With a congested schedule involving five matches in the space of 15 days about to start, captain Marcel Schmelzer will be rested and will begin the match away to SC Freiburg on the bench.

Sokratis and Raphael Guerreiro, who were both absent for the 3-0 victory over Wolfsburg last weekend, are back in the starting XI. Erik Durm is Schmelzer's replacement.

Borussia Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra, Durm – Weigl – Dembélé, Castro, Guerreiro, Reus – Aubameyang 
Substitutes: Weidenfeller, Schürrle, Pulisic, Kagawa, Merino, Ginter, Schmelzer (br)