Predicted Borussia Dortmund lineup for Arminia Bielefeld clash
By Tushar Bahl
Defenders: Marius Wolf, Emre Can, Marin Pongracic, Nico Schulz
Marco Rose faces a big selection headache in defence, with Mats Hummels, Manuel Akanji and Dan-Axel Zagadou all unavailable. That leaves Marin Pongracic as the only available senior centre-back in the Borussia Dortmund squad.
Emre Can is set to start alongside him in a back four. And we could also see an opportunity for 18 year old Soumaila Coulibaly, who has impressed for the youth teams in recent weeks. A back three with Can, Coulibaly and Pongracic as the centre-backs could be another potential solution.
Marius Wolf will likely start at right-back, filling in for the injured Thomas Meunier. While Nico Schulz is expected to start at left-back, with Raphael Guerreiro sidelined.