He Borussia Dortmund will not be able to count on the forwards Karim Adeyemi y Julien Duranville for several weeks after both suffered injuries in Tuesday’s 7-1 victory over Celtic in the Champions League, coach Nuri Sahin said on Friday. The Ruhr Valley club achieved their biggest European victory: German international Adeyemi scored a hat-trick before being withdrawn with a muscle injury and replaced by 18-year-old Belgian international Duranville, who also suffered an injury in that match.
“We will be without Karim and Julien (Duranville) for some time. They are expected to return after the international break in mid-November,” Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said at a press conference. He said Gio Reyna, sidelined since last month, will also delay his return after suffering a setback in his own recovery.
Dortmund, fifth in the Bundesliga with 10 points, three behind leaders Bayern, travels to Union Berlin on Saturday hoping to make it two consecutive league wins for the first time this season. Sahin’s side have struggled for consistency so far, suffering a 5-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart two weeks ago before bouncing back with a 4-2 win over VfL Bochum and then overcoming Celtic.
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“When something has to grow it takes time,” said Sahin, in his first season in charge of Dortmund. “Every day in this job is important. I don’t look for excuses. I know how to classify Celtic’s game. It’s not like we hug ourselves and say ‘we’re the coolest’ because we won 7-1. We’re expected to put up these kinds of performances every day. three days and if we win (Saturday) then the world may seem a little better.
