Frankfurt (dpa/lhe) - Eintracht Frankfurt's head coach Oliver Glasner plans to change his defense in the Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky). "I will change the defense because Lenz is out. Tuta will definitely play, with Luca Pellegrini the probability is pretty high," said Glasner on Friday. Christopher Lenz injured his left thigh in the 2-1 win in the Champions League against Olympique Marseille on Wednesday evening.
The two ex-Dortmunders Sebastian Rode and Mario Götze will also be in the starting XI. The 2014 World Cup hero was only able to train a little individually in the past two days due to back pain. For Ansgar Knauff, who was back on the training ground for the first time after his injury, a game against Dortmund is still too early, explained Glasner.
However, the head coach is not planning any further fundamental changes against the table neighbors from the Ruhr area. "We're in a fairly advanced season and we can't, won't and don't want to fundamentally change our playing systems. We trust in our strengths and qualities," said the 48-year-old Austrian. With these, Glasner wants to celebrate the next home win against an "extremely counterattacking" opponent.
