BVB before Bremen: four absentees, emotional scenes with Brandt & co | OneFootball

Before the Bundesliga finale at Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund had to do without several players in a public training session. At the same time, three BVB professionals said an emotional goodbye to the fans in Brackel.

Borussia Dortmund began the final week of the Bundesliga season on Tuesday with a public training session. Around 750 spectators watched the session in Brackel, where coach Niko Kovac did not allow a relaxed atmosphere despite second place already being secured. Instead of a laid-back finish, according to Ruhr Nachrichten, the BVB coach focused on intense game formats, clear instructions, and high tempo in order to carry over the momentum from the 3-2 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.

It was noticeable that only a small squad was on the training pitch. Several first-team and youth players were absent altogether. Waldemar Anton had to sit out due to illness and did not take part in team training. Especially given the already tense personnel situation in defense, his absence could still become an issue. Ramy Bensebaini remains unavailable to BVB because of his foot injury and instead worked individually on his rehab. Coach Niko Kovac had already recently confirmed that the season is over early for the Algerian.

Brandt, Süle and Özcan say goodbye to the BVB fans

In addition to Anton, Julian Ryerson and Marcel Sabitzer were also absent. According to information from Ruhr Nachrichten, however, these were merely planned load-management measures. There is currently no concern about the season finale at Werder Bremen for either player. Ryerson in particular has been one of the absolute ever-presents in Dortmund’s squad this season and is expected to fully return to training during the week.

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The youth players Filippo Mane, Almugera Kabar and Mathis Albert were also not in Brackel. The trio traveled to England, where BVB’s U19 side faces Real Madrid on Tuesday evening (8 p.m.) in the final of the Premier League International Cup.

Meanwhile, Niklas Süle, Julian Brandt and Salih Özcan provided emotional scenes. After their official farewell, the three professionals deliberately sought contact with the fans in Brackel one more time. Many supporters took the opportunity for photos, autographs, and personal words.

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