Erling Haaland fevered and suffered in the stands as his BVB gave Ajax a passionate fight on Wednesday night, but ultimately lost 3-1 and now has to fear for progress in the Champions League. On the sidelines of the match, his father Alf-Inge gave an update on his injury duration.
On Wednesday evening at Signal Iduna Park, the spectators’ eyes kept turning away from the pitch to the stands. Up there, above the press seats, sat the currently injured BVB striker Erling Haaland in a box – and was intensely feverish with his teammates. In the end, all the fingers crossed, head held, cheering and annoyance of the Norwegian was of no use: Ajax Amsterdam won 3:1 with three goals in the final phase and thus put Borussia in a pressure situation: BVB must not lose in the next match in Lisbon, otherwise it will be extremely tight with the targeted round of 16 entry.
Haaland will definitely not be back at the end of November when Dortmund face Sporting. A hip flexor injury is slowing down the attacker – and that won’t change anytime soon. On Wednesday evening, Haaland’s father Alf-Inge confirmed on Norwegian TV what has been circulating in Dortmund for some time, but has not yet been officially confirmed by those responsible: “It’s a bonus if he gets a few games before Christmas, but it’s quite uncertain,” the Norwegian said on TV2. “We’ll just have to see from day to day if there’s any improvement. “
Haaland’s teammate Marin Pograncic made similar comments, blabbing in a recent interview with artist SSYNIC on the Twitch platform: “So Haaland we’re going to miss for the next eight weeks now.” In the further course of the conversation, which lasted around two hours in total, the Croatian then only spoke of six weeks, but the number was in the world.
One thing is clear: BVB will not put pressure on its best and most dangerous goal scorer by far. Haaland should take his time to heal up – even if that means the break could drag on into the new year. The Dortmund team is determined to avoid Haaland starting too early and possibly suffering another injury as a result.
