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Expected Borussia Dortmund lineup for Hertha Berlin clash: Sancho, Hazard to lead the line

By Tushar Bahl

Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to build on last weekend's win over Paderborn (Photo by Lars Baron / POOL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by LARS BARON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to build on last weekend's win over Paderborn (Photo by Lars Baron / POOL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by LARS BARON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Emre Can could move into the back three with Mats Hummels suspended (Photo by LARS BARON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Emre Can could move into the back three with Mats Hummels suspended (Photo by LARS BARON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Back three: Lukasz Piszczek, Emre Can, Manuel Akanji

With Mats Hummels suspended, Lucien Favre will have to make a change to his back three. While Leonardo Balerdi would be the obvious candidate to replace Hummels, it is more likely that Favre will go with January signing Emre Can to slot into the middle of the back three. Can is more than capable of filling in at centre-back, just as he did in the second half of the win over Wolfsburg.

Lukasz Piszczek has been in excellent form since the turn of the year, and he will captain the side once again in the absence of the injured Marco Reus.

Manuel Akanji will likely be the only natural centre-back in Borussia Dortmund’s back three on Saturday, and he will have to be at his best against the likes of Javairô Dilrosun, Krzysztof Piatek and Dodi Lukebakio.

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