Pre-Match Report
Countdown: Five changes | Welz to referee | Sky to broadcast
Line-up: Five new faces in the starting line-up
Three days after the Champions League match away to FC Barcelona, Niko Kovac has brought in five new faces: Süle, Özcan, Groß, Svensson and Beier are set to replace Bensebaini, Nmecha, Adeyemi, Chukwuemeka and Gittens (all substitutes) in the team.
BVB: Kobel – Süle, Can, Anton – Ryerson, Özcan, Groß, Svensson – Brandt – Guirassy, Beier
Substitutes: Meyer, Couto, Bensebaini, Reyna, Nmecha, Duranville, Chukwuemeka, Adeyemi, Gittens
Referee: Tobias Welz takes charge
The match away to FC Bayern Munich will be refereed by Tobias Welz from Wiesbaden. He will be assisted by Dr Martin Thomsen from Kleve and Jonas Weickenmeier from Frankfurt. Sören Storks from VfL Ramsdorf will act as video assistant. The 47-year-old police officer will be officiating a Bundesliga match involving Borussia Dortmund for the 16th time. So far, there have been ten wins, four draws and one defeat. The last time BVB won in a game refereed by Welz was in Mainz in May 2023.
Kits: BVB in Black & Yellow
Borussia Dortmund will line up in Munich in a yellow shirt with black shorts and yellow socks. Bayern will be wearing all red.
Weather: summery and warm
The weather forecast for Saturday: it should be sunny all day, with highs of up to 20 degrees. Towards the end of the match the temperature will drop to 15 degrees. There is a zero percent chance of rain.
Live broadcast: Sky and Netradio
The match can be watched live on TV on Sky. The pre-match coverage starts at 17:30 CEST. The programme will be hosted by Sebastian Hellmann. Julia Simic and Lothar Matthäus will be in the studio offering their expertise. Wolff Fuss is on commentary duties for the match. As usual, BVB Netradio will be reporting through the Black & Yellow lens. The reporters areStephan Gabele and Boris Rupert. BVB Netradio starts 15 minutes before kick-off. It is available to everyone on the home page and in the BVB app on iPhone and Android devices. A summary of the match, the press conference and reactions will be available on BVB-TV.
Liveticker: over to the app
BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too – starting at 09:09 CET, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (click to download) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions and facts will follow on the website and on the app after the final whistle.