"All the lads who were available last week are likely to be available again at the weekend," said Peter Stöger ahead of the away match in Bremen on Sunday evening. The coach could even have one of the key performers from his first few weeks in the BVB dugout at his disposal too.

"Shinji Kagawa has trained with us this week. That's pleasing," reported the coach, who went on to say: "Let's see if he'll be ready for the weekend." In any case, the Japan international will be "an additional option in the final few weeks".

Raphael Guerreiro managed to complete some parts of team training but will not be available to feature this weekend. (br)