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Match Preview: Borussia Dortmund to host FC Koln in Friday night game

By Austin Weldon

COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 23: Jadon Sancho of Dortmund during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and Borussia Dortmund at RheinEnergieStadion on August 23, 2019 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Jörg Schüler/Getty Images)
COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 23: Jadon Sancho of Dortmund during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and Borussia Dortmund at RheinEnergieStadion on August 23, 2019 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Jörg Schüler/Getty Images) /
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MARBELLA, SPAIN – JANUARY 10: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Dan-Axel Zagadou of Borussia Dortmund looks on during day seven of the Borussia Dortmund winter training camp on January 10, 2020 in Marbella, Spain. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MARBELLA, SPAIN – JANUARY 10: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Dan-Axel Zagadou of Borussia Dortmund looks on during day seven of the Borussia Dortmund winter training camp on January 10, 2020 in Marbella, Spain. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

Team News

Borussia Dortmund will be without both Dan-Axel Zagadou and Thomas Delaney on Friday. The game comes too quickly for Zagadou, who is much closer to recovering, and could be an option against Union Berlin. Marcel Schmelzer and Tobias Raschl could both be available for selection in this one after making a return to training.

After coming on as a substitute and changing the game Erling Haaland will likely get the nod up front for Dortmund. The big question mark on that front will be whether or not Paco Alcacer is included in the squad after being left out last week.

FC Köln have no injury concerns with Markus Gisdol confirming everyone has the green light at his press conference on Wednesday.

Expected Lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Bürki – Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro – Witsel, Brandt – Sancho, Reus, Hazard – Haaland

Köln:Horn – Ehizibue, Bornauw, Czichos, Katterbach – Skhiri, Hector – Thielmann, Uth, Jakobs – Cordoba

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