Post-Match Report

300 kilometres and one goal

Borussia Dortmund lost 1-0 away to VfL Wolfsburg after 131 minutes of play. A late goal from Jonas Wind three minutes from the end of extra-time saw the Black & Yellows bow out of the DFB-Pokal. Both teams covered over 150 kilometres in an intense game. The match facts.

Active: The Black & Yellows dominated the game, had 56% of possession and also won the majority of challenges (also 56%).

Available: Emre Can had 128 touches of the ball and won 79% of his duels, more than any other BVB player.

Tempo: Substitute Cole Campbell broke the 35 km/h barrier. Wolfsburg's Amoura was the second-fastest player (34.8 km/h).

Early exit: In the previous 13 seasons, BVB have always reached at least the Round of 16 in the DFB-Pokal. This was the first time in 14 years that they have been knocked out in the second round.

Agile: Pascal Gross also did well in the right-back position, making an impact in attack and keeping his side in check when moving back. No other player on the pitch covered more ground than him: 16.2 kilometres.

Summary: A late goal just before the end of extra time prevented Borussia Dortmund from advancing to the last 16. In a largely even game, Dortmund, weakened by injuries, lacked the final punch despite having 18 shots on goal to their opponents' 15. The hosts in Lower Saxony benefited from fresh legs in the closing stages. (br)

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The 22-year-old has one thing in common with BVB legend Dede: he plays in the full-back position.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"We're in the third international break of the season - you're currently focusing on your comeback at BVB.<\/b> You made your debut for the Brazilian national team almost exactly a year ago, in the 1-1 draw against Venezuela in Cuiabá.<\/b> What was your experience of the game?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nEven a year later, I can hardly put that feeling into words. It was an incredible moment in my life. I thanked God and my family and everyone who accompanied me on the way there. Danilo got injured just before the end of the first half and I barely had time to stretch and warm up a bit. But in those few seconds, I thought about everything I had done to make this dream come true. And of course I was a bit nervous. Me in the Seleçao! Together with players like Neymar and Vinicius Junior. What a great day for me and my family! \n<\/p>\nWas that even more moving than winning the U17 World Cup at home in Brazil five years ago?<\/b> Back then, you set up the goal in stoppage time to win the final 2-1 against Mexico.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nIt's difficult to compare the two. Of course, it was also a very emotional occasion, because when do you ever become world champion, and then in front of your compatriots? But it was the U17s, not the big Seleçao that every boy in Brazil dreams of.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto2.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto2-1731409629639\"><\/p>\nPelé, Garrincha, Zico, Ronaldo - there are all kinds of legends in Brazil that young players are only too keen to emulate.<\/b> Who is your idol?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nCristiano Ronaldo! Yes, not a Brazilian, but a Portuguese. That may be unusual, but Cristiano is also an unusual footballer. Look at how he moves on and off the pitch, how he organises his whole life around giving everything for the sport. How hard he works for it, even now at the age of 39. But I also admire Neymar, a great player and person, he helped me a lot when I made my debut for the national team. I enjoyed playing with him. You can tell how important he is by how much the Seleçao have missed him recently because of that serious knee injury. Neymar and Cristiano are the two footballers who inspire me the most. \n<\/p>\nEven if they play in a different position to you?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nYes, but at the end of the day we all play football and they do things on the pitch that nobody else can do. That's what counts. \n<\/p>\nWhat type of footballer are you?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI'm a right winger who tries to interpret the game in a modern way, i.e. to do the defensive work at the back without making mistakes and to bring in creative elements up front. My speed and technique help me to do this. I'll do everything I can to experience great times with the Borussia fans in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. \n<\/p>\nYou signed a contract with Manchester City at the age of 18 and have been loaned out to other clubs ever since, to Girona, Braga and then Girona again.<\/b> Spain and Portugal are also a long way from Brazil, but the temperature and language are very similar.<\/b> And Germany?<\/b> It must be a completely different world for you...