Light training in the morning – BVB get accustomed to Paris

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However, several other Black and Yellows players who had also been sidelined with injuries recently were able to celebrate their return to team training\u2014at least partially\u2014this week. Among them was Ramy Bensebaini, who suffered bruised ribs about two weeks ago in the Super Cup against Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRamy trained with the team for the first time today, though the intensity wasn\u2019t particularly high. It went well so far, and we\u2019ll see how things develop tomorrow. He\u2019s already making progress, but today\u2019s session was still a long way from Bundesliga-level soccer,\u201d said Niko Kovac, emphasizing that the intensity in Thursday\u2019s early training session hadn\u2019t been too high.<\/p>\n<p>Two 17-year-old young professionals, Enzo dos Santos and Mussa Kaba, also partially returned to team training. Dos Santos, who had signed a long-term professional contract with Borussia Dortmund just a few days ago, had been struggling with knee problems in recent weeks, while Kaba had been forced to sit out for months due to muscle issues. Referring to the two, Kovac noted: \u201cBut they\u2019re not quite ready to compete for a spot on the roster yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Schlotterbeck Trains with the Ball at His Feet for the First Time<\/h2>\n<p>Ethan Nwaneri will be an immediate option for the matchday roster against TSG Hoffenheim. The 19-year-old was signed from Arsenal just on Tuesday and has already made an impression in training, as Niko Kovac confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><img data-assetref=\"nwaneri-2-1788435710624\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/03/personal-hoffenheim/nwaneri-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very happy that, after the huge disappointment surrounding Giannis Konstantelias, we were able to find a very, very good replacement on such short notice. A big compliment to our scouting department\u2014I\u2019d also like to mention Lars Ricken and Ole Book here. Ethan is a fit player who, in theory and perhaps in practice as well, could play right away. He has excellent technical skills, which we\u2019ve already seen in training. I\u2019m very satisfied,\u201d said the Black and Yellows\u2019 coach.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time this season, center back Nico Schlotterbeck also recently returned to the training field in Dortmund-Brackel with the ball at his feet . Speaking about the defender and vice-captain on Thursday, Dortmund\u2019s head coach said: \u201cHe\u2019s doing the drills on the field, but still on his own\u2014without opponents and without teammates. We\u2019ll see to what extent we can step that up over the next few days and partially integrate him. Of course, the goal is to have him back as soon as possible. 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