Dortmund hopeful over Haaland but Morey injury overshadows DFB-Pokal triumph

Edin Terzic is hopeful Erling Haaland will not take long to recover from a thigh injury that forced him to miss Borussia Dortmund’s emphatic DFB-Pokal win over Holstein Kiel.

Striker Haaland watched on from the stands as Dortmund clinched a place in the final, triumphing 5-0 against second-tier opponents as all their goals arrived in the first half of the contest.

Giovanni Reyna was on target twice while Marco Reus, Thorgan Hazard and Jude Bellingham also scored for BVB, who will now face RB Leipzig in Berlin on May 13.

However, before having the chance to secure silverware, the focus reverts to securing a top-four finish in the Bundesliga – and Terzic is confident leading scorer Haaland will be involved in the run-in.

Dortmund have a final rehearsal against Leipzig to come next, the first of three crucial league games as they aim to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

“Erling being out had its origins in Wolfsburg last weekend, where he had a great performance,” Terzic told the media. 

“Two or three minutes before the end he conceded a hit on his thigh. He stayed in pain. In the first few days, he tried to return to training but had some little problems.

“Yesterday, he told us that he couldn’t play, that it would be too painful, so we decided to take him out for today’s game. But we are confident that it won’t take long to recover.

“Maybe he can join the team’s training midweek and fully recover for the next Bundesliga tasks and the cup final.”