Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich confirmed line-ups: Team news and more ahead of Bundesliga fixture today

Bayern have one foot in the quarter-finals: Getty
Bayern have one foot in the quarter-finals: Getty

Borussia Dortmund have received a double fitness boost ahead of their crunch match against Bayern Munich this evening.

Dortmund's Mats Hummels and Axel Witsel look set to be fit in time for the clash, with the Ruhr valley club attempting to cut the gap and stay in the running for the title.

Second-placed Dortmund, four points behind the Bavarians and without injured captain Marco Reus and defender Dan Axel Zagadou, know that failure to win could prove costly with seven games left in the campaign.

Bayern will meanwhile be tough to beat. The league leaders are on an eight-game winning run in all competitions and top scorer Robert Lewandowski is in superb form as they lead the standings by four points.

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Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakim celebrates with Jadon Sancho (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakim celebrates with Jadon Sancho (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Here is what you need to know.​

What time is it?

The match gets underway at 5.30pm BST.

How can I watch it?

BT Sport will be showing it on BT Sport 1.

You can either watch the match live on television or use the BT Sport app to watch online and on mobile.

What is the team news?

Dortmund coach Lucien Favre has said central defender Hummels looks set to recover from a heel injury and fit-again midfielder Witsel was back in training.

Hummels was taken off at halftime in Saturday's 2-0 win at VfL Wolfsburg with a nagging heel injury. Belgium international Witsel has not played since the league restart 10 days ago.

"We will have to see at the last minute but I think it will be alright, 99% Mats will be there," Favre said on Monday. "Axel trained yesterday with the team again and could be in the squad."

Dortmund will need all the help they can get against the in-form Bavarians, who like them have won six games in a row including the last two since the Bundesliga resumed following a break of more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With games played without fans for health safety reasons, Dortmund, who lost 4-0 at Bayern earlier in the season, will badly be missing the 80,000 crowd at their home stadium on Tuesday.

Haaland celebrates opening the scoring against Schalke (EPA)
Haaland celebrates opening the scoring against Schalke (EPA)

But Favre said the team was stronger now than earlier in the campaign, following the arrival of Emre Can and Erling Haaland in the winter transfer window.

"We do not think back to that first game. We have forgotten it. We did not play well," Favre said.

"We now play a system that better fits our squad and we have also brought in Emre Can and Erling Haaland as reinforcements in the winter who have further increased our quality."

The 19-year-old Haaland has taken the Bundesliga by storm with 10 goals in his first 10 matches so far. Dortmund, however, will also need to stop Bayern from adding to their record haul of 80 goals this season, 27 of which have come from Robert Lewandowski.

Bayern striker Lewandowski (Reuters)
Bayern striker Lewandowski (Reuters)

But Favre said the team was stronger now than earlier in the campaign, following the arrival of Emre Can and Erling Haaland in the winter transfer window.

"We do not think back to that first game. We have forgotten it. We did not play well," Favre said.

"We now play a system that better fits our squad and we have also brought in Emre Can and Erling Haaland as reinforcements in the winter who have further increased our quality."

Line-ups

Borussia Dortmund: Burki, Piszczek, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro, Hakimi, Delaney, Dahoud, Brandt, Hazard, Haaland

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Muller, Gnabry, Lewandowski

What are the odds?

  • Bayern Munich: 5/6

  • Borussia Dortmund: 14/5

  • Draw: 3/1

What is our prediction?

Borussia Dortmund have a young squad full of exciting, talented players, with a thrillingly attacking philosophy. But this is Bayern Munich we are talking about. Bundesliga champions since 2013. FC Hollywood. The bad guys. They always win. It’s just what they do.

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