Borussia Dortmund

With Paris Saint-Germain losing the other game 3-2 away to AC Milan, BVB now sit second in UEFA Youth League Group F behind AC Milan (9 points) and ahead of Paris St. Germain (6). Progression to the knockout stages will probably only be decided in the final group match against the Parisians on Wednesday 13 December. Beforehand (28 November), the Black & Yellows will travel to Milan.

Boris Rupert reporting

Niclas Füllkrug (to Prime): “The first challenges were on our side and as a result we started the game very well, showed a high degree of intensity in the counter-press and used the decisive situations in our favour. The counter-attack where Jule decides to go it alone: those are the decisive moments! He took the chance and killed the game in the process. Those are the moments we occasionally let pass us by at other points. We knew that Newcastle absolutely wanted to win the match. We could have used the dangerous spaces even better. But we’re going in a positive direction. As a team, we have situations in which we have room for improvement. But we were playing against a top team today, it was a great reaction after Saturday. The goal shows how alert we were. We immediately countered and earned ourselves the goal. We have put ourselves in a great position thanks to hard work and now have it in our own hands. That’s the most important thing.”

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On a day they reunited with former teammate Hannah Goosman, the BVB women successfully defended their lead at the top of the table. For former BVB record goalscorer Goosmann, who has been playing for Horsthausen since the start of this season, it was her first return to her former club. “It was really nice and I enjoyed seeing all the BVB fans again, even if they were on the other side today,” said Goosmann after the game.

Borussia came into the derby against the second-placed team in the table with a very depleted squad: centre-back Tyler Meiser had to move up to the U19s to replace the injured Filippo Mane, while captain Jonas Feddersen tore the outer and syndesmosis ligaments in his ankle in training and will be out for the rest of the year, as will striker Diego Ngambia (groin injury). In addition to the ill Oskar Schwarz, long-term absentees Jonah Markötter and Anas Mahjoubi were also unavailable.

BVB are in a good but complicated position going into the game. AC Milan currently lead Group F with six points and a goal difference of +4, followed by Borussia Dortmund (goal difference: +1) and Paris Saint-Germain (+1), but all three sides have the same points. Newcastle are still waiting for their first points of the campaign. The final standings in the group may ultimately be determined based on head-to-head records. 

Nico Schlotterbeck on whether the group will go right down to the wire:
“I hope not. I hope we can get the job done before then. We now have to deliver two very good performances and approach the challenge with confidence. We showed what we can do in Newcastle. We’re now playing at home in front of our own fans. If we play well, then hopefully we won’t have to face a nervy final matchday.”

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