The substitutes keep delivering
Against Werder Bremen on Friday, Maximilian Beier and Marcel Sabitzer were the only two BVB field players in head coach Niko Kovac’s starting lineup who hadn’t recently been away on international ...
Maximilian Beier and Marcel Sabitzer were the only two substitutes who played for Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen on Friday. Sabitzer made his first start of the 2026-27 season. Both players had come back from international duty with injuries. Beier and Sabitzer scored the only two goals for BVB in the first half, both shots stopped by Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Karl Hein.
After halftime, Sabitzer remained a key player, taking 51 touches, covering 8.2 kilometers, and taking four shots on goal. After 71 minutes, he was replaced by Konstantinos Karetsas, who played a part in the four-goal outbreak at the end. This showed how crucial substitutes are to the team's success, especially considering BVB's schedule. They had already scored eight goals from substitutes this season.
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