15 Borussia Dortmund players have been picked for their national sides upcoming international fixtures.
The players who made it to the senior squads for their country are:
Manuel Akanji (Switzerland)
Julian Brandt, Emre Can, Nico Schulz (Germany)
Thorgan Hazard, Axel Witsel, Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
Thomas Delaney (Denmark)
Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal)
Erling Haaland (Norway)
Jadon Sancho (England).
In addition to the above players, some younger players got picked for their sides too. They are Jude Bellingham (England U21), Youssoufa Moukoko and Luca Unbehaun (Germany U21), and finally Ansgar Knauff (Germany U19).
The following are the fixtures for the Internationals:
Germany vs Spain 03/09/20, Germany vs Switzerland 06/09/10, Switzerland vs Ukraine 03/09/20, Denmark vs Belgium 05/09/10, Belgium vs Iceland 08/09/20, Denmark vs England 08/09/20, England vs Iceland 05/09/20, Norway vs Austria 04/09/20, Norway vs Northern Ireland 07/09/20, Portugal vs Croatia 05/09/20, and Portugal vs Sweden 08/09/20.
The following are the fixtures for the international second teams:
England U21 vs Kosovo U21 (04/09/20), England U21 vs Austria U21 (08/09/20), Germany U21 vs Moldova U21 (03/09/20), Germany U21 vs Belgium U21 (08/09/20).
The Senior teams will be taking part in the UEFA Nations League, whereas the U21 teams will be taking part in UEFA U21 Euros qualifying rounds.
The positive news for Dortmund is that all players will arrive at least 3 days in advance to their first competitive game of the season.
BVB take on MSV Duisburg in the first round of the DFB-Pokal Cup on the 14th of September, 5 days before they begin their Bundesliga campaign against Borussia Monchengladbach on the 19th of September.
Let’s hope that all International players can stay away from injuries while they represent their respective countries.
