Emre Can and Marco Reus (right) pose for a photo on a plane starting their Asia Tour. They will land in Vietnam on November 29 and have a friendly with Vietnam's national team a day later in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of BvB)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Borussia Dortmund have left fortheir Asia Tour and will arrive in Vietnam with a delegation of 123 members onNovember 29.
The Black and Yellows will travel to Singapore and Malaysia beforecoming to Vietnam as part of their 10-day tour.
Edin Terzic’s side will go up against Singapore Premier Leagueclub Lion City Sailors at Jalan Besar Stadium on November 24. They will then headto Malaysia to face the Johor Southern Tigers on November 28 and the tour willconclude in Hanoi with Borussia Dortmund taking on the Vietnam national team onNovember 30.
According to the club, the 25 players include captain Marco Reus,centre-back Mats Julian Hummels, goalkeeper Alexander Meyer, forward MarcoPašalić and midfielder Salih Özcan.
Among the other 98 members of the travelling party are coaches andassistants, doctors, physiotherapists, kit men, nutritionists and securityguards.
Dortmund's CEO Hans Joachim Watzke, other officials and legends ofthe team such as goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller and defender Patrick Owomoyelawill also join the delegation. They will stay in four five-star hotels in Hanoi'scentre.
After check in, Reus and his teammates will participate indifferent activities such as learning how to cook Vietnam's most famous dish of pho (noodle soup with beef or chicken),visit the city's landmarks, take part in a freestyle football show and meetwith local students and supporters.
Their only practice is from 6pm-7.30pm on November 29. It will beopen free for supporters.
On November 23, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo and his players hadtheir first training in Hanoi.
They have one week to work together at the Vietnam Youth FootballTraining Centre to prepare for the friendly match on November 30.
The game, organised by the VFF, VPF and Next Media at My DinhNational Stadium, is a test for Vietnam ahead of their AFF Cup in December.
Supporters can buy ticket through online apps for 800,000 VND (32USD), 1,200,000 VND (48 USD), and 1,600,000 VND (64 USD). A discount of 28%will be applied along with a discount code for taxis at any ticket bookingthrough app VNPAY until November 25./.
A friendly match late next month against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund (BVB) will be the Vietnam national team's final test ahead of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup later this year.
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Emre Can and Marco Reus (right) pose for a photo on a plane starting their Asia Tour. They will land in Vietnam on November 29 and have a friendly with Vietnam's national team a day later in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of BvB) 
