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Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel: DFB-Pokal semi-final Preview and Team News

By Tushar Bahl

Borussia Dortmund take on Holstein Kiel this weekend (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund take on Holstein Kiel this weekend (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Fin Bartels helped Holstein Kiel pull off a shock win against Bayern Munich earlier this season. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Fin Bartels helped Holstein Kiel pull off a shock win against Bayern Munich earlier this season. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /

Players to Watch

Erling Haaland proved to be the difference maker last weekend against Wolfsburg. He has scored one goal in three DFB-Pokal appearances this season. And he will certainly be determined to lead Borussia Dortmund to the final with a good performance on Saturday.

Jadon Sancho has been Borussia Dortmund’s best player in this season’s DFB-Pokal, scoring in each of the four rounds so far. He scored the winner in the quarter-final against Gladbach, before going off with a muscle injury that kept him out for nearly two months. On Saturday, the England international will be eyeing his first goal involvement since his return from injury.

As mentioned earlier, Janni Serra is a player the Borussia Dortmund defenders will have to be vary of. The former BVB II forward is Holstein Kiel’s joint-top goalscorer this season, with 11 goals to his name. He has netted in three of Kiel’s four Pokal games this season. He will no doubt want to make an impact against his former club.

Veteran winger Fin Bartels is another player who could pose a threat to BVB. The former Werder Bremen man has seven goals and seven assists to his name this season, and also starred in the win over Bayern Munich.

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