Schlotterbeck is in the lineup

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Stand: December 15, 2024, 5:22 p.m

Von: Kevin Hunke, Katharina Küpper, Kevin Mattes

Borussia Dortmund welcomes TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga today. The BVB squad is causing a surprise in advance. RUHR24 reports in the live ticker.

Lineup BVB: Kobel – Couto, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Nmecha – Beier, Reyna, Groß, Gittens – Guirassy
TSG Hoffenheim line-up: Baumann – Gendrey, Chaves, Nsoki, Prass – Stach, Samassekou – Kramaric, Bischof – Moerstedt, Hlozek

Encounter: Borussia Dortmund – TSG Hoffenheim
Kickoff: Today (December 15th), 5:30 p.m
Score: -:- (-:-)
Tore: –
Place references: –
Particular incidents: –
Referee: Harm Osmers

>>> Update live ticker

5:20 p.m.: Kick-off is in a few minutes. Now the fans in the stadium get in the mood with “You’ll never walk alone”.

5:14 p.m.: The South Stand bounces to Jingle Bells.

5:09 p.m.: The children’s choir of the Choir Academy is ready. Now it starts with “Born at Borsigplatz” and then traditionally “Jingle Bells”.

5:02 p.m.: Less than half an hour more and then it starts. The south stand is already packed. The Dortmund fans are also standing on the back straight. However, you hardly see Hoffenheim supporters in the stadium.

4:53 p.m.: Now the time has come! The triumphal march sounds, scarves are waved, flags fly: the team arrives,

4:50 p.m.: The goalkeepers of both teams are already on the pitch. The teams also come straight away to warm up.

4:35 p.m.: In addition to the good news from Schlotterbeck, BVB fans can also look forward to the stadium’s preliminary program: the children’s choir “Sonnenkinder” used to traditionally sing on the last home game day of the year. The last time was in 2019 because there was not enough offspring.

For a year now, a new children’s choir has been ringing in the Christmas season in the BVB stadium. Today there will be “Jingle Bells” again shortly before kick-off.

4:28 p.m.: It’s not just the fact that Schlotterbeck is fit that’s good news for the BVB squad. Adeyemi returns to the bench. This is the Borussia Dortmund bench: Meyer, Kabar, Lührs, Sabitzer, Wätjen, Azhil, Duranville, Malen, Adeyemi

BVB against Hoffenheim in the live ticker: Schlotterbeck surprise in the lineup

4:23 p.m.: There’s the lineup! After all the worrying images surrounding Nico Schlotterbeck, there is really good news: The central defender is not only in the Westphalia squad, he can even play from the start.

Nuri Sahin starts with this eleven: Kobel – Couto, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Nmecha – Beier, Reyna, Groß, Gittens – Guirassy

4:18 p.m.: It looks like a return: Karim Adeyemi is currently checking out the lawn with his teammates. He has been missing from BVB since October 2nd when he was injured in the game against Celtic Glasgow. The lineup will arrive in a few minutes.

4:15 p.m.: The BVB fan department celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, December 13th. Sarah Hartwich, director of the Borusseum, reflects on the time.

4 p.m.: Referee Harm Osmers will be leading the game today. The 39-year-old has refereed a total of 14 Borussia Dortmund games so far. He is accompanied on the sidelines by Dominik Schaal and Stefan Lupp. The fourth official is Tom Bauer.

He is supported on the sidelines

3:45 p.m.: Hello from the stadium! It is the Black and Yellows’ last home game before the winter break. The weather is wintry, cool. Nevertheless, the first BVB fans gather in the stands. It starts in Dortmund in just over 1.5 hours. The Sahin team’s mission is clear: for Christmas they want to give the fans one last home win in 2024.

Update Sunday (December 15th), 1 p.m: Play it! The ball will roll in Signal Iduna Park in just under 4.5 hours. In advance, the expected BVB squad caused mixed feelings. Because like that Ruhr News (Paid content) reports, two top performers will be unavailable.

BVB against Hoffenheim: Big squad surprise at Borussia Dortmund

Julian Brandt and Julian Ryerson will not be available to coach Nuri Sahin today. While Brandt continues to struggle with a muscle injury, Ryerson is sidelined due to ongoing circulatory problems.

But there is also definitely positive news from Borussia Dortmund. Accordingly, Maximilian Beier is returning to the BVB squad. However, another actor caused the big surprise. According to the newspaper, Nico Schlotterbeck is also part of Westphalia’s matchday squad. It remains to be seen whether the defense chief is ready for a longer period of action after his injury. However, he emphasized during the team departure: “I am fit”.

+++ Hello and welcome to the live ticker of the duel between Borussia Dortmund and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the 14th Bundesliga matchday. Kick-off in Dortmund takes place today (December 15th) at 5:30 p.m. RUHR24 reports live from Signal Iduna Park +++

BVB against Hoffenheim: Captain shoots against the club bosses before the Bundesliga duel

Dortmund/Hoffenheim – BVB is back in the Bundesliga after the unfortunate 2-3 defeat against FC Barcelona. At home we face TSG Hoffenheim, who also played internationally on Thursday (December 12th). In the Europa League game against FCSB Bucharest, the Kraichgauer team couldn’t get past a 0-0 draw at home.

Captain Oliver Baumann was accordingly satisfied after the game. He then let out his frustration in an interview after the game, which didn’t come off well with the Hoffenheim bosses.

“It’s not that easy this season. “We are not yet fully trained,” said the national player in introduction, before then firing off a tip at the TSG officials. The goalkeeper complained that everything “happened kind of late,” referring primarily to the delayed transfer activities and the change of coach from Pellegrino Matarazzo to Christian Ilzer.

BVB against Hoffenheim: “There are a lot of things that have happened to the team”

Baumann therefore appealed for understanding: “There are a lot of things that have happened to the team that we have to deal with. And I think she handles it extremely neatly.”

The coaching change that TSG made in mid-November has so far only been partially successful. A 4-3 win against RB Leipzig was followed by three defeats and two draws. The team is therefore under a bit of pressure on Sunday in Dortmund.

But Borussia Dortmund are also doomed to win if they don’t want to miss out on the Champions League places. However, coach Nuri Sahin’s team is still plagued by some personnel concerns. The defense is particularly struggling after Nico Schlotterbeck’s loss. Here the trainer will have to improvise against Hoffenheim.