<\/b> \n<\/p>\nThat's true. Portugal was very close to my home country, there are a lot of Brazilians playing in the league there, and in Spain too. Germany is a completely new experience, a different culture and language, and it's supposed to get a bit colder in winter. But my world is football, and it's played according to the same rules in Germany as in Brazil, Spain or Portugal. Of course, I still have to get used to certain things here and there, but that will come.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto1.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto1-1731409652643\"><\/p>\nBefore you signed for Manchester, Pep Guardiola said you had to learn to speak English better than Gabriel Jesus.<\/b> In Girona, you delighted the fans by learning a bit of Catalan.<\/b> And now?<\/b> How are your German skills?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nHa, good point! I'm still struggling a bit with the German language. Nobody in the team speaks Portuguese apart from me, but in the dressing room we communicate in English, which works very well. And German? Hmm. I don't know much more than \u2018thank you\u2019 and \u2018good morning\u2019 yet. I have to and will work on that. \n<\/p>\nWhat did you already know about the Bundesliga before the season?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nAt home, we tended to pay attention to the Premier League or the Spanish league. I know the German clubs from the Champions League, especially Bayern and Dortmund. Big clubs that everyone in Brazil knows, of course. That's why I was so pleased to receive the offer from Borussia. As far as the other teams in the league are concerned, it's still new territory for me, a great adventure. \n<\/p>\nWhich Dortmund players did you already know during your time in Spain?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nPretty much all of them! Borussia is a big club and didn't reach the final of the Champions League last season by chance. Marcel Sabitzer, Niki Süle, Greg Kobel, Julian Brandt and Waldemar Anton. And of course Gio Reyna, he played with the USA at the Copa America in the summer. I could list the whole team now, but you know them well enough yourself. They are all excellent footballers and I enjoy being with them every day. \n<\/p>\nThere is a very special relationship between Dortmund and your home country.<\/b> No other nation has produced as many players as Brazil.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI'm aware of that, and of course I know a few names from the past. Tinga, Evanilson or Marcio Amoroso. And of course Dedé and Felipe Santana, I had a churrasco, a Brazilian barbecue, with both of them in the summer. I know about the special history here and will do everything I can to help write a new, successful chapter.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto3.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto3-1731409641799\"><\/p>\nWhen Dedé wanted to drive to training one morning during his first German winter, the windscreen of his car was frozen.<\/b> So he left the car because he thought the windscreen was broken...<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI've never experienced a German winter, but I spent three years in northern Spain. It's only 50 kilometres from Girona to the Pyrenees, and of course it snows there too. But I am aware of the fact that the winter in Dortmund will be a little different to what I have been used to so far. I see it as a challenge! And as we all know, you grow with challenges. \n<\/p>\nThere was a time when German footballers also left their mark in Brazil.<\/b> Do you know who Fritz Essenfelder was?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI have no idea! \n<\/p>\nA German-Argentine who came to Brazil from Buenos Aires in 1909, he brought the first football to Curitiba and founded Coritiba FC there.<\/b> His picture still hangs in the club museum today.<\/b> Your home club is a German invention, so to speak!<\/b> \n<\/p>\nOh, really? I know that there are many people with German roots in and around Curitiba, but I've never heard that my club was founded by Germans. I probably had to come to Dortmund for that. \n<\/p>\nYou played an incredible season with Girona last year.<\/b> As a team of no names, you led the league for a long time and ended up qualifying for the Champions League in a commanding third place.<\/b> How difficult was it for you to leave this club?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nIt was a very emotional farewell. Girona is not just any club for me. I spent three very formative years there, but everything comes to an end. That's football. \n<\/p>\nAt Girona, you not only caused a stir with your dribbling on the right wing, but also with your hair.<\/b> It was dyed pink.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nThat was one of my ideas at the start of last season because I wanted to send out a personal signal. It was supposed to be a very special season for me, and that's exactly what it turned out to be. What's more, pink is my sister's favourite colour. I think this look was perfect for Spain and Girona, but now I'm in Dortmund. Look at my hair: It's black again, like coal, so it's perfect for BVB, isn't it?