The injury list at Borussia Dortmund has not grown any longer, with Jürgen Klopp confirming prior to BVB's DFB Cup clash with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that none of his charges had sustained an injury in the match against Bayern Munich or subsequent training sessions. "There are no fresh injury concerns," he said.

Several Borussia players are suffering from normal muscle complaints, including Marco Reus, who has undergone more intensive treatment. "But that shouldn't be a problem for Tuesday," reassured Klopp.

However, it is currently unclear whether Ciro Immobile will feature. The Italy striker returned from international duty with a medial collateral ligament strain and was omitted from the squad that faced Bayern Munich. "Ciro completed a programme yesterday that wouldn't have been possible the day before," said Klopp of the forward's recovery. "It looked good, but maximum performance is another matter entirely," he added.

Lukasz Piszczek (partial tear of the syndesmosis ligament), Oliver Kirch (pulled knee tendon) and Nuri Sahin (irritation of adductor tendon insertion) will definitely miss the match through injury. (cr)