Emre Can is a strong doubt to face Newcastle United on Tuesday night, as he continues to struggle with the hip injury that he picked up towards the end of the first half in this reverse fixture two weeks ago.
If he misses out, he won’t be the only one, as Julian Duranville continues to work his way back from a thigh injury.
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Meanwhile Mateu Morey will likely miss out as he’s continuing to recover from a knee injury. Dortmund will be in need of a morale boost for this match, as they are coming off a really emotional loss to Bayern Munich (what else is new? Bayern maintaining superiority over Dortmund).
At least they’re in pretty good position right now to advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout round.
That is an impressive feat, for anybody who is in Group F, this year’s UCL Group of Death.
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