Talking at his pre-match press convention forward of Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga tie towards Mainz, head coach Nuri Şahin has supplied an replace on the damage scenario.

Dortmund has struggled with accidents recently and has needed to identify a bare-bones senior squad of their final two video games, boosted by academy gamers. Forward of the worldwide break, Şahin gave an replace: 

“Anton gained’t make it. Bensebaini is suspended. We gained’t take any dangers with Kobel earlier than the worldwide break. Julian Ryerson and Yan Couto will likely be on the ultimate coaching session as we speak. We hope and assume that it’ll work out for them.”

The potential return of Julian Ryerson and Yan Couto will likely be an enormous enhance to Dortmund as Pascal Groß has been filling in at right-back previously two video games, whereas with Ramy Bensebaini suspended they’d doubtless must play academy participant Almugera Kabar at left-back. 

In midweek, Dortmund beat Austrian champions Sturm Graz 1-0 following a late objective from Donyell Malen. Dortmund named an unchanged aspect from their 2-1 win towards RB Leipzig final weekend with youth gamers Cole Campbell and Ayman Azhil being introduced on. 

GGFN | Jack Meenan