Gonzalo Castro is the loser when BVB victory in the Europa League – THE WORLD

Dortmund player, who said not only captain Mats Hummels, came in the first 20 minutes of the Europa League play-off -Spiels at odds BK before “like a bad horror movie.” And the main role in this movie took involuntarily Gonzalo Castro.

The 28-year-old midfielder, who had been brought before the season for eleven million euros from Leverkusen, was forced to run up at right back because Lukasz Piszczek failed because of a recent hip injury. At Bayer, the 28 year-old had played for years coming back to this position. On Thursday, he saw, however, when he stood for the first time in a back four.

After less than 15 seconds, he lost the first duel of the match against Rafik Zekhini whose edge by an unmarked Jone Samuelsen in the middle – 1: 0th Even when temporary 2: 0 by Fredrik Nordkvelle native of Wuppertal did not look good: Instead of attacking, he stayed with his opponent and made the Norwegians thus paving the way to the gate freely. As it after 45 minutes 3: 1 and was the BVB still vulnerable worked for the fast attacks of the hosts, had coach Thomas Tuchel enough. Castro had to stay in the cabin.

change of heart in Gündogan

“We wanted to bring him for his fit. He has played many times at this position in Leverkusen, “said Dortmund coach at the press conference about his nomination:” I saw then that we had problems with the physique, we needed more aerial ability “. For the 1.72-meter man of 14 centimeters larger Greek Sokratis, Matthias Ginter came (1.90 meters) from the center moved to the right winger. Henceforth, the defense was much more compact; . not least because in the home team with every minute dwindled the forces

The substitution should not be construed as a criticism of Castro, stressed Tuchel: “I wanted not to point the finger at him. Matze Ginter played very well in the second half. Gonzalo has to get up and keep your head up now. ” The 41-year-old has easy to talk.

Castro was in the summer one of the umworbensten players in the league, reportedly also the Bayern wanted him commit. When he opted for a move to Dortmund (“I do not want it at the end of my career regret having not tried it”), indicated at the Westfalen all signs point to a departure from Ilkay Gündogan out. Castro should be the new head of the Dortmund midfield, it variable, and make the tackle stronger. A tempting prospect.

Tuchel praises, but Castro sitting outdoors

But then Gündogan decided surprising yet to stay one season at Borussia, in preparing mutant youngster Julian Weigl the favorite student of Tuchel, and even Castro found himself in the second row again. Noteworthy accents he could not put into the preparation. After he had been the first time in a friendly against Lucerne in the starting XI, although Tuchel praised: “He has taken a step into the light.” In the following official matches Castro was still mostly on the bench again, the Bundesliga season opener of the BVB against Mönchengladbach (4: 0), he was not even a substitute

The game in Norway should now be his chance to prove himself. But as the black-yellow Express was set into motion, and after the break three goals to 4: 3 victory lap, Castro sat outside

Eighteen months ago. he told the magazine “11 Friends”, “play back has done it would be a retrograde step if I would defend again..” Now likely to this realization also Tuchel be reached.

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