The full squads for the Liverpool vs BVB legends match | OneFootball

Club football is currently on hold due to the international break. Liverpool FC and Borussia Dortmund legends are making use of that today at Anfield by playing a charity match. The stadium has long been sold out, and now it is finally also clear exactly which former stars will be in the squads of the two multiple European Cup winners and who will make up the respective coaching staffs.

First of all: Mats Hummels had to pull out again. The long-time BVB centre-back, who only ended his career last summer, had already been forced to withdraw at short notice on Wednesday against Benfica Lisbon due to illness. He was not fit enough to be involved in Liverpool.

Nevertheless, BVB’s squad for today is packed with numerous well-known former professionals who already delighted many fans at the Stadion Rote Erde during the week while also making them feel nostalgic. Led by the two captains Roman Weidenfeller and Jan Koller, BVB’s list of former stars reads as follows:

Roman Weidenfeller, Mitch Langerak, Young-Pyo Lee, Moritz Leitner, Antonio da Silva, Nelson Valdez, Jan Koller, Mohamed Zidan, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Paul Lambert, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Dede, Jörg Heinrich, Kevin Großkreutz, Oliver Kirch, Patrick Owomoyela, Lukasz Piszczek, Marcel Schmelzer, Erik Durm

Zidan had rescued a draw against Benfica Lisbon on Wednesday shortly before the end with his converted penalty, while Roman Weidenfeller saved a spot-kick from the visitors.

All of these BVB legends will be “coached” by Norbert Dickel and Jörg Heinrich, who will therefore serve as a player-coach. While Heinrich at least coached several amateur clubs after his playing career and was assistant coach of BVB’s first team for one season, Dickel’s coaching experience is limited to matches involving the legends team.

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Dalglish one of five Liverpool FC coaches

For Liverpool FC’s “Reds,” there will be quite a few more faces on the touchline than for BVB. Jürgen Klopp is likely to attract the most attention, having spent a long time as head coach at both clubs. But Sir Kenny Dalglish is also one of the biggest names in Liverpool FC history. Dalglish and Klopp will also be supported by John Aldridge, Chris Kirkland and Ian Rush.

They can choose their players from this group:

Pepe Reina, Jerzy Dudek, Sander Westerveld, Sami Hyypiä, Fabio Aurelio, Ragnar Klavan, Gregory Vignal, Martin Skrtel, Martin Kelly, Vladimir Smicer, Yossi Benayoun, Igor Biscan, Albert Riera, Jay Spearing, Steven Gerrard, Louise Schillgard, Florent Sinama Pongolle, Jermaine Pennant, Mark Gonzalez, Dirk Kuyt, Thiago Alcantara, Ryan Babel, Natasha Dowie, Peter Crouch

Kick-off for the match between Liverpool FC and Borussia Dortmund is today at 2 p.m. German time.

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