Probable Lineups
4-4-2
4-1-4-1
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in 1. Bundesliga.
Missing Players
Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Karim Bellarabi | Out | 6.93 | |
Vladlen Yurchenko | Out | 6.74 | |
Joel Pohjanpalo | Out | 6.66 | |
Ömer Toprak | Doubtful | 6.72 | |
Lars Bender | Doubtful | 6.91 |
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Neven Subotic | Out | N/A | |
Erik Durm | Out | 6.8 | |
Marco Reus | Out | 7.15 | |
Sven Bender | Out | 6.49 | |
Marc Bartra | Out | 7.24 | |
Park Joo-Ho | Out | 6.28 | |
André Schürrle | Doubtful | 6.89 |
Team News
Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
- Aleksandar Dragovic could start at centre-back, if Ömer Toprak does not recover from a knee injury in time.
- Julian Baumgartlinger or Lars Bender could start in central midfield this time to add more defensive stability.
- Up front, Stefan Kießling also has a small chance of starting, should Kevin Volland switch to the right wing.
- Matthias Ginter will fill in at centre-back, with Marc Bartra still out injured.
- Lukasz Piszczek and Felix Passlack compete for the spot at right-back.
- Christian Pulisic could get a chance on the wing, with André Schürrle having suffered a set-back in his injured knee.
I'm afraid Tuchel messed this up.
@BeautifulLoser He shure did, big time ...
@neumi17 We could call this Tuchel's own private Guardiola syndrome. He tries to be so cunning that he outsmarts himself eventually.
Terrible line-up and formation today by Tuchel - Scmelzer at top and Dembele behind him? Emre Mor not ready at all... Playing 3 defenders against Bayer's two forwards... Ginter on the left? What is this experimentation against top teams. He does the same thing against Bayern.
Deserved victory for Leverkusen. Dortmund just didn`t find any measures to get through Leverkusens defence. To bad, since Bayern only got a draw at home but yet is able to distance Dortmund further ...
Pulisic gets another start. Wow. With Pulisic and Chicharito on the field, this thing is turning into a USA vs Mexico match. Hope it's another dos a cero. Let's go BVB.
BVB to win.
Dortmund will win.
André Schürrle just played in the UCL as a sub. I can see him coming from the bench again..
@vurr255 He had some discomfort after he came on however he managed to score. He has been ruled out for two weeks anyway.