Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic has dropped an early team news hint ahead of the clash with Chelsea. The Blues are set to welcome the German outfit to Stamford Bridge for the Champions League round of 16 second-leg on March 7 as Graham Potter looks to turnaround a one goal deficit.
Karim Adeyemi broke the deadlock against the west Londoners at the Signal Iduna Park in the reverse tie. The 21-year-old striker caught Chelsea on the counter-attack, glided past Enzo Fernandez before slaloming around Kepa Arrizabalaga and slotting the ball into an empty net.
The Blues could now have one less problem on their hands after Adeyemi went off injured in their clash with Hertha Berlin at the weekend. In the Germany international's potential absence, Gio Reyna will be eager to fill in for the attacker having struggled for game time recently.
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The United States international has been an unused substitute in each of Dortmund's previous two games, sitting on the bench against Chelsea and Hertha Berlin. Reyna has featured 21 times for the German side this season, directly contributing towards seven goals.
He has scored in each of his previous three appearances off the bench for Dortmund. With Adeyemi set to be on the doctor's table for around three weeks after tearing a muscle fibre, Reyna will be desperate to finally be handed a run of starts ahead of the Chelsea clash.
Reyna is one of several top young players that Dortmund have nurtured in recent years, following the likes of Jadon Sancho, Erling Haaland and Achraf Hakimi. And the American has been tipped to have 'star potential'.
Speaking to Sport Bild in 2021, former coach Raphael Wicky has backed Reyna to be subject to a big-money move. He said: "Gio Reyna has star potential.
"Even as his coach with the Under-17s, I was blown away by his unbelievable game intelligence and technical abilities, combined with his superb physical conditioning. He struck gold with his transfer to Germany.
"Training at BVB, he's improved his game against the ball and defensive game. He fights for the good of the team and has internalised a winning mentality.
"If Gio continues to develop like this, he can go up another level and play for one of the best five teams in the world, including Bayern Munich."
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