Borussia Dortmund have made some changes this summer transfer window, and they’ll look to get the new signings further acclimated when they host Aston Villa on Saturday.
Yan Couto, Waldemar Anton and Pascal Gross could all feature in the first team selected by Nuri Sahin.
Aston Villa at Borussia Dortmund FYIs
Kick-off time: 4PM BST, Aug 10, 2024, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Competition: Club Friendly
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And as you know, of course, Sahin himself represents another of the many big changes that we’ve seen at Dortmund this summer.
He took over the managerial reins after Edin Terzic shockingly stepped down, on the heels of the UEFA Champions League Final loss to Real Madrid.
He’ll want to go with a stronger team here, to try and make a good impression, even though this is just a friendly.
So let’s take a look at what that might look like.
Borussia Dortmund Starting XI Prediction vs Aston Villa
Gregor Kobel; Yan Couto, Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini; Pascal Gross, Marcel Sabitzer; Karim Adeyemi, Gio Reyna, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens; Sebastian Haller
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