Dortmund 'finding their feet'

Just 72 hours separate Dortmund's games against Monaco and Augsburg and, after having convincingly beaten Monaco, Lucien Favre believes it may be tough to see the same performance from his side at the weekend. 

Speaking on Thursday ahead of the Augsburg game, the Frenchman remarked: "The gap between 23:00 CET on Wednesday and 15:30 CET on Saturday is very short. That's why it's important we recover very, very quickly."

He also revealed that "one or two" players had picked up knocks against Monaco. 

Sporting director Michael Zorc warned of Augsburg's quality ahead of the game. He claimed the Swabian outfit are "not easy to play against. It's no coincidence they got a 1-1 draw in Munich. Augsburg make life difficult for opposing teams who like to dictate the play. So we're going to need a lot of patience."

He also admitted that patience has played a huge part in Dortmund's impressive season so far. "We're very realistic, we're still finding our feet and there's no reason to change any element of our approach."