The visitors are facing an injury crisis with several key men ruled out of the 150th Revierderby against their local rivals at the weekend
Borussia Dortmund will be without a quartet of Germany internationals for Saturday's Ruhr derby clash with Schalke.
Thomas Tuchel expected to be without Marco Reus and Mario Gotze for the trip to Gelsenkirchen but has been dealt another blow with the news winger Andre Schurrle and full-back Erik Durm, as well as former Bayern Munich midfielder Sebastian Rode, will also be absent.
Tuchel told reporters: "Erik Durm, as well as Andre Schurrle, is out.