The day after Dortmund’s defeat against Bayern, everything was talking about the referee, hardly anyone was talking about the heavily fallen Julian Brandt. But there are signs of a speedy recovery.
Brandt had to be carried off the pitch after a violent collision in the top match on Saturday evening. Shortly afterwards, BVB gave the all-clear. An update from Sebastian Kehl, Head of Licensed Player Department, followed on Sunday afternoon: “He has suffered a concussion, but otherwise everything is fine and he is already much better after a night in hospital.”
Brandt, who had previously been strong as a bear had a nasty clash with Dayot Upamecano in the 65th minute. The images visibly affected the players standing around. But Kehl’s words gave hope: “We are all very relieved, we were lucky. “
Brandt will definitely not be available for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Besiktas, which has no sporting significance. What will happen to him afterwards will be determined by stress tests in training.
