Deployment of RB striker Openda in Dortmund still open

Loïs Openda's involvement in the top match at Borussia Dortmund is still open. According to head coach Marco Rose, it is still questionable whether the RB Leipzig striker will be able to get on the plane. "With Loïs, we have to see how he reacts, I have hope for everything. If he gets on the plane, he's in the squad, then maybe he'll play from the start," said Rose ahead of the away game this Saturday (18:30/Sky).

However, he gave a warning for goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, who, like Openda, was recently rested for the 4-2 DFB Cup win against FC St. Pauli. "Pete trained well," said Rose. Nicolas Seiwald (adductor problems) has also returned to team training.

No satisfaction from Rose regarding BVB

Rose does not want to overestimate the situation in Dortmund. Even the statement from BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke in Leipzig in the summer, when he said: "I'm sorry for all of you here, but it won't be as easy for RB as it was last year to face BVB!", left him cold: "Satisfaction is never good. Again, we'll take care of ourselves. We're happy that we've collected the points we have. We know that the season is still very young and we haven't achieved anything yet," said Rose, who has a seven-point lead ahead of the clash with his former club. Nevertheless, he sees "a special and difficult task" at BVB.

Mood can change

The Saxons' 19 unbeaten league games across the season do nothing to change that. "The situation, I know it well enough here now, can change relatively quickly. The mood can change," said Rose. You just try to "get through it, not to lose your humility in successful times, nor to lose your nerve in times when things aren't going so well and everything comes crashing down on us".