Special Eurowings flight EW 1909, with 20 players on board, has departed for Stansted Airport on the outskirts of London, where Borussia Dortmund will kick off their 2016/17 UEFA Champions League campaign against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Wednesday evening.

Notable absentees from the passenger list include Marcel Schmelzer and Marc Bartra, who both sustained injuries in Freiburg on Saturday, and Neven Subotic, who has remained in Dortmund for now with illness but may link up with the squad on the day of the match. (br)