First team
All the info on the Christmas Cup in Bucharest
On Friday morning, our team will board the plane to Romania for the final sporting chapter of this calendar year: the Christmas Cup in Bucharest. It will take place at Romania's national stadium, the Arena Nationala, on Saturday.
Participants
Borussia Dortmund will go up against three-time Romanian champions Rapid Bucharest and Italian top-flight team Fiorentina on Saturday.
Format
The teams will each play 2 x 30 minutes against each other. BVB will kick off against Rapid Bucharest at 12:00 CET and will then play Fiorentina at 13:30 CET. The match between Rapid and Fiorentina is scheduled for 15:00 CET.
Squad
The following players will make the journey to Romania: Kirsch, Lotka - Schlotterbeck, Schulz, Meunier, Semic, Collins, Coulibaly, Bueno, Papadopoulos - Özcan, Reyna, Hazard, Moukoko, Brandt, Malen, Can, Adeyemi, Braaf, Gürpüz, Pasalic, Bamba, Pohlmann.
Tickets
Tickets for the tournament are available both online and from the Ticket Office. Fan representatives Benedikt Watermeier (0170/2285155) and Nicole Möller (0170/7767327) will be available on location as points of contact on Saturday.
Live broadcasts
We will be broadcasting both BVB games live on the following channels from around 11:55 CET: