Looking to bounce back from RWO defeat? BVB U23 visit FC Gütersloh | OneFootball

Already a day before the professionals' match at 1. FC Köln, Borussia Dortmund's second team is in action on Friday evening. The BVB U23 will visit FC Gütersloh at 7:30 PM, who are in fourth place with three more points but a worse goal difference. Consequently, Borussia could overtake them with a win at the Heidewaldstadion, but they also want to make amends for the home defeat last week against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1:2).

After losing to Oberhausen for the first time in seven unbeaten games, and not undeservedly, Daniel Rios wants to see a different performance from his team: "It's about showing a reaction to the Oberhausen game. I'm convinced we can do better. We've proven that often enough," the BVB coach is confident in this regard.

Because the already lengthy list of absentees has grown even longer with the recent injuries to Nick Cherny and Bennedikt Wüstenhagen, both of whom will not return for at least the next few weeks, a very young BVB team is expected in Gütersloh once again.

Rios shows patience with the talents

Samuele Inacio, Luca Reggiani, Mussa Kaba, and Mathis Albert, all of whom are expected to play a bigger role with the professionals in the not-too-distant future, could start again in Gütersloh.

Photo: IMAGO / Thomas Bielefeld

As against Oberhausen, where the average age was 19.27 years, Rios is already preparing for the fact that not everything will work perfectly, and he asks for understanding and patience on the club's homepage: "Of course, processes are more stable when the boys play together week after week. But we have consciously decided to promote our talents and let them gain experience against such teams. We are convinced of this as a club. It is a learning process for younger players that not everything works from the first minute."

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