In addition to the absences of Shinji Kagawa, Andrey Yarmolenko, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Erik Durm and Sebastian Rode, Borussia Dortmund are likely to be without Marco Reus and Ömer Toprak for their away fixture against FC Bayern Munich on Easter Saturday (18:30 CET).

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday lunchtime, coach Peter Stöger said that both players were "yet to train with the team" and had only been training individually. "I'm inclined to doubt that both will be ready for Saturday," he added.

Without Toprak, BVB would only have Sokratis and Manuel Akanji available to play in central defence. It is a pairing "I really like. They would then be the logical choice to play," said Stöger. (br)