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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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Here are their reactions.<\/p>\n","xdm:linkURL":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/28/Reactions-It-was-an-all-in-game-for-us.html","@type":"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable","dc:title":"Reactions: \u201cIt was an all-in game for us\u201d","repo:modifyDate":"2026-02-28T20:30:00Z"}},"displayTag":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"displayTag","title":"Display Department","multiValue":true,"value":[""],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/28/Reactions-It-was-an-all-in-game-for-us.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-reaktionen/38M-Schlotterbeck.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"28.02.26 20:30 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"Sporting director Sebastian Kehl, head coach Niko Kovac and players Nico Schlotterbeck, Daniel Svensson, Gregor Kobel and Felix Nmecha spoke about the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/2/28/BVB-kaempft-FCB-jubelt-unglueckliches-23-im-Spitzenspiel.html\">match against Bayern Munich<\/a>. Here are their reactions.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Sporting director Sebastian Kehl, head coach Niko Kovac and players Nico Schlotterbeck, Daniel Svensson, Gregor Kobel and Felix Nmecha spoke about the match against Bayern Munich. Here are their reactions.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cIt was a top game for everyone involved. Both teams contributed to that. I think it\u2019s great how the team reacted after Wednesday\u2019s game. It shows that we\u2019ve processed it well. In the end, this game probably didn\u2019t deserve a winner. It\u2019s a shame we didn\u2019t get a point here because we put in a really good performance overall.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cIt was an all-in game for us. You can\u2019t accuse us of not doing enough. We tried everything, but unfortunately we didn\u2019t manage to get it done. In the end, Bayern scored one more goal. It was very, very slight contact (for the penalty, ed.). Of course, we would have liked to have had a penalty too. It\u2019s just annoying to lose here. It looks like we\u2019ve lost our captain as well. It just didn\u2019t work out today.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM9N20bD_jg\">Niko Kovac press conference<\/a><\/p>\nDaniel Svensson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cIt was a close game, an exciting game. It\u2019s disappointing to lose. Small differences decided the game. Of course, they scored one more goal than us, but overall I think the game was evenly matched, it was exciting. I got a good ball from Sabi and then just tried to strike it in (about his goal to make it 2-2, ed.). It was a good goal. But ultimately, the only thing that counts is that we get points for the team, and today we didn\u2019t get any.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-reaktionen/38-Svensson.jpg\" data-assetref=\"38-Svensson-1772312079704\"><\/p>\nGregor Kobel<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cIt was the little things that made the difference. In the end, we were centimetres away (from the penalty with Harry Kane, ed.). Today, they (Bayern) showed extreme quality in front of goal. We put up a great fight. We gave everything. We tried to get the fans behind us, to be physical, to make it difficult for them. We managed to do that for a long time, but in the end they are just very, very good in front of goal \u2013 that\u2019s frustrating and incredibly painful.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-reaktionen/38-Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"38-Kobel-1772312069824\"><\/p>\nFelix Nmecha <\/b>(in the mixed zone): \u201cWhen you play in a stadium like this with fans like this, it helps a lot. It gives you a lot of energy and a boost. We tried to use that, but it wasn\u2019t enough. I think they (Bayern, ed.) controlled the game, to be honest. Of course, we gave everything. We fought. We saw that passion and fighting spirit were definitely there. And yes, when you\u2019re 1-0 up, you try everything to defend your lead. But we also saw that quality in all the lads who scored (referring to the three goals conceded, ed.).\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cIt was a top game for everyone involved. Both teams contributed to that. I think it\u2019s great how the team reacted after Wednesday\u2019s game. It shows that we\u2019ve processed it well. In the end, this game probably didn\u2019t deserve a winner. It\u2019s a shame we didn\u2019t get a point here because we put in a really good performance overall.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cIt was an all-in game for us. You can\u2019t accuse us of not doing enough. We tried everything, but unfortunately we didn\u2019t manage to get it done. In the end, Bayern scored one more goal. It was very, very slight contact (for the penalty, ed.). Of course, we would have liked to have had a penalty too. It\u2019s just annoying to lose here. It looks like we\u2019ve lost our captain as well. It just didn\u2019t work out today.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM9N20bD_jg\">Niko Kovac press conference<\/a><\/p>\nDaniel Svensson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cIt was a close game, an exciting game. It\u2019s disappointing to lose. Small differences decided the game. Of course, they scored one more goal than us, but overall I think the game was evenly matched, it was exciting. I got a good ball from Sabi and then just tried to strike it in (about his goal to make it 2-2, ed.). It was a good goal. But ultimately, the only thing that counts is that we get points for the team, and today we didn\u2019t get any.