Borussia Dortmund coach Peter Bosz, who is already without a lengthy list of injury absentees including Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus, André Schürrle, Raphael Guerreiro, Sebastian Rode and Erik Durm, may not be able to call on Mario Götze when his charges play host to 1. FC Köln at the unusual kick-off time of 18:00 CET on Sunday.

The attacking midfielder was struck in the jaw by Tottenham defender Vertonghen in the Champions League in midweek. "I've haven't spoken to him yet," Bosz said today. "We have a training session at 16:00 CET, then I'll know more."

The Dutchman is not expecting Marc Bartra back in action until next Wednesday's clash with Hamburg at the earliest. The Spaniard suffered an adductor injury in Freiburg. Julian Weigl, meanwhile, is set to make his return to the squad. "He completed 45 minutes with the reserves," said Bosz of Weigl's comeback with the U23s last Saturday. "That was good. Now we need to decide together what the right thing for him is and when we can give him the playing time he needs." (br)