BVB heads to the Dortmund stadium for the first time since the drama against Mainz. On Sunday, Borussia will play against Ajax Amsterdam. The info.
In the U.S. Borussia Dortmund had some problems filling the stadiums, on Sunday at home it will be different. All tickets for the season opener have been sold, and more than 80,000 people will welcome the team to BVB Stadium to watch the test match against Dutch top club Ajax Amsterdam (5 p.m./Sky).
Before kickoff, the three newcomers Felix Nmecha, Marcel Sabitzer and Ramy Bensebaini will be introduced. It will be interesting to see what the reaction will be to Nmecha, who has been accused of homophily and whose transfer has been criticized.
The Black and Yellows take to the pitch in their own stadium for the first time since the drama against Mainz, when the championship trophy still slipped from their hands. An atmosphere test a week before their first competitive match, on August 12 (3:30 p.m./Sky) BVB must avoid a potential slip-up at the regional leader.
Dortmund has suffered some quirks from the eleven-day trip; Nico Schlotterbeck, Gregor Kobel and Felix Nmecha are plagued with minor ailments, Julien Duranville and Thomas Meunier with bigger ones. Giovanni Reyna and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens are missing anyway, so not much more should happen.
BVB coach Edin Terzic does not want to complain
They do not want to complain, noted coach Edin Terzic. “We have a lot of national players in the team. They all want to go to the next World Cup.” And that will take place in the USA in 2026. Despite the rigors, he said, he discussed new topics every day. “We showed videos and tried to rehearse it on the training pitch.”
BVB winner in the USA: Marcel Sabitzer
And there is a BVB winner of the stay on the other continent: Marcel Sabitzer, just arrived from FC Bayern. The 29-year-old inserted himself directly into Dortmund’s midfield, gave the game structure, gave it a new force. “He can immediately take on a supporting role, that’s the clear plan. He just did our game really well,” Terzic said. On Sunday, Dortmund fans will also be able to see this for themselves.