“Borussia Dortmund Takes the Lead in Bundesliga with 4-0 Win Against Eintracht Frankfurt, but Concerns for Nico Schlotterbeck’s Injury”

With a 4-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt hat Borussia Dortmund took the lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday evening. The only downer was the early substitution of Nico Schlotterbeck. At BVB, however, there is hope that the central defender has not injured himself worse again.

Nico Schlotterbeck tore a muscle fiber during international matches with the German national team in March. In the subsequent top game against FC Bayern, the Dortmund central defender still played. The action against Bayern came too early: Schlotterbeck was then out for weeks. He made his comeback against Frankfurt on Saturday evening, but had to be replaced after 25 minutes.

Before that, a free-kick from Donyell Malen had landed head-on in Schlotterbeck’s face; The German international had to be treated for minutes but was able to continue. The substitution followed shortly thereafter. But that had nothing to do with the head hit, as head coach Edin Terzic explained after the game Heaven reveal.

“He grabbed his thigh while running and came onto the bench,” Terzic explained the reason for the early change. A precautionary measure, as the Dortmund coach emphasized. “He wanted to keep playing. But of course we also want to learn more. It’s not that long ago that he teamed up in Munich. And then he couldn’t play for weeks.”

It cannot be ruled out that Schlotterbeck has again seriously injured himself. “We hope that it will not be so dramatic and that we will benefit from an early demolition,” said Terzic.