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Youth matches at a glance

U23: BVB – SV Rödinghausen (Regionalliga West): 13 September 2026, 2:00 p.m. (Stadion Rote Erde)

Fortuna Düsseldorf – BVB (DFB Youth League): 13 September 2026, 11:00 a.m. (Paul-Janes-Stadion, Flinger Broich 87, Düsseldorf)

Looking to follow up against SV Rödinghausen

Six matches, no defeat – the still unbeaten U23 side kept its run going even after the clash with third-placed Mönchengladbach (0-0). “Wins give you confidence and a certain sense of assurance in how you want to do certain things on and off the ball. The only important thing is that the boys don’t forget how they got there – through hard work every day,” said head coach Daniel Rios. With a win on Sunday (2:00 p.m./live on LEAGUES) over SV Rödinghausen, his team could cement its place among the Regionalliga West front-runners.

For Borussia, the match marks the start of an English week. Next Wednesday (16 September/7:30 p.m.), the rescheduled home game against Westfalia Rhynern takes place. Five days later, BVB travel to SC Paderborn (21 September/6:00 p.m.). To Rios’ delight, his team has remained steady despite the relentless schedule, most recently with four matches in ten days. The coach attributes this to the balanced battle for starting spots: “It’s very pleasing that many of the boys are performing well. As coaches, we don’t feel like we only have eleven good players. The squad is very evenly matched, so during English weeks we can also bring some fresh legs into the starting lineup.”

Unlike BVB, Rödinghausen are not in good form at the moment. After three straight defeats, the Wiehen team has slipped to 15th place. Particularly frustrating was last weekend’s 3-2 home defeat against bottom side Wiedenbrück, because they threw away a 2-0 half-time lead. Although coach Fabian Lübbers’ team has managed only one win so far, against Bonn (2-1), Rios warned against underestimating the visitors: “Rödinghausen have the quality to get themselves out of situations like this. They will do everything they can to make that happen. That’s why we’re expecting a difficult match.” It remains unclear whether defensive leader Jesper Verlaat, who has recently been struggling with an injury, will be available again.

U19 face a test in Düsseldorf at the end of the first half of the season

The frustration over Tuesday’s unnecessary UEFA Youth League defeat against Villarreal CF (2-3) still runs deep. Despite taking the lead twice, the BVB youngsters – made up largely of U19 players, but also U23 and U17 players – denied themselves a good start to the prestigious competition against the more composed Spaniards.

Coach Felix Hirschnagl therefore described the defeat as “very painful”: “Maybe we lacked hunger in the end. What hurts most is that you have the advantage twice and give it away again within a few seconds. In phases when things aren’t going well, we all simply have to commit. We will address these issues and work on them,” said the coach with a view to the next DFB Youth League match on Sunday (11:00 a.m.) away to Fortuna Düsseldorf.

The Rhineland side are in third place and, despite having played one game fewer so far, are already eight points behind Borussia. For league leaders Dortmund, it is the final match of the first half of the season in preliminary group H. The Black and Yellows’ next UEFA Youth League match, meanwhile, will be on Wednesday, 14 October, away to Bodø/Glimt.

U17 want to extend winning streak against Osnabrück

The season so far has been flawless. Five wins from five matches have put the U17s top of the table. But the recent tasks have not been as easy as the impressive goal difference of 19:7 might suggest. The hard-fought 1-0 win over closest challengers FC Schalke 04 was followed last weekend by a narrow 3-2 victory away to Rot-Weiss Essen, in which BVB fell behind twice. That is why coach Karsten Gorges’ team would be well advised not to underestimate VfL Osnabrück at the club’s youth performance centre on Saturday (1:00 p.m.). While the Lower Saxony side are still without a win and, despite having played one game fewer, are already 13 points behind BVB, they have so far suffered only one clear defeat, against Bochum (0-3).

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