiro “the tendency is that we have to do without him,” said Rose on Thursday. Nico Schulz, on the other hand, is available again. Top star Erling Haaland can probably also play. However, according to Rose, the Norwegian is still feeling the effects of his ankle injury from the game with the national team against Armenia at the end of March.
Rose doesn’t want to spare anyone
“Erling can’t be pain-free yet. I was sent a photo: the foot was 90 degrees to the leg,” said Rose. It’s not ideal, but it’s getting better. “Nevertheless, it will keep him busy for a few more weeks.” Rose added: “He’s been training for the week. He’s gritting his teeth, maybe he’ll take a pill before the game and that should work.”
Rose doesn’t want to take the next week’s Bundesliga summit at FC Bayern Munich into account in his line-up against Wolfsburg. Emre Can, Axel Witsel and Marius Wolf would be banned with the next yellow card. They should not be spared.