Ahead of Dortmund’s match in Wolfsburg: bad news for Adeyemi | OneFootball

Before the away match in Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund must do without Karim Adeyemi at short notice. At the same time, three youth talents are included in the Bundesliga squad for the first time.

Borussia Dortmund will have to do without Karim Adeyemi at short notice in the Bundesliga away match on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m.) at VfL Wolfsburg. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, the 24-year-old did not travel with the team to Lower Saxony on Friday evening. Adeyemi had participated in the final training session but then left the club grounds in his private car. The exact reason for his absence remains unclear so far.

This absence comes at a sensitive time for BVB. With a win in Wolfsburg, Dortmund wants to take the lead and at least temporarily close the gap to league leaders FC Bayern. The Munich side only play on Sunday evening against Hoffenheim – so the black and yellow plan would have been clear. Personnel-wise, the situation remains tense. In defense, coach Niko Kovac still has to do without Filippo Mané, and captain Emre Can is also missing due to adductor problems.

For Can, this is a precautionary measure, as he had previously been sidelined for months with similar complaints. Marcel Sabitzer is also still unavailable. Offensively, Adeyemi’s absence is somewhat less significant, as the winger was not always first choice recently and his performances have fluctuated.

Before the Wolfsburg match: Personnel worries in the BVB defense

“As a coach, you have to be flexible and creative. We have shown that so far,” explained Kovac ahead of the match – and exactly this flexibility is needed once again. BVB is receiving support from its own youth ranks: for the first time, talents Luca Reggiani, Samuele Inacio, and Mathis Albert are included in the Bundesliga squad.

Reggiani moves up due to the personnel shortages in defense and could even hope for some playing time; he was also nominated for the Champions League squad. Inacio and Albert have been training with the professionals since the Youth League exit against AZ Alkmaar and are now also surprisingly included.

This marks the beginning of a phase for Dortmund in which every absence weighs heavily. In the coming weeks, the Champions League play-off duels against Atalanta Bergamo await, as well as crucial Bundesliga matches, including away at Leipzig and the top match against Bayern. Three points in Wolfsburg would be all the more important – even without Adeyemi.

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