<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto4.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto4-1731409620636\"><\/p>\nYan Couto's career: one of the top 60 at 17  \n<\/i><\/p>\nAt the age of ten, Yan Couto, born on 3 June 2002, became a member of the youth team in his hometown of Curitiba.<\/i> In 2019, he won the World Cup title with the Brazilian U17 team.<\/i> The Guardian newspaper included him in a list of the 60 greatest talents in the world of football.<\/i> A year later, he moved to Manchester City and was loaned out to FC Girona, for whom he played a total of 95 games (five goals, 17 assists).<\/i> In the meantime, in the 2021/22 season, he played for SC Braga (42 appearances, one goal, four assists).<\/i> On 13 October 2023, the 1.68-metre-tall full-back made his debut for the Brazilian senior national team, for which he has made four appearances to date.<\/i><\/p>\nInterview: Sven Goldmann<\/i><\/p>\nPhotos: Alexandre Simoes<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"We're in the third international break of the season - you're currently focusing on your comeback at BVB.<\/b> You made your debut for the Brazilian national team almost exactly a year ago, in the 1-1 draw against Venezuela in Cuiabá.<\/b> What was your experience of the game?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nEven a year later, I can hardly put that feeling into words. It was an incredible moment in my life. I thanked God and my family and everyone who accompanied me on the way there. Danilo got injured just before the end of the first half and I barely had time to stretch and warm up a bit. But in those few seconds, I thought about everything I had done to make this dream come true. And of course I was a bit nervous. Me in the Seleçao! Together with players like Neymar and Vinicius Junior. What a great day for me and my family! \n<\/p>\nWas that even more moving than winning the U17 World Cup at home in Brazil five years ago?<\/b> Back then, you set up the goal in stoppage time to win the final 2-1 against Mexico.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nIt's difficult to compare the two. Of course, it was also a very emotional occasion, because when do you ever become world champion, and then in front of your compatriots? But it was the U17s, not the big Seleçao that every boy in Brazil dreams of.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto2.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto2-1731409629639\"><\/p>\nPelé, Garrincha, Zico, Ronaldo - there are all kinds of legends in Brazil that young players are only too keen to emulate.<\/b> Who is your idol?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nCristiano Ronaldo! Yes, not a Brazilian, but a Portuguese. That may be unusual, but Cristiano is also an unusual footballer. Look at how he moves on and off the pitch, how he organises his whole life around giving everything for the sport. How hard he works for it, even now at the age of 39. But I also admire Neymar, a great player and person, he helped me a lot when I made my debut for the national team. I enjoyed playing with him. You can tell how important he is by how much the Seleçao have missed him recently because of that serious knee injury. Neymar and Cristiano are the two footballers who inspire me the most. \n<\/p>\nEven if they play in a different position to you?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nYes, but at the end of the day we all play football and they do things on the pitch that nobody else can do. That's what counts. \n<\/p>\nWhat type of footballer are you?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI'm a right winger who tries to interpret the game in a modern way, i.e. to do the defensive work at the back without making mistakes and to bring in creative elements up front. My speed and technique help me to do this. I'll do everything I can to experience great times with the Borussia fans in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. \n<\/p>\nYou signed a contract with Manchester City at the age of 18 and have been loaned out to other clubs ever since, to Girona, Braga and then Girona again.<\/b> Spain and Portugal are also a long way from Brazil, but the temperature and language are very similar.<\/b> And Germany?<\/b> It must be a completely different world for you...<\/b> \n<\/p>\nThat's true. Portugal was very close to my home country, there are a lot of Brazilians playing in the league there, and in Spain too. Germany is a completely new experience, a different culture and language, and it's supposed to get a bit colder in winter. But my world is football, and it's played according to the same rules in Germany as in Brazil, Spain or Portugal. Of course, I still have to get used to certain things here and there, but that will come.