When the Borussia Dortmund team take on SV Werder Bremen in their first Bundesliga match of 2017 on Saturday, Ousmane Dembélé and Sokratis could return to action following spells out with injury.

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"We're quietly optimistic" said Thomas Tuchel ahead of the "final test run", scheduled for 14:00 CET today. Though both players took part in team training on Thursday, the session "was insufficient in terms of intensity and volume," said the coach, who added: "That was not an adequate reference point for tomorrow's game. We need to wait and do a final test to check." However, Sebastian Rode and Emre Mor (back problems) have been definitively ruled out of the trip north. (br)