Berlin (dpa) – Corona is also the big topic before the 13th matchday of the Bundesliga. This applies to new cases of infection in and around the teams as well as to the admission or lockout of spectators. But you also have to pay attention to a coach and five players.
ErlingHaaland: Most recently, Erling Haaland was seen cheering and pitying in the stands at many BVB games. Surprisingly, the last injured super striker could return to the field this Saturday in the away game at VfL Wolfsburg. Even if that were only the case for a short period of time: the presence of Haaland in Borussia Dortmund’s squad alone gives the fans of the district club hope. And not just for the Wolfsburg game: a week later, the Bundesliga hit against FC Bayern is on the program.
NiklasClose: When Niklas Süle tested positive for the corona virus with the national team, it had far-reaching consequences for Bayern. Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry had to be in quarantine as contact persons. A little later it caught her again. Kimmich and Choupo-Moting are now infected themselves, the other actors are back against Bielefeld, such as Corona contacts Michael Cuisance and Josip Stanisic after an infection. “Niki and Stani have trained well. But they were both sick. You make a good impression, but are not yet a candidate for an assignment from the start, ”said Nagelsmann. This also applies to Gnabry & Co.
MarvinSchwab: Timo Horn couldn’t have gotten a worse time for an injury. Trainer Steffen Baumgart had just explained that the duel between the long-time regular goalkeeper and Marvin Schwänke is getting closer, as Horn will be out for up to five weeks. Schwabe can now position itself as number one. Eigengewächs Horn has recently been viewed more and more critically by the fans, but was convincing in the previous year. So far this season there has been enough to defend the place. Although Schwabe held convincingly in the cup. Now comes his big chance in the derby against Gladbach.
StevanJovetic: Hertha BSC has scored one goal on average per game this season. Two of the twelve goals were scored by the Montenegrin newcomer Stevan Jovetic. Although he wasn’t there in half of the games for various reasons and didn’t even finish a game of the other six. Most recently, the 32-year-old internationally experienced center forward, who has already won the championship in England and Serbia and moved from AS Monaco to the capital, had to pass completely again because of a positive corona test when the Berlin derby went bankrupt against Union. “He trained individually during the week, knows his body and knows what he can expect,” said Hertha’s coach Pal Dardai now before the important game against FC Augsburg, which is only one point behind Hertha.
David room: In the summer, the Franconian made a free transfer from SpVgg Greuther Fürth to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – and has made a career at rocket pace. In the game between the two teams on Saturday, he will return as a national player. “I am currently floating on such a wave of success and euphoria,” said Raum and promised for the future: “I will cut everything, with me there is no half-throttle.” With his powerful style of play on the left wing, he is indispensable at TSG.
Christian Streich: Christian Streich will not celebrate the “very special” anniversary until the end of December. Then he will work as a coach at SC Freiburg for ten years. But what the 56-year-old will experience on Saturday in Bochum is also extraordinary. Then Streich looks after the Breisgauers in a Bundesliga game for the 300th time. Only five coaches have managed more games with a club in the German upper house, including the former SC coach Volker Finke (340). Officially, the game in Bochum is already the 302nd for Streich, but he couldn’t sit on the bench in two games at the beginning of the 2018/19 season due to back problems.
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