Borussia Dortmund rung the changes for the draw at rival Schalke, with Thomas Tuchel accepting the upcoming Liverpool game was on his mind.
Thomas Tuchel thinks Borussia Dortmund's performance in the 2-2 draw at Schalke in the Ruhr derby justified his decision to make eight changes.
Shinji Kagawa's brilliant chip and Matthias Ginter's header twice put the visiting side ahead in the Ruhr derby, but they were canceled out by Leroy Sane's low strike and a Klaas-Jan Huntelaar penalty in a dramatic period at the start of the second half.
The draw means Dortmund is seven points behind league leader Bayern Munich with only five matches remaining, but Tuchel felt there were plenty of positives to take out of the match ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarterfinal second leg against Liverpool at Anfield.