Freiburg ready to ‘fight’ against Borussia Dortmund | OneFootball

Julian Schuster has warned Borussia Dortmund his Freiburg players are ready to “fight for the cause” as they look to improve on their defeat against Union Berlin which saw the Baden-Württemberg club fall out of the European places.

“There is no one at the club who isn’t wanting to fight for the clause,” said Schuster. “The case is rather opposite. What really instils us with confidence is giving a good showing at home against opponents who possess a great deal of individual quality. Those are the experiences that stay with the boys. The important this is that everyone who plays brings the energy and gives it their all.”

Freiburg will be without Merlin Röhl, who trained individually following an illness, and Noah Atubolu (Shoulder) for their Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday afternoon.

Coming into this game following a 2-1 defeat against Union Berlin, Schuster identified areas that need improvement. “We lost a number of important 50-50 challenges in the middle of the park and needed to defend better as a unit for the first goal we conceded,” said the 39-year-old.

“In my eyes, we made it far too easy for them also in terms of the timing of the goal.”

Four points separate Borussia Dortmund (10th) and Freiburg (7th) heading into Saturday’s game.

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