Marc Bartra, Lukasz Piszczek, Shinji Kagawa and Julian Weigl are all doubts for Borussia Dortmund's trip to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga
Thomas Tuchel hopes the prospect of tackling Bayern Munich on their own pitch will inspire his injury-hit Borussia Dortmund squad in Der Klassiker.
Tuchel will be without forwards Andre Schurrle and Marco Reus due to respective ankle and groin complaints, while defender Erik Durm remains sidelined with muscular problems.
To compound that, Marc Bartra (back), Lukasz Piszczek (ankle), Shinji Kagawa (muscular) and Julian Weigl - who recently suffered a thigh injury during Germany's friendly against England - were listed as major doubts by the Dortmund coach when he addressed the media before Saturday's trip to the Allianz Arena.