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto1.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto1-1731409652643\"><\/p>\nBefore you signed for Manchester, Pep Guardiola said you had to learn to speak English better than Gabriel Jesus.<\/b> In Girona, you delighted the fans by learning a bit of Catalan.<\/b> And now?<\/b> How are your German skills?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nHa, good point! I'm still struggling a bit with the German language. Nobody in the team speaks Portuguese apart from me, but in the dressing room we communicate in English, which works very well. And German? Hmm. I don't know much more than \u2018thank you\u2019 and \u2018good morning\u2019 yet. I have to and will work on that. \n<\/p>\nWhat did you already know about the Bundesliga before the season?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nAt home, we tended to pay attention to the Premier League or the Spanish league. I know the German clubs from the Champions League, especially Bayern and Dortmund. Big clubs that everyone in Brazil knows, of course. That's why I was so pleased to receive the offer from Borussia. As far as the other teams in the league are concerned, it's still new territory for me, a great adventure. \n<\/p>\nWhich Dortmund players did you already know during your time in Spain?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nPretty much all of them! Borussia is a big club and didn't reach the final of the Champions League last season by chance. Marcel Sabitzer, Niki Süle, Greg Kobel, Julian Brandt and Waldemar Anton. And of course Gio Reyna, he played with the USA at the Copa America in the summer. I could list the whole team now, but you know them well enough yourself. They are all excellent footballers and I enjoy being with them every day. \n<\/p>\nThere is a very special relationship between Dortmund and your home country.<\/b> No other nation has produced as many players as Brazil.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI'm aware of that, and of course I know a few names from the past. Tinga, Evanilson or Marcio Amoroso. And of course Dedé and Felipe Santana, I had a churrasco, a Brazilian barbecue, with both of them in the summer. I know about the special history here and will do everything I can to help write a new, successful chapter.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto3.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto3-1731409641799\"><\/p>\nWhen Dedé wanted to drive to training one morning during his first German winter, the windscreen of his car was frozen.<\/b> So he left the car because he thought the windscreen was broken...<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI've never experienced a German winter, but I spent three years in northern Spain. It's only 50 kilometres from Girona to the Pyrenees, and of course it snows there too. But I am aware of the fact that the winter in Dortmund will be a little different to what I have been used to so far. I see it as a challenge! And as we all know, you grow with challenges. \n<\/p>\nThere was a time when German footballers also left their mark in Brazil.<\/b> Do you know who Fritz Essenfelder was?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nI have no idea! \n<\/p>\nA German-Argentine who came to Brazil from Buenos Aires in 1909, he brought the first football to Curitiba and founded Coritiba FC there.<\/b> His picture still hangs in the club museum today.<\/b> Your home club is a German invention, so to speak!<\/b> \n<\/p>\nOh, really? I know that there are many people with German roots in and around Curitiba, but I've never heard that my club was founded by Germans. I probably had to come to Dortmund for that. \n<\/p>\nYou played an incredible season with Girona last year.<\/b> As a team of no names, you led the league for a long time and ended up qualifying for the Champions League in a commanding third place.<\/b> How difficult was it for you to leave this club?<\/b> \n<\/p>\nIt was a very emotional farewell. Girona is not just any club for me. I spent three very formative years there, but everything comes to an end. That's football. \n<\/p>\nAt Girona, you not only caused a stir with your dribbling on the right wing, but also with your hair.<\/b> It was dyed pink.<\/b> \n<\/p>\nThat was one of my ideas at the start of last season because I wanted to send out a personal signal. It was supposed to be a very special season for me, and that's exactly what it turned out to be. What's more, pink is my sister's favourite colour. I think this look was perfect for Spain and Girona, but now I'm in Dortmund. Look at my hair: It's black again, like coal, so it's perfect for BVB, isn't it?<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/13/couto-aus-der-borussia/Couto4.png\" data-assetref=\"Couto4-1731409620636\"><\/p>\nYan Couto's career: one of the top 60 at 17  \n<\/i><\/p>\nAt the age of ten, Yan Couto, born on 3 June 2002, became a member of the youth team in his hometown of Curitiba.