BVB will meet Werder Bremen on the 23rd Bundesliga matchday. It is important for Lucien Favre to find the right balance for Borussia Dortmund.
- Werder Bremen welcomes BVB on Saturday (February 22).
- The Bundesliga game kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
- Lucien Favre is apparently planning a fist-thick start eleven surprise at Borussia Dortmund.
Bremen / Dortmund - BVB is under pressure to play on the 23rd Bundesliga matchday . After a convincing 2-1 victory in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, the Westphalians have to put their weakness away in the Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund: Bad memories come back to BVB
Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund (for live ticker) *. Most of those responsible at BVB will still have this encounter in their memories .
It was a little more than two weeks ago (February 4) when the Werder team bowled the Westphalia with a 3-2 win from the round of 16 of the DFB Cup . To make matters worse, BVB has since had to do without captain Marco Reus (30) because of a muscle injury, as RUHR24.de * reports.
Borussia Dortmund: Lucien Favre shouldn't take a big risk against Werder Bremen
Borussia Dortmund is longing for redress . Compared to the cup game, head coach Lucien Favre (62) would be well advised this time not to take personal risks against the relegation-threatened Bremen.
At the beginning of February, the 62-year-old, for example, did not add Erling Braut Haaland (19) to the BVB starting eleven at the same place of work. A decision for which the Swiss was massively criticized after the encounter.
Werder Bremen - BVB: Lucien Favre will not experiment in the storm center
In the Bundesliga , BVB is not expected to be a big surprise in the storm center. This time, Lucien Favre will presumably trust Werder Bremen in the service of his 19-year "goal guarantee".
The surprise on the offensive outer lanes at Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, could be a little bigger. As the picture reports, the 62-year-old is seriously considering the start team of shooting star Giovanni Reyna (17) against the Hanseatic team.
At our next guest appearance in the Weserstadion, these men will lead the game on Saturday:
Marco Fritz
Dominik Schaal
Marcel Pelgrim
4️⃣ Johann Pfeifer
Tobias Reichel
Arno Blos # SVWBVB pic.twitter.com/koUIoW3ruZ
For the 17-year-old, this would be his debut debut in the BVB shirt. As a replacement option, the American recently convinced with strong performances. He celebrated his goal premiere in the cup game against Werder Bremen of all places (scored the goal to 2: 3).
Borussia Dortmund: Giovanni Reyna could start against Werder Bremen
For Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard (26) would probably have to leave Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up . Finally, it is not to be expected that Lucien Favre will do without Jadon Sancho (19) in the starting XI.
Meanwhile, in the central midfield there is a personal question mark behind Julian Brandt (23), who suffered a partial ankle ligament tear in the Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga game. Whether the 23-year-old against Werder Bremen is again an option for BVB is still open.
Video: BVB fails in the cup because of "brilliant" Bremen
Unlike in midfield, BVB can draw on full resources in defense . Here, however, the question arises whether Lucien Favre will choose Manuel Akanji (24) or Lukasz Piszczek (34) in the away game against Werder Bremen.
In the past two matches (against Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain), the 34-year-old has been given preference in the three-way chain by Borussia Dortmund . It can currently be assumed that Manuel Akanji may extend his performance-related pause for thought against the Hanseatic League.
Possible positions Werder Bremen: Pavlenka - Veljkovic, Toprak, Moisander - Gebre Selassie, Sahin, Klaassen, Augustinsson - Bittencourt, Rashica - Selke
BVB could play like this: Bürki - Piszczek, Hummels, Zagadou - Hakimi, Witsel, Can, Guerreiro - Sancho, Reyna - Haaland.
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* RUHR24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
