DORTMUND, Germany – Borussia Dortmund‘s U23 team dey on top serious relegation challenge as dem dey prepare for dem last match of the 3. Liga on Saturday.
Coach Mike Tullberg, wey just take over from the U19 squad, need to change di situation fast as di team need win against 1. FC Saarbrücken to escape dem bad relegation fate. Dem dey currently sit for 17th place, wey be one of di relegation spots, and dem need help from other clubs to survive.
After last week’s loss, Borussia Dortmund U23 now dey three points behind VfB II and Waldhof Mannheim. To make matta worse, dem need to not just win, but also to make sure dem score more goals than dem opponents on Saturday. “E go hard, but we must try our best,” Tullberg talk after di loss.
Di opponent, Saarbrücken, dey fight for di third position as dem wan secure dem chance for promotion playoff to di 2. Bundesliga. This make di situation more tough for Dortmund, wey go need help from teams like Rot-Weiss Essen wey go face Stuttgart, and Waldhof Mannheim wey go play against Arminia Bielefeld.
Di pressure dey high, and if relegation happen, some of di promising players like Kjell Wätjen, Almugera Kabar, and Filippo Mané fit consider leaving di club. “E go important make our second team dey in di 3. Liga. Di 3. Liga get more meaning than di 4. Liga,” Tullberg emphasize.
As di match dey draw near, Tullberg talk say he still dey committed to Borussia Dortmund, no matter di outcome of di game. “I be Borusse through and through. Regardless of our league status, we go still build our team with young players,” he say.
In another news, Eintracht Frankfurt dey face serious pressure against SC Freiburg as dem season dey on di line. If dem lose, dem fit fall to fifth place wey go get serious consequences. Trainer Dino Toppmöller and di team get big task on dem hands as dem still dey fight for Champions League spot, something wey dem don dey pursue since di begining of di season.
Eintracht still dey sabi say dem need only one point for dem final match against Freiburg. Dis no be unrealistic scenario, as dem fit secure European football for next season if dem manage to hold dem ground.
Di tension for Frankfurt dey rise as dem wan avoid any form of embarrassment after so many months in di top of di league. Players like Hugo Ekitiké and Hugo Larsson dey play important roles, and their future dey uncertain if dem no make di Champions League.
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