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- Head Coach Marco Rose may rotate after a poor run of form. Klostermann and Bitshiabu are alternatives at the back, while Haidara and Seiwald are competing for a spot in midfield.
- Benjamin Henrichs is ruled out for the season after suffering an ACL injury, while Assan Ouédraogo has suffered another thigh injury.
- Xaver Schlager has a knee problem, while Antonio Nusa has suffered a knee injury and will be sidelined for a bit longer.
Borussia Dortmund- Boss Nico Kovac may rotate with Champions League exertions against Lille in mind.
- Bensebaini, Anton, Süle and Chukwuemeka are all useful options up his sleeve, but Carney Chukwuemeka is struggling with a thigh injury.
- Felix Nmecha suffered a knee injury and is ruled out until around the end of March, while Daniel Svensson is also ruled out with a knee injury until after the international break.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+6'The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.90+5'Dortmund failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.90+5'Dortmund take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.90+3'Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Gregor Kobel, who smothers the ball.90+1'Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) drills a low shot from the edge of the box after a brilliant solo effort. The ball heads towards the right post, but the goalkeeper denies him with a fantastic save.90The fourth official shows 4 min. of added time.90'The ball goes out for a corner. Dortmund can continue in their attacking effort.87'Yellow card. Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) goes into the book for a bad tackle on his opponent.86'Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.86'Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) shouldn't be surprised it's a yellow from the ref, who cooled the situation down well.83'Matthias Jollenbeck shows a yellow card to Carney Chukwuemeka (Dortmund) for his blatant foul.81'Marco Rose has decided to substitute Xavi Simons and he is replaced by Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig).81'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and David Raum leaves the pitch and Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) comes on.81'The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is coming onto the pitch as Nicolas Seiwald cannot continue after picking up an injury.79'Julian Brandt (Dortmund) volleys the ball on the edge of the box after a rebound. It's a great effort and has Peter Gulacsi scrambling, but it flies just wide of the right post.79'Julian Brandt (Dortmund) will deliver the corner kick.77'One of the players from Dortmund times his run too early and the referee blows his whistle for offside.76'Chance! Pascal Gross (Dortmund) comes within inches of scoring after picking up a pass from Serhou Guirassy, but his shot from inside the box flashes just over the bar.75'Excellent touch by Jamie Gittens (Dortmund)! He latches on to an inch-perfect pass deep into the box and unleashes a low drive towards the middle of the goal. The goalkeeper reacts superbly and makes a save.74'The total number of attempts is 13:14.74'Peter Gulacsi was forced into action to thwart Jamie Gittens (Dortmund). He found himself some space after latching on to a pass and unleashed a shot to the bottom right corner but couldn't beat the keeper.72'Niko Kovac has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Jamie Gittens (Dortmund) replacing Karim Adeyemi.72'Julian Ryerson comes off the pitch to be replaced by Carney Chukwuemeka (Dortmund).72'The linesman raises his flag as one of the players from RB Leipzig was in an offside position.71'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) will take the free kick.69'Matthias Jollenbeck blows his whistle after Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle.68'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.67'The referee awards a corner and Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) goes over to take it.67'Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) collects a pass inside the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender. The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to RB Leipzig.66'Lois Openda goes off the pitch and Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) comes on.65'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will send the ball into the penalty box.64'Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) latches on to a pin-point pass on the edge of the box and fires the ball into the roof of the net, but an amazing dive from the goalkeeper denies him. The strike bounces off his gloves and crashes against the bar! The referee blows his whistle, Dortmund are awarded a corner kick.63'Dortmund quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.63'David Raum (RB Leipzig) is arguing with the referee and is given a caution.63'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.63'Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund) produces a good strike that sails to the bottom left corner, but the goalkeeper shows great reflexes and dives to keep the effort from hitting the net.62'Dortmund have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.61'The manager makes a subsitution with Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) coming on for Christoph Baumgartner.60'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) goes over to take a corner kick after one of the defenders makes a good clearance.60'Serhou Guirassy does a good job setting up Julian Brandt (Dortmund) on the edge of the box, but his nice effort curls just over the bar.60'The ball is cleared after Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.57'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) sends the free kick into the box, but the goalkeeper reads it well and makes a good save.56'Peter Gulacsi doesn't have to worry about this one. Serhou Guirassy plays a pass into the feet of Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund), who is unable to find the target as his effort from inside the box goes high over the bar.54'What a save from Peter Gulacsi! Maximilian Beier (Dortmund) jumps high to meet a cross and glances a promising header from close range, but the goalkeeper pulls off a brilliant save to keep it out.52'Maximilian Beier (Dortmund) doesn't hesitate to shoot inside the box after a neat pass from Serhou Guirassy. It's a good effort but just misses the left post.51'What a chance that is! Maximilian Beier (Dortmund) leaps high to meet a lofted pass inside the six-yard box, but his header crashes off the crossbar!48'What a hit! Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) shows good composure inside the box to fire a first-time shot inside the left post. 2:0.47'Corner kick. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is ready to send the ball into the box.47'Great ball in from Karim Adeyemi. Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund) should really have done better with a close-range header, but he heads it a whisker wide of the right post.46'One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Julian Ryerson (Dortmund).46'Matthias Jollenbeck blows his whistle and the second half starts.45+4'The end of the first half.45+3'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) swings in the corner, but the goalkeeper does a brilliant job to intercept the effort.45+2'Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) picks up the ball, dribbles to the edge of the penalty area and unleashes a brilliant shot to the bottom left corner, but is thwarted by a great save from Peter Gulacsi.45+1'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Matthias Jollenbeck had an easy-decision to make.45+1'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) collects a pass from the flank, looks up and fires in a goal-bound shot from the edge of the box which canons off a defender to safety.453 additional min. will be played.44'Waldemar Anton (Dortmund) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.42'Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out.39'El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig) leaps to meet the corner from Xavi Simons, but plants his header just over the bar from close range.38'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) will try to find the head of one of his teammates from a corner kick.38'Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) attempts to find his teammate with a pass from outside the box, but the opposition's defence is quick to react and thwarts the attack. RB Leipzig force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.37'Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) is adjudged offside.35'What a chance that is! Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) wastes a huge opportunity as he receives a beautiful pass on the edge of the box and fires towards the net. Unfortunately for him, he only hits the crossbar!33'Niko Kovac is forced to make a change. Marcel Sabitzer (Dortmund) is unable to continue due to injury, Ramy Bensebaini comes on.32'David Raum (RB Leipzig) is disappointed with himself because he got into a good area but produced a poor cross.32'David Raum latches onto a perfect defence-splitting pass from Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) and heads towards goal.30'Marcel Sabitzer (Dortmund) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.28'Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) collects a rebound and produces a mid-range attempt. The ball goes to the middle of the target, but Gregor Kobel keeps it out.27'Matthias Jollenbeck has a clear sight and sees a foul from Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund).27'A pass by Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.25'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) steps up to send the ball in.25'Julian Brandt (Dortmund) produces a dangerous low pass into the penalty area, but the defence manage to cut it out. Dortmund force a corner. They send men into the box.23'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) sends a cross into the box, but Gregor Kobel comes off his line to gather the ball.21'The game is interrupted. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) has violated the rules in the battle for the ball. No protests or gestures are being made as he is quite aware of what he did.21'David Raum (RB Leipzig) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Gregor Kobel intercepts the ball.21'Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) creates himself some space and attempts to put the ball into the box. However, the defender gets an important foot in to clear.18'Goal! Benjamin Sesko plays a short, square pass into the path of Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), who bends a shot straight into the bottom left corner to make it 1:0. Fabulous goal!17'A sweet pass finds David Raum (RB Leipzig) on the edge of the box, and he drills the ball towards the middle of the goal. Gregor Kobel is almost caught out but pulls off a brilliant save at the last second.17'A lofted cross from Waldemar Anton (Dortmund) is unsuccessful as the opponent's defence quickly clears the ball out of the penalty area.14'OFF THE BAR! Lois Openda (RB Leipzig) receives a lofted pass from the side and shoots from around the penalty spot, but the ball crashes against the crossbar.13'RB Leipzig are bossing possession at the moment by exchanging some precise passes from player to player.11'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) takes the mid-range free kick and sends it towards the roof of the net, but he is denied by the goalkeeper.11'Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is going to send the ball in from the free kick.10'What was Emre Can (Dortmund) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.9'Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund) connected with a pass around the edge of the box, aimed and shot. His attempt went low towards the middle of the target, but Peter Gulacsi was alert and the score remained the same.7'David Raum (RB Leipzig) serves up a nice cross, but Gregor Kobel punches the ball away.6'Pascal Gross (Dortmund) plays a lovely through ball to Serhou Guirassy, but he can't beat Peter Gulacsi and loses the ball.5'A brilliant through ball from Waldemar Anton (Dortmund) as he picks out Marcel Sabitzer, who darted into free space to take the pass.4'A crossfield pass from Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) fails to find any of his teammates.2'Julian Ryerson (Dortmund) sends in a lofted cross from a long-range free kick, but it goes out of play.1'Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) is penalised after knocking an opponent down.1'Here we go, today's match is starting right now.The players are out at last! Dortmund will take the kick-off.Matthias Jollenbeck was nominated as the referee for this game.Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. 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