BVB trains according to Corona cases under difficult conditions - corona test

Tuesday was turbulent for the BVB, after only the positive corona test of Thomas Meunier and later became known from Julian Brandt. The first public training session Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, it had to be canceled in consultation with the Dortmunder Health Office at short notice. Instead of how planned in front of audience, the BVB trained behind closed doors on a rear seat of the training ground - and under difficult conditions. On the usual opponent contact was largely renounced after corona test information.

Risk minimization has top priority

On Wednesday, the BVB continued this other other than ideal preparation for the trophy at third division SV Wehen Wiesbaden, where the Borussia will continue on Saturday (20.45, live! At corona test) as defending champion. The risk of further infections should be kept as low as possible. Although the Dortmund currently assumes that both Meunier and Brandt, both of which were still negatively tested before departure from the training camp last Saturday, have been infected at the private sector.

Both professionals are not vaccinated, as the Dortmunder Press Office announced the Ruhr news without explicitly calling the names of the players. In the squad of the BVB you are thus the absolute exceptions. According to club details, 90 percent of the players and 100 percent of the coach and caregiver rod are at least once vaccinated, most of them already twice. Nevertheless, those responsible show the players again to continue to behave carefully.

CAN is only in running training

Further certainty, whether the virus is actually circulated in the team, will bring the next test that is planned on Thursday. If all results will be negative, the BVB then remained two regular units for concrete preparation for the cup game, which will take place without Emre CAN. Due to its calf problems, the defensive player is only in running training. If further positive cases occur during testing, the situation would have to be reassessed.

According to the state of things, both Meunier, which shows slight symptoms, as well as the symptomless Brandt 14 days in quarantine. The duo would not only miss the cup game in Wiesbaden, but also the Bundesliga prelude to Frankfurt (August 14) and the Supercup game against Bayern (17 August). A shortening - for example by a "freight" - would have to be approved by the health department.

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