Borussia Dortmund face Eintracht Braunschweig test: DFB Pokal Preview

Youssoufa Moukoko (C) celebrates after scoring his first senior goal (Photo by ANNEGRET HILSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Youssoufa Moukoko (C) celebrates after scoring his first senior goal (Photo by ANNEGRET HILSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Erling Haaland is still out for Borussia Dortmund (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Erling Haaland is still out for Borussia Dortmund (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) /

Team News

There don’t appear to be any changes to the status of the injured Borussia Dortmund players. Erling Haaland and Marcel Schmelzer look set to miss the final game of 2020. While Thorgan Hazard is back in the squad for the clash. Kicker report that Raphael Guerreiro could be used in an attacking midfield role, just as he was in the second half against Union Berlin.

Mahmoud Dahoud, Reinier Jesus and Felix Passlack have all missed the trip to Braunschweig, per Ruhr Nachrichten. While Youssoufa Moukoko is being rested, as per Sky Sport.

Midfielders Leon Bürger and Matthias Heiland as well as full-backs Benjamin Kessel and Niko Kijewski are expected to miss the game for Eintracht Braunschweig.

Expected Lineups

Eintracht Braunschweig: Fejzic – Wiebe, Wydra, Nikolaou, Schlüter – Kammerbauer, Kroos – Kaufmann, Kobylanski, Bär – Proschwitz

Borussia Dortmund: Bürki – Morey, Hummels, Zagadou, Guerreiro – Delaney, Bellingham, Brandt – Sancho, Reyna – Reus