The Bundesliga title race may well come down to Saturday’s massive game between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
But unfortunately for Gio Reyna, he won’t be able to play a part.
At his pre-match press conference on Friday, Dortmund manager Edin Terzić confirmed the American was sick and would miss Der Klassiker at Allianz Arena.
“Unfortunately, Gio Reyna and Thomas Meunier will be out. Gio has a cold and has been lying flat since yesterday. Thomas Meunier complains of back problems and had to stop training yesterday,” Terzić said.
There was some positive injury news for Dortmund as well, with Terzić confirming Gregor Kobel and Julian Brandt will be fit for the game, while Karim Adeyemi and Youssoufa Moukoko will be game-time decisions.
The already-huge game became even more intriguing when Bayern surprisingly sacked Julian Nagelsmann over the international break and replaced him with ex-Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel.
Terzić admitted the move left him and his staff scrambling somewhat, saying that it “obviously changed our preparation a little bit” for the game.
“We don’t know how much Thomas Tuchel will continue on with what Julian Nagelsmann did in the last few weeks, or whether he brings in completely new ideas,” Terzić added.
“But what hasn’t changed is that they still have a top manager on the bench and a top team on the field.”
Dortmund enters the match in first place, just one point ahead of Bayern in second.
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