<\/i> In 2019, he won the World Cup title with the Brazilian U17 team.<\/i> The Guardian newspaper included him in a list of the 60 greatest talents in the world of football.<\/i> A year later, he moved to Manchester City and was loaned out to FC Girona, for whom he played a total of 95 games (five goals, 17 assists).<\/i> In the meantime, in the 2021/22 season, he played for SC Braga (42 appearances, one goal, four assists).<\/i> On 13 October 2023, the 1.68-metre-tall full-back made his debut for the Brazilian senior national team, for which he has made four appearances to date.<\/i><\/p>\nInterview: Sven Goldmann<\/i><\/p>\nPhotos: Alexandre Simoes<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-6a9c13e012","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Yan Couto interview: \"My hair is the colour of coal, it's perfect for BVB!\" ","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-6a9c13e012\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2024/11/15/Yan-Couto-interview-My-hair-is-the-colour-of-coal-its-perfect-for-BVB.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"Couto.png","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"784898739","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Hendrik Wüst, the Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, gave the laudatory speech.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"In his speech, the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Dr. Josef Schuster, paid tribute to the fact that under Watzke's leadership, Borussia Dortmund has become an important partner of the Central Council in the prevention of anti-Semitism: "Hans-Joachim Watzke is the intellectual trailblazer of this commitment. In these times, we need people like him who stand alongside the Jewish community and tirelessly support their cause."<\/p>\nPrime Minister Hendrik Wüst said: "It is our responsibility and our duty to fight anti-Semitism with all our strength. Jewish life is part of our society. Sport, and football in particular, with its millions of fans and many thousands of active players and volunteers, can be a role model in this regard. Hans-Joachim Watzke recognised this responsibility early on and is committed to fighting anti-Semitism and exclusion \u2013 whether it is through major campaigns at the stadium or through numerous activities that take place in the background and go unnoticed by the public. For many years, Hans-Joachim Watzke has taken a credible, clear and resolute stand against hatred and hate speech, and his exemplary commitment has had an impact far beyond the football world."<\/p>\nHans-Joachim Watzke said: "The fight against anti-Semitism must be conducted by society as a whole. But football can and must take a clear stance too. It is the great responsibility of a big club to have a political \u2013 not a party political \u2013 guiding effect. To utilise its appeal, to get people on board. Even as a child and young person, I was very interested in Jewish history and I have always studied the Holocaust, the greatest crime in human history. And I witnessed how latent anti-Semitism still prevailed among some older people in the 1960s, also in terms of their language \u2013 that shook me. That gave rise to a mental attitude that such suffering must never happen to the Jewish people again. I am very honoured that our sustained work against anti-Semitism has now been recognised with the Leo Baeck Prize."<\/p>\nSince 1957, the Central Council of Jews has honoured people who have made outstanding contributions to the Jewish community with the Leo Baeck Prize, which commemorates the Rabbi Leo Baeck. The award winners include former German Presidents Richard von Weizsäcker (1994), Roman Herzog (1998) and Christian Wulff (2011), former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2007) and other public figures. \n<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"In his speech, the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Dr. Josef Schuster, paid tribute to the fact that under Watzke's leadership, Borussia Dortmund has become an important partner of the Central Council in the prevention of anti-Semitism: "Hans-Joachim Watzke is the intellectual trailblazer of this commitment. In these times, we need people like him who stand alongside the Jewish community and tirelessly support their cause."<\/p>\nPrime Minister Hendrik Wüst said: "It is our responsibility and our duty to fight anti-Semitism with all our strength. Jewish life is part of our society. Sport, and football in particular, with its millions of fans and many thousands of active players and volunteers, can be a role model in this regard. Hans-Joachim Watzke recognised this responsibility early on and is committed to fighting anti-Semitism and exclusion \u2013 whether it is through major campaigns at the stadium or through numerous activities that take place in the background and go unnoticed by the public. 