Back against Bergamo already? – Hopes for Emre Can’s swift return | OneFootball

Against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Friday evening, Borussia Dortmund will have to do without not only the yellow-card suspended Nico Schlotterbeck and the injured youngster Filippo Mane, but also Emre Can, who is struggling with adductor problems. However, there is still hope for a quick comeback for the captain.

“I know how Emre is and how he lives. His ambitions are clear: he would like to be involved in the Champions League – also against Leipzig and Munich,” coach Niko Kovac had already hinted at the press conference on Wednesday that the experienced player might be able to return quickly.

Not the old injury

Now, kicker reports that there is hope for Can’s comeback in the upcoming two weeks, during which the first and second legs against Atalanta Bergamo in the play-offs for the Champions League round of 16 will take place. This hope is also based on the fact that it is not the old injury that sidelined Can for a long time last year, but a new knock that is not believed to be serious.

“Whether he’ll make it, we’ll see,” Kovac did not want to commit himself yet, but he also said he was “convinced of his determination.” However, it is also clear that an early return should be avoided in order not to risk a more serious injury and possibly a longer absence.

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