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·31 August 2025

Confirmed lineups: Borussia Dortmund vs. Union Berlin

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With around an hour to go before kickoff, the confirmed Borussia Dortmund vs 1.FC Union Berlin lineups have been announced and you can find the official starting XIs below.

BVB coach Niko Kovač has made 3 wholesale changes from their draw to St.Pauli last weekend with Chelsea loanee Anselmino in for his debut replacing the suspended Filippo Mané.


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Meanwhile, there's a change in both midfield and the forward line as Pascal Groß is replaced by Julian Brandt who shifts into the No.10 role, whole Maximilian Beier takes over from Karim Adeyemi.

As for Union, head coach Steffen Baumgart has named an unchanged side from the eleven who defeated VfB Stuttgart on the opening round of the new Bundesliga season last Saturday.

Confirmed Borussia Dortmund vs 1.FC Union Berlin lineups:

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-1-2): Kobel - Anselmino, Anton, Bensebaini - Couto, Bellingham, Sabitzer, Svensson - Brandt - Guirassy, Beier

Union Berlin (3-5-2): Ronnøw - Doekhi, Querfeld, Rothe - Trimmel, Haberer, Khedira, Schäfer, Skov - Ansah, Ilic

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