Lucien Favres meets at BVB against Union – is Mario Götze in power? – Cup

Several question marks at BVB

Who defends left? Who storm? Lucien Favre is due to answer staff questions before the Borussia Dortmund Cup match with Union Berlin. He already knows the opposing coach.

Finally, he presented himself as the "false nine": Mario Götze.

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As tedious as the approach of the coach from Dortmund, appeared because of a blockage of the Federal Highway 1 with 25 minutes late for the match press conference, the match of second round of the Cup against the Berlin Union should not go as far as possible. Lucien Favre has not yet held various positions in his starting lineup. He must think about defense and the attack.

The failure of Lukasz Piszczek (start) forced Favre to take action in the draw of BVB. If Achraf Hakimi then moves from the left side to the right side, the coach has two options: Abdou Diallo, who has been used three times (against Leverkusen, Monaco and Friborg) with a fairly manageable success – and Raphael Guerreiro, Favre has been more offensive. Who receives the contract? "We'll see," says the 60-year-old.

Is Paco Alcacer back? It probably depends on Götze

Even in attack, Favre can not look in the cards. The goal machine Paco Alcacer, who paused twice because of a tired thigh, is back to training. A decision as to whether the Spaniard will return to the stadium lawn Wednesday (6:30 pm, LIVE! At kicker.de) is still pending. It probably also depends on the speed with which Mario Götze returned to power. Götze, who recommended himself as "false nine" against Atletico Madrid and Hertha BSC, weakens a bit because of a cold.

The extremely tedious appearance of the first round in Fürth, where Marco Reus and Axel Witsel kept Borussia alive as part of a 2-1 overtime win, sharpened Dortmund's senses before a second best comparison. Union Berlin, undefeated this season, describes Favre as a "very compact" and "very well organized" opponent. He says: "This Union is in third place, it's not a surprise." With the Berlin coach, Urs Fischer Favre meets again Wednesday evening an old acquaintance. While Favre coached FC Zurich (2003-2007), Fischer was one after the other coaching U14, U16 and U21 junior teams.

Fans should arrive at the stadium as soon as possible

For the third home match in eight days, Dortmund is expecting more than 70,000 spectators. Given Saturday's riots against Hertha BSC, it takes a lot of scrutiny. "If you can arrive early in the stadium, do it," says BVB media director Sascha Fligge, "so that the pressure on the targets is not too great and we can manage the control with complete peace of mind. "

Thomas Hennecke