Dortmund midfielder Bellingham sidelined with knee pain ahead of key game
DORTMUND, Germany — Jude Bellingham is more likely to miss a vital recreation in Borussia Dortmund’s problem for the German title after knee ache dominated him out of coaching with the workforce this week, coach Edin Terzic mentioned Friday.
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The England midfielder felt ache in Dortmund’s 5-2 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach final week and hasn’t been in full coaching since. Terzic mentioned there’s “a big question mark” about whether or not he can play in Dortmund’s recreation in opposition to Augsburg on Sunday.
Bayern Munich leads Dortmund by one level within the Bundesliga standings with two video games to go. If Bayern beats Leipzig on Saturday, Bayern’s huge benefit on aim distinction means Dortmund would realistically want a win to maintain its title probabilities alive forward of the ultimate spherical of video games subsequent week.
The 19-year-old Bellingham has scored 14 objectives in 42 video games for Dortmund this season, together with 4 in his workforce’s final 4 Bundesliga video games.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel is about to have Yann Sommer accessible to face Leipzig on Saturday after the Switzerland goalkeeper had a abdomen bug this week. Sommer was signed in January as a stand-in for Manuel Neuer, who hasn’t performed because the World Cup after breaking his leg whereas snowboarding.
Tuchel mentioned Bayern stays with out injured left again Alphonso Davies and ahead Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, and that defender Lucas Hernandez shouldn’t be but prepared for a comeback after his long-term knee damage.
Tuchel desires his workforce to be alert for Leipzig counterattacks, highlighting the third-place workforce’s energy in transition.
“It is extremely important, if we want to control the game, to watch out and to prevent the counterattacks before they happen,” Tuchel mentioned.
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