After playing seven games in three weeks, Borussia Dortmund’s non-internationals were given two days off to unwind and recharge their batteries. On Tuesday, they were called in again for two training sessions to start their preparations for the next Bundesliga game at Cologne on 18 October. It’s only a small group as 13 of the 18 players who were part of the squad against Hamburg are away on duty for their countries.

Among the group of players BVB coach Jürgen Klopp has at his disposal to work with are Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gündogan, while the following players will be away until 15 October:

Roman Weidenfeller, Erik Durm, Matthias Ginter, Mats Hummels
Poland – Germany in Warsaw, Germany – Ireland in Gelsenkirchen

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Burkina Faso – Gabon, Gabon – Burkina Faso in Libreville

Shinji Kagawa
Japan – Jamaica in Niigata, Japan – Brazil in Singapore

Sokratis          
Finland – Greece in Helsinki, Greece – Northern Ireland in Athens

Mitch Langerak          
United Arab Emirates – Australia in Abu Dhabi, Qatar – Australia in Doha               

Lukasz Piszczek
Poland – Germany, Poland – Scotland (both in Warsaw)                                                                        

Adrian Ramos
Colombia – El Salvador, Colombia – Canada (both in New York)                                                                            

Ciro Immobile
Italy – Azerbaijan in Palermo; Malta – Italy in Ta Quali                   

Milos Jojic      
Armenia – Serbia in Yerevan; Serbia – Albania in Belgrade  

Joseph-Claude Gyau   
USA – Ecuador in Hartford; USA – Honduras in Boca Raton