Overview

• Schlotterbeck completed the full match in a 1–0 home victory over Wolfsburg, marking his first appearance after a prolonged layoff.
• He was celebrated by supporters before and after the game and, for the first time, stood alone before the Südtribüne.
• The defender described months without matches as a “cold adrenaline withdrawal” and said he skipped stadium visits to protect his mindset.
• WAZ’s Echte Tiefe analysis compares him favorably with Europe’s top centre-backs and asks whether he will become the face of a renewed Dortmund.
• A left knee meniscus tear kept him out for over five months, and with a contract through 2027 he says he feels comfortable at BVB while leaving a possible extension open.