Borussia Dortmund has to renounce three important players in the Bundesliga persecutor duel against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday (15:30).

Erling Haaland, Mats Hummels and Emre Can are “all not in the team training, which will be more than narrow,” said coach Marco Rose on Friday: “It is not expected that one of the three will come to Saturday. Mats maybe, he may has already driven bicycle. “

Donyell painting will therefore be particularly required in the attack. “He succeeds in focusing on his duties, his development is good. But he has to do more,” said Rose, who reported “two really very good training weeks ago”. Gio Reyna is back to the joy of the coach: “I am Happy.”

Rose expects to be put to the test bench from Bayer at a high level. “We have to be careful that there will be no too big impact exchange,” said Rose. “I expect a top game that we want to win in the end of course. The battle plan I share the team on Saturday.”