Mario Götze is set to make his comeback at Signal Iduna Park 1,248 days after his last appearance there in a BVB shirt in what will be the club's fourth home game of the season in all competitions.

Götze, whose last appearance in Black and Yellow at the Strobelallee came in a 4-1 victory over Real Madrid on 24 April 2014, has been named in the starting XI against Sportclub Freiburg.

BVB are without Adrian Ramos, who is carrying an adductor injury, while Mikel Merino is in the squad for the first time.

The starting XI: Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Ginter, Schmelzer – Weigl – Mor, Castro, Götze, Dembélé – Aubameyang
The substitutes' bench: Weidenfeller, Guerreiro, Rode, Pulisic, Kagawa, Merino, Passlack (br)