At around four o´clock this morning Jürgen Klopp´s mobile beeped again. All BVB international players adhered to the agreement to get back to him after their internationals and report whether they have come through the games unscathed. The last text message came from Nelson Valdez. Paraguay´s national hero is expected back on Friday afternoon in Dortmund, following a 20-hour flight.

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Jakub Blaszczykowski in a Poland shirt.

Besides the key players Sebastian Kehl, Tamas Hajnal and Tinga, Jürgen Klopp has all players available for Sunday´s home game against VfL Bochum.
Valdez and his team lost 2-0 to Columbia on Wednesday night. But this match was only of statistical value, just like Poland´s 1-0 defeat to Slovakia, in which Kuba played the full 90 minutes. Dimitar Rangelov failed to get his name on the scoresheet in Bulgaria´s 6-2 win over Georgia and was substituted after 62 minutes.
Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer both played 45 minutes for Germany´s U21 side against Israel (0-0) on Tuesday.