Manuel Neuer almost single-handedly kept Borussia Dortmund at bay last week in the Revierderby between BVB and Schalke 04, but Dortmund will fancy their chances of getting back on track this week against Kaiserslautern, who have slipped back into the relegation battle.
Kaiserslautern Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Pre-Match Primer
Jürgen Klopp makes two changes to the side that was held to a 0-0 draw last week at the Westfalenstadion; fit-again Neven Subotic returns to the backline in place of Felipe Santana, and Robert Lewandowski replaces the injured Jakub Blaszczykowski, in pleasing news for journalists and commentators everywhere. For Kaiserslautern, Martin Amedick, Adam Hlousek, and Jiri Bilek return to the starting XI after defeat against Hoffenheim. ‘Lautern came back from 2-0 down to pull level with a half-hour to go, but a goal from Vedad Ibisevic condemned them to a fourth successive defeat in all competitions.
Borussia Dortmund can restore their twelve-point lead at the top with a victory, while ‘Lautern need to scrap for any kind of positive result, as they are now in fifteenth, only ahead of FC Cologne on goal difference.
Kaiserslautern: Sippel; Petsos, Amedick, Rodnei, Jessen; Tiffert, Bilek; Hlousek, Moravek, Ilicevic; Lakic
Subs: Trapp, Abel, Bugera, Rivic, Walch, Nemec, Hoffer
Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Bender, Sahin; Götze, Lewandowski, Großkreutz; Barrios
Subs: Langerak, Santana, Dede, da Silva, Feulner, Zidan, Stiepermann
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