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Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Bundesliga Preview and Team News

By Tushar Bahl

Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to kick off their Bundesliga campaign with a win (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to kick off their Bundesliga campaign with a win (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Emre Can could be back in the Borussia Dortmund squad this weekend (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Emre Can could be back in the Borussia Dortmund squad this weekend (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) /

Team News

Borussia Dortmund’s injury situation has improved slightly. Emre Can is in with a chance of making the squad after recovering from his calf injury. Mats Hummels and Raphael Guerreiro remain out. As do Thomas Meunier and Julian Brandt, who are in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.

Donyell Malen could be in line for his full debut after coming off the bench in the win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden last weekend.

Eintracht Frankfurt should welcome Filip Kostić back into the starting XI. Captain Sebastian Rode will miss the game with a knee injury. Ragnar Ache and Almamy Toure are both injury doubts going into the game. New signing Jens Petter Hauge could be in the squad for the Eagles.

Expected Line-ups

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Passlack, Akanji, Papadopoulos, Schulz – Dahoud – Reyna, Bellingham – Reus – Malen, Haaland

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Tuta, Hinteregger, Ndicka – da Costa, Sow, Hasebe, Kostic – Kamada, Lindström – Borré