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Three lads that live at the BVB youth academy and play for the youth teams. Speaking on the youth podcast "Dortmunder Jungs" (Dortmund Boys), they revealed how they tick, what drives them and what their everyday life in Dortmund is like. The trio will be appearing on the podcast from time to time throughout the season. \n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund players! Aaron Held, Marwan Omir Mirza and Till Burkhardt have made it. Three lads that live at the BVB youth academy and play for the youth teams. Speaking on the youth podcast \"Dortmunder Jungs\" (Dortmund Boys), they revealed how they tick, what drives them and what their everyday life in Dortmund is like. The trio will be appearing on the podcast from time to time throughout the season.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Two huge sofas, a projector on the ceiling. Photos of the current residents hang on the wall. A table football table and a dartboard are ready for action. It is here \u2013 in the lounge of the BVB youth academy \u2013 that Aaron, Marwan and Till have gathered for their first podcast. "They're a bit excited," said Stefanie Scheibe, the director of the youth academy. And what the boys didn't know was that club photographer Alexandre Simoes was coming along too. So it's time to sort out their hair. Then the recording can begin.<\/p>\nWhat is it like to play for Borussia Dortmund as a youth player? And to live at the youth academy too? All three are not from the Ruhr region. At some point in their young lives, they decided together with their parents and BVB that they dared to make the move! And they relocated to Dortmund. Aaron came from 1. FC Nürnberg in 2022. Nowadays, he is the goalkeeper in the U19 team. Marwan was born in the Bielefeld area. He has commuted to Dortmund for training since U12 level. That stopped at the start of the year: the U17 player now lives where he trains. Till moved to Dortmund from Berlin in the summer. He previously laced his boots for Hertha BSC. Now he plays for BVB's U15 team.<\/p>\nAll three are united by their desire to make it at BVB. Yet none of them can be sure that they will succeed. They are all currently fighting for game time. What's more, Aaron openly admits that last season was "not the easiest". And this season? Robin Lisewski has been given the nod in goal for the U19s. Aaron is from the so-called younger year group. That means Robin is a year further along and is now gaining valuable experience in the Youth League. "I really want to play in the Youth League next year so that I can prove myself on the biggest-possible stage in youth football," said Aaron. His goalkeeping coach Tobias Ritz has lauded him as a "team player" and outlined a long-term option to him: to put himself in position now for the coming season. But: "Nothing is given away!" Aaron knows this and even said that he "emerges from setbacks stronger". He has just overcome one such setback: After breaking his middle finger in training, he is now able to return to full training with the U19s in the coming days and offer Robin Lisewski competition.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/11/13/podcast2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"podcast2-1731501696288\"><\/p>\nMarwan gets a great write-up from his former coach Andreas Bona. When the Bielefeld native started his spell with the Borussia Dortmund U12s at the age of only 11, Bona was his coach \u2013 and remained in that role for four years. "Marwan assumed responsibility at a young age, for himself and others," acknowledged his ex-coach. In other words, there is someone at BVB who casts his eyes around the dressing room and gets involved. He has set out his big objective very clearly: "I certainly want to become a professional." He is working hard towards that. Marwan's diligence in training is confirmed by Bona too. And the 15-year-old has set himself another clear goal: After Borussia Dortmund's B-juniors became German champions last season, he wants to defend the title with his team-mates in 2025.<\/p>\nTill is the youngest in the group. Although he has only been living at the youth academy for a few months, he interacts with his flatmates like someone who has known everything and everyone for years. The settling-in process happened "very quickly", said Till, who also admitted that he still gets homesick sometimes. His parents travel from Brandenburg for every one of his matches.<\/p>\nAlthough they live under the same roof, all three are contending with something different. Till, who is 14, is experiencing the bio-banding training method. Bio-banding essentially means that players are sometimes separated from their age groups and train alongside boys who are similar to them in terms of their physical development. Marwan has already completed the group phase of the newly-created Nachwuchsliga with the U17s, in which BVB qualified for the A-Liga in second place. Aaron, on the other hand, is finishing off the group phase with the U19s. European matches in Zagreb and at home to Barcelona still await his team in 2024.