After a 3-0 win against Club de Lyon, Hertha BSC were also triumphant in their second friendly of the day against The Villages SC, which they won 7-1. Head coach Sandro Schwarz went with a 4-2-3-1 formation for the second match of the day, with Tjark Ernst in goal and captain Peter Pekarík, Agustín Rogel, Marc Kempf and Maximilian Mittelstädt in defence. Ivan Šunjić and Jean-Paul Boëtius lined up in defensive midfield, while Marco Richter, Stevan Jovetić and Chidera Ejuke were in attack. Wilfried Kanga was the lone striker up top.

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Before Aarón’s free-kick flew into the top corner during the away game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, not only Alexander Hack who was standing right next to him, and then immediately on hand to celebrate, knew that his teammate had struck the ball perfectly. The free-kick taker himself was also aware when he struck the ball that it was on the right path. “I am concentrating a lot when I hit the ball; you can feel if it is a good strike,” said the Spaniard.

Bruno Labbadia looks ahead to Saturday’s match at SC Freiburg (kick-off 15:30 CET).

Goals: 0-1 Lynen (38).

After a draw against Bremen, a defeat away to Bayern and a tight win in the DFB Cup, it is difficult to say exactly where the Wolves stand at this early stage in proceedings. What is certain, however, is that the second home league game of the season offers a perfect opportunity for them to pick up some momentum. In a quick interview, VfL right-back Ridle Baku told us how he sees things ahead of the match against Schalke.

In response, Ronaldo blamed the ‘heat of the moment’ in a statement released on social media.

The game has been classified as a “high-risk match” by both clubs as well as by the German and Danish police forces. With that in mind, Borussia Dortmund are working intensively with FC Copenhagen to prepare for the return fixture. Information regarding planned measures was already published at the time the advance sale of tickets was announced on 17/10.

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