Personnel matters
15 BVB players join their national teams
Injury has forced defender Marc Bartra to withdraw from international duty with the Spain squad, who face Italy and Albania in the coming fortnight. Otherwise there would have been 16 Black and Yellows with their national teams.
The majority of them will return to Dortmund on 11 or 12 October, while Christian Pulisic is expected to report back just one day before the club's next Bundesliga match against Hertha Berlin on 14 October. He will be representing the USA in Havana and Washington, meaning he will be covering more kilometres than anyone else. (br)
An overview of the players on international duty
Name | Team | Match | Venue |
Götze | Senior | Germany vs Czech Republic | Hamburg |
Weigl | Senior | Germany vs Northern Ireland | Hanover |
Ginter | U21 | Germany vs Russia | Ingolstadt |
Austria vs Germany | St. Pölten | ||
Passlack | U19 | Three qualifiers in Albania | |
Aubameyang | Senior | Gabon vs Morocco | Franceville |
Gabon vs (unknown opponent) | Franceville | ||
Bürki | Senior | Hungary vs Switzerland | Budapest |
Andorra vs Switzerland | Andorra | ||
Dembélé | U21 | France vs Georgia | Le Havre |
Northern Ireland vs France | Belfast | ||
Guerreiro | Senior | Portugal vs Andorra | Aveiro |
Faroe Islands vs Portugal | Torshavn | ||
Kagawa | Senior | Japan vs Iraq | Saitama |
Australia vs Japan | Melbourne | ||
Merino | U21 | San Marino vs Spain | San Marino |
Spain vs Estonia | Pontevedra | ||
Mor | Senior | Turkey vs Ukraine | Konya |
Sahin | Senior | Iceland vs Turkey | Reykjavik |
Piszczcek | Senior | Poland vs Denmark | Warsaw |
Poland vs Armenia | Warsaw | ||
Pulisic | Senior | Cuba vs USA | Havana |
USA vs New Zealand | Washington | ||
Sokratis | Senior | Greece vs Cyprus | Athens |
Estonia vs Greece | Tallinn |