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-reaktionen/38-Svensson.jpg\" data-assetref=\"38-Svensson-1772312079704\"><\/p>\nGregor Kobel<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cIt was the little things that made the difference. In the end, we were centimetres away (from the penalty with Harry Kane, ed.). Today, they (Bayern) showed extreme quality in front of goal. We put up a great fight. We gave everything. We tried to get the fans behind us, to be physical, to make it difficult for them. We managed to do that for a long time, but in the end they are just very, very good in front of goal \u2013 that\u2019s frustrating and incredibly painful.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-reaktionen/38-Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"38-Kobel-1772312069824\"><\/p>\nFelix Nmecha <\/b>(in the mixed zone): \u201cWhen you play in a stadium like this with fans like this, it helps a lot. It gives you a lot of energy and a boost. We tried to use that, but it wasn\u2019t enough. I think they (Bayern, ed.) controlled the game, to be honest. Of course, we gave everything. We fought. We saw that passion and fighting spirit were definitely there. And yes, when you\u2019re 1-0 up, you try everything to defend your lead. 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In addition to top scorer Ryerson (11 assists), who was suspended after receiving one too many yellow cards, Carney Chukwuemeka (muscle problems), Niklas Süle and Filippo Mane were also missing.<\/p>\nThe match \n<\/b>The Black & Yellows got off to a nervy start and spent the first 10 to 15 minutes on the back foot against dominant visitors who were practically playing in a 2-4-4 formation with extremely high full-backs. Even after the initial flurry, BVB were largely forced to defend. Frustratingly, any hard-won possession was quickly squandered by simple mistakes. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe shot count was 0-5 after 25 minutes \u2013 then Borussia took the lead with their first shot on goal! And as so often \u2013 in the eighth game in a row \u2013 a set piece helped: Nico Schlotterbeck headed Daniel Svensson's free kick into the net (26). Captain Emre Can had to receive lengthy treatment after a push from Konrad Laimer (40), but was able to continue until shortly before the half-time whistle. Ramy Bensebaini was already ready to come on as a substitute at the interval, but ended up coming on before the break and played on the right of the back three for the first time.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Schlotterbeck-1772303170180\"><\/p>\nThe second half was a thrilling affair. Felix Nmecha played in Svensson (50) and Maximilian Beier (53) with some fine passes, but neither of them could capitalise on the opportunities. Instead of Dortmund scoring a second, Harry Kane made it 1-1: Joshua Kimmich intercepted a short clearance, chipped the ball to Serge Gnabry on the left side of the box, who squared it to the Munich striker with his head, who then only had to tap it in (54).<\/p>\nThe visitors from Munich continued to have more possession, but the Black & Yellows kept pushing forward, creating further good chances for Maximilian Beier (56) and Yan Couto (65). The ratio of shots was 4-4 in the second half at that point. Then Michael Olise sent Josip Stanisic into the penalty area on the right, who cut inside Schlotterbeck and took advantage of his outstretched leg to sell the \u2018contact\u2019 and go to ground. Penalty, Kane against Gregor Kobel, who got a hand to it but couldn't prevent the ball from going in (70).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Sabitzer.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Sabitzer-1772307248416\"><\/p>\nNiko Kovac responded with a triple substitution: Samuele Inacio made his Bundesliga debut, while Brandt and Bellingham came on for Beier, Nmecha and Adeyemi (75). And BVB fought back. Couto pushed forward, Sabitzer crossed, Guirassy couldn't get to the ball in the centre, but Svensson did, scoring a spectacular goal to make it 2-2 (83). Shortly afterwards, Brandt teed up Guirassy, who narrowly missed the target. Instead of 3-2 for Dortmund, however, it was 3-2 for Munich. Bellingham's header from Olise's cross didn't clear far enough, and Kimmich was on hand to volley home (87).<\/p>\nOutlook \n<\/b>Next Saturday, also at 18:30 CET, Borussia Dortmund will face 1. FC Köln (live on Sky).<\/p>\n<h2>BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2\u20133 (1-0) BAYERN MUNICH<\/b><\/h2>\nBundesliga, Matchday 24 \n <\/b>Saturday, 28 February 2026, 18:30 CET \n \n BVB: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Can (45+5, Bensebaini), Anton, Schlotterbeck \u2013 Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha (75, Bellingham), Svensson \u2013 Beier (75, Inacio), Adeyemi (75, Brandt) \u2013 Silva (67, Guirassy) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Meyer, Özcan, Kabar, Reggiani<\/p>\nBayern Munich:<\/b> Urbig \u2013 Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer (90, Bischof) \u2013 Kimmich (90+2 Goretzka), Pavlovic \u2013 Olise (90+2 Olise), Gnabry (61, Musiala), Diaz \u2013 Kane \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Bärtl, Ulreich; Guerreiro, Karl, Jackson<\/b><\/p>\nGoals:<\/b> 1-0 Schlotterbeck (26, free-kick, Svensson), 1-1 Kane (54, Gnabry), 1-2 Kane (70, penalty, Schlotterbeck foul on Stanisic), 2-2 Svensson (83, Sabitzer), 2-3 Kimmich (87) \nBookings:<\/b> Schlotterbeck \nReferee:<\/b> Jablonski (Bremen) \nAttendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out) at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Grafik-1772303186652\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Personnel matters  \n<\/b>There were five changes to the BVB line-up compared to the match against Atalanta during the week: Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Karim Adeyemi and Fabio Silva started in place of Ramy Bensebaini, Julian Ryerson, Jobe Bellingham, Julian Brandt and Serhou Guirassy. In addition to top scorer Ryerson (11 assists), who was suspended after receiving one too many yellow cards, Carney Chukwuemeka (muscle problems), Niklas Süle and Filippo Mane were also missing.<\/p>\nThe match \n<\/b>The Black & Yellows got off to a nervy start and spent the first 10 to 15 minutes on the back foot against dominant visitors who were practically playing in a 2-4-4 formation with extremely high full-backs. Even after the initial flurry, BVB were largely forced to defend. Frustratingly, any hard-won possession was quickly squandered by simple mistakes. \n<\/b><\/p>\nThe shot count was 0-5 after 25 minutes \u2013 then Borussia took the lead with their first shot on goal! And as so often \u2013 in the eighth game in a row \u2013 a set piece helped: Nico Schlotterbeck headed Daniel Svensson's free kick into the net (26). Captain Emre Can had to receive lengthy treatment after a push from Konrad Laimer (40), but was able to continue until shortly before the half-time whistle. Ramy Bensebaini was already ready to come on as a substitute at the interval, but ended up coming on before the break and played on the right of the back three for the first time.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Schlotterbeck-1772303170180\"><\/p>\nThe second half was a thrilling affair. Felix Nmecha played in Svensson (50) and Maximilian Beier (53) with some fine passes, but neither of them could capitalise on the opportunities. Instead of Dortmund scoring a second, Harry Kane made it 1-1: Joshua Kimmich intercepted a short clearance, chipped the ball to Serge Gnabry on the left side of the box, who squared it to the Munich striker with his head, who then only had to tap it in (54).<\/p>\nThe visitors from Munich continued to have more possession, but the Black & Yellows kept pushing forward, creating further good chances for Maximilian Beier (56) and Yan Couto (65). The ratio of shots was 4-4 in the second half at that point. Then Michael Olise sent Josip Stanisic into the penalty area on the right, who cut inside Schlotterbeck and took advantage of his outstretched leg to sell the \u2018contact\u2019 and go to ground. Penalty, Kane against Gregor Kobel, who got a hand to it but couldn't prevent the ball from going in (70).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Sabitzer.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Sabitzer-1772307248416\"><\/p>\nNiko Kovac responded with a triple substitution: Samuele Inacio made his Bundesliga debut, while Brandt and Bellingham came on for Beier, Nmecha and Adeyemi (75). And BVB fought back. Couto pushed forward, Sabitzer crossed, Guirassy couldn't get to the ball in the centre, but Svensson did, scoring a spectacular goal to make it 2-2 (83). Shortly afterwards, Brandt teed up Guirassy, who narrowly missed the target. Instead of 3-2 for Dortmund, however, it was 3-2 for Munich. Bellingham's header from Olise's cross didn't clear far enough, and Kimmich was on hand to volley home (87).<\/p>\nOutlook \n<\/b>Next Saturday, also at 18:30 CET, Borussia Dortmund will face 1. FC Köln (live on Sky).<\/p>\n<h2>BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2\u20133 (1-0) BAYERN MUNICH<\/b><\/h2>\nBundesliga, Matchday 24 \n <\/b>Saturday, 28 February 2026, 18:30 CET \n \n BVB: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Can (45+5, Bensebaini), Anton, Schlotterbeck \u2013 Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha (75, Bellingham), Svensson \u2013 Beier (75, Inacio), Adeyemi (75, Brandt) \u2013 Silva (67, Guirassy) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Meyer, Özcan, Kabar, Reggiani<\/p>\nBayern Munich:<\/b> Urbig \u2013 Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer (90, Bischof) \u2013 Kimmich (90+2 Goretzka), Pavlovic \u2013 Olise (90+2 Olise), Gnabry (61, Musiala), Diaz \u2013 Kane \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Bärtl, Ulreich; Guerreiro, Karl, Jackson<\/b><\/p>\nGoals:<\/b> 1-0 Schlotterbeck (26, free-kick, Svensson), 1-1 Kane (54, Gnabry), 1-2 Kane (70, penalty, Schlotterbeck foul on Stanisic), 2-2 Svensson (83, Sabitzer), 2-3 Kimmich (87) \nBookings:<\/b> Schlotterbeck \nReferee:<\/b> Jablonski (Bremen) \nAttendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out) at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/28/bl-spielbericht/39-Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"39-Grafik-1772303186652\"><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4313265134","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB fight to the end, but Bayern celebrate 3-2 win in headline match","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569254_24_borussiadortmund-bayernmuenchen<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569254_24_borussiadortmund-bayernmuenchen","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-991990726","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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