We have a score to settle!

Heading into Saturday afternoons important battle against 1899 at the Westfalenstadion, die Schwarzgelben coach Jürgen Klopp made it clear his side is not in an optimal health situation:

"We have to work with what we have available."

The start of the Rückrunde has been below expectations and BVB is still without a victory, along with four draws. The loss of Jakub Błaszczykowski has been very damaging as the attacking pulse has been absent with they yet to score more than once in a match since the restart.

Although Jürgen Klopp will miss the Polish international Kuba, Dedê, Mats Hummels and Kevin-Prince Boateng to injury, in addition to Lee Young-Pyo serviing suspended, Mohamed Zidan, Tinga and Sebastian Kehl have shaken off injuries and will be available.

Jürgen Klopp said of 1899:

"We have to work hard against the ball. You have to dispossess them at the right time and if you then move the ball into space, you won´t have many opposing players in front of you.

"We have to match them physically, because Hoffenheim go into every tackle like there´s no tomorrow."

Possibly those the plan was best summarized by Tamás Hajnal when he alluded to the early season defeat by 1899:

"We have a score to settle!"