A move for Gakpo was considered if they were unable to sign Antony from Ajax. United ended up going all in to sign the latter as the deal for him could end up being worth around £85m.

“We succeeded in taking our chances early on and making sure that we then controlled the game comfortably for the most part,” said head coach Mike Tullberg after the final whistle. Following their demanding UEFA Youth League clash with Manchester City (3-3), BVB made a highly focused start to the match against Viktoria and were rewarded for their mature performance with two early goals, which played into the Black & Yellows’ hands. Because the 2-0 lead allowed the team to conserve some of their energy ahead of their winner-takes-all clash with FC Copenhagen in Europe’s elite youth competition this Wednesday.

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Christian Groß returned to the training ground on Tuesday following his illness. Marvin Ducksch (migraine), Niklas Stark (ill), Dikeni Salifou, who trained individually, (calf) and Tim-Justin Dietrich (knee) were absent from the team session.

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Evina found playing time hard to come by in Munich, so he headed out to Holstein Kiel and KFC Uerdingen – both loan assignments – to get his desired playing time. In 2020, he signed for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 for the bargain price of 150,000 euros. After yet another loan assignment – this time at Viktoria Berlin – Evina returned to Hannover to play. Not for the senior team, but for the second team where he is currently playing.

An October of contrasts

The team had a similar situation just two weeks ago, when a poor start to 2023 in Wolfsburg was followed up by a much-improved performance four days later against Frankfurt. Lukas Kübler also saw the similarities. “It’s pretty much like the game in Wolfsburg. We played Frankfurt soon after that game, and this time we have the cup game midweek. So we have an opportunity to make up for it soon.”