For years now, Dortmund can't seem to repeat their successes from the beginning of the 90s. In the last round millionaires managed to level the score once, through Buckley, only for Bielefeld keeper to throw the ball inside of his own net and bring a new point to Dortmund.
Coach Doll still doesn’t know if he will be able to count on second keeper Marc Ziegler, so he will probably again give the chance to young Hottecke. Suspended Robert Kovac will miss this match, so Hummels will play in the back line instead. Attacking tandem will be Frei-Valdez, while recently recovered Petric will start the match on the bench. Injured Weidenfeller, Klimowitcz, Khel, Bade, Ricken, Degen, Tyrala, Njambe, Nothe and Vrzogic won’t play in the last match of the season.
In the last match in front of their fans, Wolfsburg taught former champions Stuttgart a lesson of modern and attractive football after which they leapfrogged them into sixth place that leads to UEFA Cup qualifications. Captain Marcelinho opened the score on the very start and Dzeko, Ricardo Costa and Dejagah also contributed to the score.
Coach Magath is aware that a win in this match could see his side get UEFA Cup automatic promotion, so he decided to field an offensive formation. Besides standard Grafite, Dzeko will also be in the attack, while besides the attacking tandem, Marcelinho and Gentner will also pose the threat for millionaires net. Wolves will have to win if they wish to get a European spot, yet this is a very dangerous ground for them from where they managed to take three points only once. Injured Ozturk, Santana, Van Der Heyden, Deumeland, Rama and Alex won’t be able to help their side.
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