Match Preview: Borussia Dortmund Look to Stay Fit and Healthy Against Augsburg
Ideally, none of these players should start tomorrow.
With a huge Champions League tie three days later, BVB?s main concern against Augsburg should be avoiding injuries. Screw the intro, let?s deal with the elephant in the room right away. Borussia Dortmund have a monumental match against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday. The result of tomorrow?s match is not important. The Bundesliga title race is over and the race for the top four/five is over. While it?s always nice to sit down and watch some entertaining football, with the possibility of European glory on the horizon, a glorified friendly against Augsburg is hard to get too worked up about.
That being said, with the need for so much rotation, this could be a very interesting watch. If Edin Terzic rotates properly, it could be an opportunity to see a whole bunch of youngsters on the pitch at once, including, reportedly, Kjell Wätjen. From that standpoint, it will still be worth tuning in, even just to check in on the club?s most promising prospects. Player to Watch: Ermedin Demirovic
Technically, the player I?m most concerned about is Kevin Mbabu strictly because he leads Augsburg in tackles and fouls/90, but if this were a normal match, Demirovic would undoubtedly be the player to watch. Demirovic is fifth in the Bundesliga in total goal contributions, with 15 goals and nine assists. That includes this goal in the reverse fixture last fall, in which he bodied ...
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