<\/p>\nAt the beginning of 2025, the three will meet again in the lounge at the youth academy. A lot will have happened by then. On and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5NPUV2KWtBi3dpEG0LdjiH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can hear the whole conversation here!<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y07jhXRtLwtoNmqwOCjeC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find the highlights here!<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Two huge sofas, a projector on the ceiling. Photos of the current residents hang on the wall. A table football table and a dartboard are ready for action. It is here \u2013 in the lounge of the BVB youth academy \u2013 that Aaron, Marwan and Till have gathered for their first podcast. "They're a bit excited," said Stefanie Scheibe, the director of the youth academy. And what the boys didn't know was that club photographer Alexandre Simoes was coming along too. So it's time to sort out their hair. Then the recording can begin.<\/p>\nWhat is it like to play for Borussia Dortmund as a youth player? And to live at the youth academy too? All three are not from the Ruhr region. At some point in their young lives, they decided together with their parents and BVB that they dared to make the move! And they relocated to Dortmund. Aaron came from 1. FC Nürnberg in 2022. Nowadays, he is the goalkeeper in the U19 team. Marwan was born in the Bielefeld area. He has commuted to Dortmund for training since U12 level. That stopped at the start of the year: the U17 player now lives where he trains. Till moved to Dortmund from Berlin in the summer. He previously laced his boots for Hertha BSC. Now he plays for BVB's U15 team.<\/p>\nAll three are united by their desire to make it at BVB. Yet none of them can be sure that they will succeed. They are all currently fighting for game time. What's more, Aaron openly admits that last season was "not the easiest". And this season? Robin Lisewski has been given the nod in goal for the U19s. Aaron is from the so-called younger year group. That means Robin is a year further along and is now gaining valuable experience in the Youth League. "I really want to play in the Youth League next year so that I can prove myself on the biggest-possible stage in youth football," said Aaron. His goalkeeping coach Tobias Ritz has lauded him as a "team player" and outlined a long-term option to him: to put himself in position now for the coming season. But: "Nothing is given away!" Aaron knows this and even said that he "emerges from setbacks stronger". He has just overcome one such setback: After breaking his middle finger in training, he is now able to return to full training with the U19s in the coming days and offer Robin Lisewski competition.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/11/13/podcast2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"podcast2-1731501696288\"><\/p>\nMarwan gets a great write-up from his former coach Andreas Bona. When the Bielefeld native started his spell with the Borussia Dortmund U12s at the age of only 11, Bona was his coach \u2013 and remained in that role for four years. "Marwan assumed responsibility at a young age, for himself and others," acknowledged his ex-coach. In other words, there is someone at BVB who casts his eyes around the dressing room and gets involved. He has set out his big objective very clearly: "I certainly want to become a professional." He is working hard towards that. Marwan's diligence in training is confirmed by Bona too. And the 15-year-old has set himself another clear goal: After Borussia Dortmund's B-juniors became German champions last season, he wants to defend the title with his team-mates in 2025.<\/p>\nTill is the youngest in the group. Although he has only been living at the youth academy for a few months, he interacts with his flatmates like someone who has known everything and everyone for years. The settling-in process happened "very quickly", said Till, who also admitted that he still gets homesick sometimes. His parents travel from Brandenburg for every one of his matches.<\/p>\nAlthough they live under the same roof, all three are contending with something different. Till, who is 14, is experiencing the bio-banding training method. Bio-banding essentially means that players are sometimes separated from their age groups and train alongside boys who are similar to them in terms of their physical development. Marwan has already completed the group phase of the newly-created Nachwuchsliga with the U17s, in which BVB qualified for the A-Liga in second place. Aaron, on the other hand, is finishing off the group phase with the U19s. European matches in Zagreb and at home to Barcelona still await his team in 2024.<\/p>\nAt the beginning of 2025, the three will meet again in the lounge at the youth academy. A lot will have happened by then. 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