Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund: Expected Starting XI

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund predicted XI: Haaland in for Reus?

DORTMUND, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund and Sven Bender of Bayer 04 Leverkusen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on September 14, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/ Getty Images) /

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BREMEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 04: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Mats Hummels controls the ball during the DFB Cup round of sixteen match between SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund at Wohninvest Weserstadion on February 4, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

Defence: Manuel Akanji, Mats Hummels, Dan-Axel Zagadou

With Dan-Axel Zagadou back in the fold, Favre has options on defence once again. While Favre could go with Piszczek over one of these three, when Dortmund have been at their best this season, it has been with Akanji, Hummels and Zagadou in the back three.

The biggest decision for Favre will be the formation, with the loss of Reus it remains to be seen if he sticks it out with the 3-4-3 that has worked so well since the change.

Leverkusen have a number of talented attacking players in their ranks, and the Dortmund defenders will have to be at their best in order to get the three points this weekend.

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