Borussia Dortmund announce squads for Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski farewell match
By Tushar Bahl
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the final squads for the upcoming farewell match for Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski, with the likes of Jürgen Klopp and Nuri Sahin among those who will be involved.
The farewell match to celebrate the careers of Borussia Dortmund legends Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski is set to take place at the Westfalenstadion this weekend. Both Piszczek and Blaszczykowski will be leading their teams in a match that will feature several BVB greats. The final squads have now been announced by the club.
Jakub Blaszczykowski's team will be coached by legendary Borussia Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp, who guided the club to two Bundesliga titles and the UEFA Champions League final. Also in the team will be the likes of Mats Hummels, Neven Subotic, Dede, and Kevin Großkreutz. Leading the attack alongside Blaszczykowski will be the likes of Lucas Barrios, Mohamed Zidan, and Ebi Smolarek.
Lukasz Piszczek's team will not have any shortage of big names either, with Marcel Schmelzer and Nuri Sahin among those set to compete. Former Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who now plays for Inter Milan will also return to the Westfalenstadion to take part in the farewell match.
Joining Mkhitaryan in attack will be Adrian Ramos and Julian Schieber. Current Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt will also take part. The team will be coached by Klopp's long-time assistant coach Peter Krawietz.
Piszczek played a total of 382 games for Borussia Dortmund, and helped the club win two Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokal titles. He is now an assistant coach for the BVB first-team. Blaszczykowski was also part of the BVB team that won back-to-back Bundesliga titles, and made a total of 253 appearances for the club.
Final squads for Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski farewell match
Team Jakub Blaszczykowski: Roman Weidenfeller, Mats Hummels, Julian Koch, Dede, Neven Subotic, Felipe Santana, Marcin Wasilewski, Patrick Owomoyela, Moritz Leitner, Antonio da Silva, Giovanni Federico, Kevin Großkreutz, Kamil Grosicki, Mohamed Zidan, Lucas Barrios, Mladen Petric, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Nelson Valdez, Ebi Smolarek. Head coach: Jürgen Klopp
Team Lukasz Piszczek: Marwin Hitz, Jaroslav Drobny, Lukasz Piszczek, Joo-Hoo Park, Marcel Schmelzer, Ömer Toprak, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Erik Durm, Nuri Sahin, Julian Brandt, Oliver Kirch, Florian Kringe, Gonzalo Castro, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jacek Krzynowek, Artur Wichniarek, Adrian Ramos, Julian Schieber. Head coach: Peter Krawietz