🤯 Straight to the showers?! BVB star loses it after being subbed off | OneFootball

In the Borussia duel between Dortmund and Gladbach, Julian Brandt put his BVB ahead early (10th minute), and deep into injury time, teammate Maximilian Beier secured the final decision.

Between the only two goals of the evening, emotions on the field flared up more than once. 

Especially in the second half, things got really heated on the pitch.

Karim Adeyemi, in particular, came into focus again after all the commotion around him—first on the field, then off it.

Initially, the BVB star approached Gladbach's center-back Kevin Diks during their build-up play and blocked his attempt at a high ball, causing the ball to dangerously head towards the Gladbach goal instead of the Dortmund half. Keeper Jonas Omlin prevented worse with a brilliant save. Consequently, Adeyemi engaged in several verbal exchanges with Diks and referee Jablonski. 

Adeyemi's emotions really boiled over when he was substituted in the 60th minute and replaced by Maximilian Beier. As clearly seen on TV footage, the 23-year-old headed straight for the tunnel towards the locker room. He seemed to have little interest in following the action on the field, which was now taking place without him, from the bench.

However, his boss, BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl, apparently stopped this plan and instructed the offensive player to take a seat on the bench.

Shortly thereafter, the cameras captured a conversation between the substituted player and teammate Salih Özcan. Adeyemi reconsidered and did not head straight for the shower, instead watching the remaining minutes—including the goal by his positional competitor Beier—live from the sidelines. 

The reaction clearly shows: Adeyemi was not satisfied with the decision by coach Niko Kovač to make him the first substitution.

Could this also be an indication of how the negotiations for a possible contract extension of the offensive player will turn out? Recently, it has been repeatedly reported that the negotiations are proving difficult.

Adeyemi's contract runs until 2027.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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