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Nico Schlotterbeck back training with the ball

Nico Schlotterbeck receives the ball, turns slightly and passes it in the other direction. The centre-back, who suffered a torn meniscus in April, took another step on his road to recovery: he is back on the pitch with the ball. Pictures from the training ground in Brackel, Dortmund.

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His low shot was deflected onto the crossbar by Wolfsburg defender Vavro (33). Five minutes later, the ball was in the back of net as Brandt headed Ryer's corner into the net from close range to give BVB the lead \u2013 their sixth goal from a corner this season.<\/p>\nFive minutes after the restart, Nico Schlotterbeck received his fifth yellow card of the season for handball, so he will miss the next game against Mainz (Friday, 20:30 CET). Koulierakis powerfully headed the resulting free kick into the net from close range to make it 1-1. Wolfsburg, led by Amoura, came much closer to scoring a second goal than BVB, who tried to take control of the game but were too sloppy. Wolfsburg's Majer then hit the crossbar with a header in the 80th minute.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-spielbericht/64-Wolfsburg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"64-Wolfsburg-1770477705829\"><\/p>\nIn the end, it was BVB who were celebrating as Nmecha beat two Wolfsburg players and tried to play a one-two with Fabio Silva on the edge of the box, but the ball slipped through to Guirassy, who scored from the left to put Borussia back in front (87). Arnold hit the crossbar at the start of stoppage time, but the Black & Yellows held on to their narrow lead and reduced the gap at the top of the table to just three points, at least for one day.<\/p>\nOutlook: \n<\/b>This Friday, BVB will face 1. FSV Mainz 05 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This will be followed by another two \u201cEnglish weeks\u201d. <\/p>\nVFL WOLFSBURG \u2013 BORUSSIA DORTMUND  1-2 (0-1)<\/b><\/p>\nBundesliga, Matchday 21 \n <\/b>Saturday, 7 February 2026, 15:30 CET<\/p>\nVfL Wolfsburg:<\/b> Grabara \u2013 Fischer (Bürger 17), Vavro, Koulierakis, Belocian \u2013 Eriksen, Arnold \u2013 Daghim (Svanberg 84), Shiogai (Majer 64), Paredes (Lindström 64) \u2013 Amoura (Pejcinovic 84) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Müller, Adjetey, Gerhardt, Hensel<\/b><\/p>\nBor. 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Despite their early dominance, Wolfsburg had the first big chance as Waldemar Anton lost the ball on the halfway line, but Mohammed Amoura fluffed his lines in front of Gregor Kobel (25) .<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/07/bl-spielbericht/64-Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"64-Brandt-1770477696608\"><\/p>\nAt the other end, Beier had a chance to score from just inside the box after receiving a pass from Ryer. His low shot was deflected onto the crossbar by Wolfsburg defender Vavro (33). Five minutes later, the ball was in the back of net as Brandt headed Ryer's corner into the net from close range to give BVB the lead \u2013 their sixth goal from a corner this season.<\/p>\nFive minutes after the restart, Nico Schlotterbeck received his fifth yellow card of the season for handball, so he will miss the next game against Mainz (Friday, 20:30 CET). Koulierakis powerfully headed the resulting free kick into the net from close range to make it 1-1. 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