After Borussia Dortmund made it into the round of 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, the return to everyday life is on the agenda for the weekend. BVB wants to confirm the recent upward trend against the in-form Eintracht from Frankfurt. Coach Edin Terzic answered questions from the press the day before.
sport.de accompanies BVB-PK on Friday from 12 noon on the live blog.
+++ How does Terzic want to crack the SBU? +++
On the last day of the game, BVB had an easy time beating a very weak VfB Stuttgart in a 5-0 home win. Terzic and his team expect a much tougher test against Frankfurt. Eintracht recently won against Leverkusen and Gladbach in the league and improved to fourth place. The Glasner team is also hoping to advance in the Champions League. How does BVB want to stop the euphoric Hessians?
+++ Reunion with Mario Götze +++
The big side note of Saturday’s game is undoubtedly the reunion of Mario Götze and his training club. The 2014 World Champion took his first steps in professional football very successfully at BVB. After his time at FC Bayern, he returned to BVB for a second interlude. Now he is playing for the first time in the Eintracht Frankfurt jersey against his old love. What does Terzic think of the noble technician, who has played his way back into the limelight with top performances?
+++ What about Marco Reus? +++
Meanwhile, captain Marco Reus continues to worry BVB. After his brief spell at Union Berlin two weeks ago, the veteran suffered a relapse from his ankle injury. In the “Ruhr Nachrichten” it was now said that Dortmund would probably have to do without Reus in Frankfurt as well. The 33-year-old is said to have visited a specialist in Munich again for consultations.
Continue reading