Dortmund's U23 on the abyss: injury chaos threatens descent!

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Borussia Dortmund kämpft in der Saison 2025 mit Verletzungen, während U23 und U19 einen weiteren Wettkampf vor sich haben.
Borussia Dortmund is fighting injuries in the 2025 season, while U23 and U19 have another competition. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Borussia Dortmund is faced with a variety of challenges in a currently tense situation. The mood in the entire club, both for professionals and in the U23, is bad. The U23 faces the regional league before the impending descent, whereby the problem of injury further tightens the situation. In the past few weeks, the team has struggled with a total of nine injured players, including three key players.

The injuries to Ayman Azhil, Marcel Lotka and Cole Campbell are particularly painful. Ayman Azhil is expected to fail for four weeks with a thigh injury. Marcel Lotka suffered a complicated shoulder injury, while the diagnosis for Cole Campbell is still pending. However, it is certain that he too has to pause for several weeks. Lotka was an indispensable part of the team this season because he was in the goal in all games over the full distance. Azhil scored three goals in 17 games, and Campbell recorded three goal participations in eleven missions. Meanwhile, U23 star Julian Hettwer, who has not been available with back problems since mid-January, is also missing. This has significantly impaired the opportunities of the U23 in the relegation battle, as the current table shows.

U23 in the relegation battle

The latest results in BVB-U23 show a mixed picture. In an important game you could achieve a 0-0 draw against Dynamo Dresden, but the team has great difficulty to diversify from the injuries. In the subsequent 0: 1 defeat against 1860 Munich, the decision was brought about by an unfortunate own goal by Franz Roggow. These results illustrate the critical situation in which the U23 is located.

The BVB-U19, on the other hand, was able to celebrate a clear 4: 1 victory against RB Leipzig and thus pushed itself to third place in the DFB youth league. The goals for the U19 scored Nick Cherny, who converted a penalty and also scored two more goals, as well as Tim Degener. This gives the fans of BVB a few glimmer of hope in an otherwise difficult season.

new talents and future challenges

However, there is also positive news for BVB, especially with regard to the promotion of young talents. Enzo de Pina Duarte Dos Santos, a 16-year-old midfielder of BVB-U17, was first appointed to the squad of the Luxembourg team. It will appear in the upcoming international matches against Sweden and Switzerland. Dos Santos moved from Swift Hesperange to Dortmund in winter and was able to score a goal for the BVB-U17 in his first two games.

like Ruhrnachrichten.de, not only the U23 waiting for the professionals, but also the professionals On decisive games in the Champions League. BVB will play the first leg against FC Barcelona on April 9. It remains to be seen whether the problem of injury can be overcome until then in order to exist in these important encounters.

In summary, it can be said that Borussia Dortmund is in a critical point of this season. The problems in the U23 and the ongoing injuries could have far -reaching consequences, while trying to look at international competition. The coming weeks could be crucial for the further development of the association.

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