Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga tie at Stuttgart is followed by a date at Juventus in the Champions League, then Schalke 04 are coming to town for the Derby. BVB coach Jürgen Klopp, however, is not thinking about these games yet.

“I would be an idiot if I would rest players so they can play against Juve,” said Klopp in the build-up to Friday’s Bundesliga match at Stuttgart. He announced: “We will field the best team against Stuttgart - I won't rest anyone for the Juve match.”

The Dortmund coach also made clear that he will only rotate players if they really need a rest, and not to rest them for other competitions.