Borussia Dortmund started the preseason this Wednesday, where the main novelty of the German club, European runners-up after losing the finals of the Champions League after losing the final against Real Madrid on June 1 (2-0), is the presence as coach of the Turkish Nuri Sahin, former player of the entity and until now assistant on the bench.
Without the internationals
According to Dortmund, on the opening day, at the Dortmund-Brackel training ground, medical examinations of the aforementioned players took place, excluding those who played in the Euro Cup or the Copa América, such as Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can and Niclas Füllkrug.
After the medical examination, the players head to the gym, where an exercise program awaits them to check their physical fitness.
The goalkeeper Alex Meyer and the central defender Niklas Süle They were the first Borussia players to complete the recognition, in a session where, after returning from their loans, footballers also appeared. Tom Rothe and Soumaila Coulibaly.
International players, including the club’s new signing, German defender Waldemar Anton, join in preparing for the end of their vacation at the end of July.
Tomorrow, first practice
On Thursday the first training session will take place under the orders of Şahin; while their first match of preparation will take place on Friday, when the Dortmund team will face a selection of amateur footballers from the town of Holzwickede.
Dortmund will face its first official match of the season against Phönix Lübeck, from the fourth division of German football, on August 17, in a match that amounts to the first round of the German Cup.
Its Bundesliga debut will take place on the weekend of August 24, against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Just a few days after losing in the finals of the Champions League, the coach’s resignation was announced Edin Terzićreplaced by Şahinand the defender Mats Hummelsamid controversy over strained relationships in both locker rooms.
It didn’t work either Marco Reus The symbol of Dortmund in the last decade.
Source: La Verdad
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