Can Gladbach put the negative series in Dortmund behind them?
For almost a decade, Borussia Mönchengladbach have had nothing to gain from Bundesliga away games in Dortmund. The foals will start their next attempt on Saturday (November 25, 2023, 3:30 p.m.).
Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: All information in the ticker
2:44 p.m.: Dortmund’s two offensive players, Sebastien Haller and Karim Adeyemi, are missing due to illness. Youngster Bynoe-Gittens is about to make his fourth Bundesliga appearance this season.
2:35 p.m.: With the return of Tomas Cvancara, Grant-Leon Ranos is out of the matchday squad. The Armenian national player is collecting match practice with the U23 team, which has been in action in the regional league since 2 p.m.
2:32 p.m.: At BVB, captain Emre Can is back in the starting line-up. There are also two ex-foals on the pitch in Ramy Bensebaini and Marco Reus.
2:31 p.m.: There is a change for the Foals compared to the Wolfsburg game: Siebatcheu is back in the team for Cvancara after recovering from an adductor injury.
2:29 p.m.: This is how BVB plays:
Kobel – Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Sabitzer, Can – Reus, Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens – Füllkrug
The substitutes: Meyer (ETW), Süle, Morey, Wolf, Meunier, Özcan, Reyna, Malen, Moukoko
2:27 p.m.: This is the Gladbach starting eleven:
Moritz Nicolas – Joe Scally, Nico Elvedi, Max Wöber, Luca Netz – Julian Weigl, Rocco Reitz, Manu Koné – Franck Honorat, Jordan Siebatcheu, Alassane Plea
The substitutes: Olschowsky (ETW), Chiarodia, Friedrich, Kramer, Neuhaus, Hack, Ngoumou, Herrmann, Cvancara
1:12 p.m.: The lineups of both teams will be available in just under 80 minutes. Among other things, BVB is missing German international Felix Nmecha, who will most likely not play again this year.
12.20 p.m.: Gladbach has been waiting for an away win at Borussia Dortmund since the 2013/14 season. In spring 2014, Max Kruse shot the Foals to a 2-1 win at BVB.
11:44 a.m.: Sven Jablonski is the referee for the game; it is his 83rd Bundesliga appearance.
11:03 a.m.: In this way, the Gladbachers could operate with a three-man chain in their own possession, similar to the 4-0 win against the Wolves – Scally then moves into the middle. It will be a close race between Siebatcheu and Cvancara as to who will start. Seoane didn’t rule out putting both of them in the starting line-up together – but Plea was actually too strong for that recently.
11:01 a.m.: This is a possible lineup for Gladbach’s away game at Borussia Dortmund:
Moritz Nicolas – Joe Scally, Nico Elvedi, Max Wöber, Luca Netz – Julian Weigl, Rocco Reitz, Manu Koné – Franck Honorat, Jordan Siebatcheu, Alassane Plea
11 a.m.: The personnel situation has eased somewhat compared to the Wolfsburg game before the international break. Jordan Siebatcheu is available to Gerardo Seoane again. But will the American start playing again straight away?
Thursday, November 23rd
1:45 p.m.: So all questions are answered, the PK is over!
1:44 p.m.: What does Seoane say about the atmosphere in Dortmund? “The volume makes it more difficult to give instructions compared to smaller stadiums. But it’s a nice challenge that every task is different.”
1:44 p.m.: “I expect a team that will play offensively – and wants a lot of control. But we want to challenge them with our qualities against the ball. We want to bring in our weapons,” said Seoane.
1:42 p.m.: Who is ahead in the storm? “We will need both types of players.” Seoane leaves it open whether both could even be in the starting eleven from the start. Seoane praises both players and makes no secret of the fact that both attackers will be used.
1:40 p.m.: When asked about Wöber, Seoane said: “Not only Max, but also Nico Elvedi and Ko Itakura are characterized by their flexibility. Max has also performed as a left-back for us. We are happy that we have these variable players.”
1:38 p.m.: “We know what kind of task it is – away in Dortmund,” explains Seoane and names a few attributes that will be in demand: “Aggressiveness, compactness, but also playing courageously with the ball.”
1:36 p.m.: The 45-year-old explains that he and his team always want to take control of the game. In addition, it is a goal to “provoke mistakes” again and again in order to then achieve success with quick switching games.
1:36 p.m.: Seoane: “The game against Wolfsburg was good. But the goals always came at the right time for us and the game went extremely well for us. In terms of performance, we have to be willing to work against the ball. You are always challenged defensively against top teams. For this we need compactness. For us it’s important to keep the spaces tight – the opponent has enormous quality.”
1:35 p.m.: Due to the recent increased workload, a test match was not played during the recent international break.
1:34 p.m.: “It is an important part for us that we are in contact with the players and also keep an eye on their performance,” says Seoane about the players who were with the national team. “It’s then a matter of finding an adapted training with the others.”
1:32 p.m.: The foal coach is first asked about the personnel situation. “We are very pleased that all players returned healthy. The squad will be the same as the last game – Jordan is available for that,” says Seoane.
1:31 p.m.: Seoane is in the Borussia press room, let’s go!
1:11 p.m.: It starts in just under 20 minutes! After the international break there will also be a personnel update from Seoane – did all the players get through the two-week competitive break for Borussia well?
11:32 a.m.: From 1.30 p.m. Seoane will answer questions from journalists. As always, the most important statements can be found in the GladbachLIVE ticker.
11.20 a.m.: Let’s continue after the international break! The press conference with Gerardo Seoane before the away game at Borussia Dortmund is on Thursday (November 23rd).