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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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