Below you will find an overview of the BVB players that will be away on international duty on Wednesday, when Lucien Favre and his coaching staff begin their preparations for the Bundesliga clash against Eintracht Frankfurt on 14 September.

Manuel Akanji: Part of the Switzerland squad that will face Iceland in St. Gallen on 8/9 and England in Leicester on 11/9.

Dzenis Burnic: Part of the Germany U20 squad that will face the Czech Republic in Elversberg on 7/9.

Thomas Delaney: Part of the Denmark squad that will face Slovakia in Trnava on 5/9 and Wales in Aarhaus on 9/9.

Abdou Diallo: Part of the France U21 squad that will face Bulgaria in Stara Zagora on 7/9 and Luxembourg in Strasbourg on 11/9.

Raphael Guerreiro: Part of the Portugal squad that will face Croatia in Faro on 6/9 and Italy in Lisbon on 10/9.

Achraf Hakimi: Part of the Morocco squad that will face Malawi on 8/9.

Alexander Isak: Part of the Sweden U21 squad that will face Hungary in Falkenberg on 7/9 and Turkey in Helsingborg on 11/9.

Jadon Sancho: Part of the England U19 squad that will face the Netherlands on 5/9 and Belgium on 10/9.

Marco Reus: Part of the Germany squad that will face France in Munich on 6/9 and Peru in Sinsheim on 9/9.

Axel Witsel: Part of the Belgium squad that will face Scotland in Glasgow on 7/9 and Iceland on 11/9.

Roman Bürki and Shinji Kagawa will remain in Dortmund, as will Christian Pulisic (muscle problems). (br)