BVB travel to Manchester without Julian Brandt and Niklas Süle | OneFootball

28 hours before kickoff of the match at Manchester City on Wednesday evening at 9 p.m., Borussia Dortmund departed for England late Tuesday afternoon with 20 professionals on board the Eurowings team Airbus. While Nico Schlotterbeck, who was recently still in doubt, is included, two other players are missing.

Already during the final training session on Tuesday afternoon in Dortmund, Julian Brandt and Niklas Süle were not on the pitch. For Süle, it was already largely clear at that point that the central defender would not be an option on Wednesday due to his toe problems.

Muscular problems for Brandt

For Brandt, who only trained individually, it was initially said to be a matter of load management. However, BVB has now announced that the 29-year-old has remained at home due to muscular problems.

While there is reportedly no structural injury for the midfielder, there is no further information yet. During the press conference scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Etihad Stadium, coach Niko Kovac is expected to comment on Brandt's absence. Also sitting on the podium will be Pascal Groß, who will join Kovac in answering journalists' questions.

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