Julian Brandt was recently missing from Borussia Dortmund due to a flu-like infection. According to his own statements, the BVB star was hit really hard.
“I had a fever for eight days. That takes time. Then you get impatient, stare at the wall, don’t eat anything. That’s not all that great for football,” said Julian Brandt on the sidelines of the “Baller League” in a Twitch conversation with ” MontanaBlack” about his illness, which really threw him off track. The offensive player lost six kilograms during that time.
What exactly he was sick with was “not entirely clear,” said the 27-year-old. Based on the symptoms, it was a severe flu.
Brandt had to watch both against VfL Bochum (3:1) and the draw in Heidenheim (0:0). In the recent 3-0 win against SC Freiburg, he celebrated his comeback after being substituted on. It felt as if he had “done nothing for six weeks” and there wasn’t enough “air” for more.
“I was dead,” said the Dortmunder: “I was really knocked out for two weeks, I felt like I had the plague.”
BVB back on track for the Champions League
Julian Brandt can now fully participate in the Revierklub’s training again, and he also took part in head coach Edin Terzic’s public training session on Tuesday. He could therefore be a candidate for action again in BVB’s away game in Wolfsburg (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.).
Julian Brandt is once again one of the most dangerous players in the Borussia Dortmund squad this season. In 19 Bundesliga games he scored six goals and provided eight assists. He also scored a goal in five games in the Champions League.
With a goal and an assist in the first two games of the new calendar year against Darmstadt 98 (3:0) and 1. FC Köln (4:0), shortly before his absence due to illness, he also played a part in Borussia Dortmund being in the spotlight again can determine the Champions League qualification. “Things are looking a little better now,” said Brandt in the “MontanaBlack” live stream.