Does BVB have to pay dearly for this 3-2 win in Hoffenheim?
Sunday at 12:22 p.m. at the Dortmund training ground: The injured Erling Haaland (21) is picked up by family friend Ivar Eggja in a black Mercedes G-Class. The most valuable player in the Bundesliga (market value 150 million) is anything but smooth.
A nuclear spin on Monday should bring final clarity as to how badly Haaland injured his groin in Hoffenheim.
Sports director Michael Zorc (59): “Now we have to wait for the investigation.”
But: There are more and more indications that Haaland has torn a fiber and is threatened with a longer break.
It is his eighth injury at BVB since May 2020. He missed 22 games.
Why is Haaland caught again and again?
A thesis that is being discussed: The Norwegian force of nature with its 1.94 meters and almost 90 kilograms is more prone to injury than smaller and lighter players.
sports scientist dr. Ingo Froboese (64) disagrees: “Haaland is not only an athletic guy, he also has extremely strong muscles. This also offers important protection against joint injuries. That’s why I don’t see Haaland being prone to injury and I’m not worried about him either.”
A loss would be dramatic for Dortmund. With Haaland, BVB scored an average of 2.21 Bundesliga points this season, without Haaland only 2.00 points. Extrapolated over a whole season, that’s a seven-point difference.
BVB still hopes that the Norwegian will make it to the blast against Leverkusen in 14 days.
