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Dortmund (AP) - For Borussia Dortmund's coach Edin Terzic, the game at VfL Wolfsburg in the fight for entry into the Champions League is almost a final.
"With regard to Wolfsburg, it is definitely a final," said Terzic before the Bundesliga match on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / Sky).
“If Wolfsburg pulls eight points away after the game, they're only three games away.
But maybe fourth place would still be possible, depending on how Frankfurt plays in Leverkusen. "
The Dortmunders want to finish fourth and thus reach the Champions League. Fifth, they are currently five points behind third Wolfsburg and four behind fourth Frankfurt, who will play at Seventh Leverkusen on Saturday. «We were already eleven points behind Wolfsburg. But we always exemplified optimism because we are still playing against them, "said the coach:" We managed to break that down to five points. After the final whistle, there should only be two. The chance of this is very good. "
And that, although defense chief Mats Hummels is missing a yellow card.
"Mats is playing an outstanding season and is leading in many statistics in this position," said Terzic, who is also considering a tactical change to the back three because of the failure: "But I've also read a statistic that we won six out of seven games without Mats and have drawn once. "
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The return of Jadon Sancho gives rise to hope.
The England international made a half-hour comeback in the 2-0 win against Union Berlin during the week after almost two months of injury.
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