Borussia Dortmund host Schalke in a hotly-anticipated Revierderby as the Bundesliga brings live European football back to fans’ screens for the first time since play was suspended.
Lucien Favre’s Dortmund will be hoping to do themselves justice without the vociferous backing of their famous home support, with a win taking them to within one point of the top ahead of Bayern Munich’s game on Sunday.
Schalke enjoyed an excellent start to the season but have fallen out of the title race, and will start the game 14 points behind Dortmund in sixth.
The hosts were on a four-game winning streak when the season was stopped, with their most recent league match on March 7 being a vital 2-1 away win against fourth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach.
The reverse fixture saw the spoils shared in a goalless draw back in October, while both of last season’s league derbies were won by the away team on the day.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke on US & UK TV
| Game | Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke |
| Date | Saturday, May 16 |
| Time | 2:30pm GMT / 10:30am ET |
| Channel (US) | Fox Sports 1 / Fox Deportes |
| Channel (UK) | BT Sport 1 |
Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke live streaming in US, UK and Canada
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| US online stream | UK online stream |
|---|---|
| Fox / FuboTV | BT Sport Live |
Borussia Dortmund team news and injuries
| Position | Borussia Dortmund squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Burki, Hitz, Unbehaun, Hupe, Oelschlagel |
| Defenders | Zagadou, Schulz, Hummels, Akanji, Balerdi, Morey, Piszczek, Schmelzer |
| Midfielders | Hakimi, Delaney, Dahoud, Gotze, Reus, Gotze, Guerreiro, Brandt, Hazard, Can, Witsel, Osterhage, Reyna, Raschl |
| Forwards | Sancho, Haaland |
Dortmund faced a selection headache in the centre of the pitch with neither Emre Can nor Axel Witsel available for selection.
Marco Reus, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Nico Schulz are also out of contention, while there were minor doubts surrounding the fitness of Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi - leading to the former only making the bench.
Five substitutions are allowed per team, which means plenty of changes can be expected.
Erling Haaland will be hoping to find his goalscoring touch quickly after beginning his Bundesliga career with nine goals in eight appearances.
Borussia Dortmund starting XI: Burki; Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji; Hakimi, Brandt, Guerreiro, Delaney, Dahoud, Hazard, Haaland.
Subs: Hitz, Sancho, Schmelzer, Morey, Balerdi, Furich, Gotze, Raschl.
Schalke team news and injuries
| Position | Schalke squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Schubert, Nubel, Langer |
| Defenders | Miranda, Kabak, Nastasic, Stambouli, Kenny, Todibo, Oczipka, Sane, Becker, Thiaw |
| Midfielders | McKennie, Mascarell, Serdar, Boujellab, Caligiuri, Harit, Schopf, Mercan |
| Forwards | Raman, Matondo, Gregoritsch, Kutucu, Burgstaller |
Schalke boss David Wagner is without midfielder Omar Mascarell and young defender Ozan Kabak, but otherwise has a mostly fit squad to pick from.
Benjamin Stambouli is out but Suat Serdar has recovered from the toe and ankle issues which had kept him out of action before the break.
And while the Premier League’s plans to resume the season remain incomplete, on-loan Everton right-back Jonjoe Kenny will ensure former Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp isn’t the only interested party on Merseyside.
Schalke starting XI: Schubert; Kenny, Todibo, Nastasic, Oczipka; McKennie, Cagligiuri, Sane, Serdar, Harit, Raman.
Subs: Nubel, Miranda, Gregoritsch, Matondo, Kutucu, Burgstaller, Schopf, Becker, Mercan.