Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt has reinstated Kauã Santos as starting goalkeeper for Friday’s Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund.
- Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel left the Marbella camp due to illness and his availability will be decided late, with Alexander Meyer ready and U23 keeper Silas Ostrzinski drafted into training.
- Eintracht added forwards Arnaud Kalimuendo on loan and Younes Ebnoutalib to offset injuries to Jonathan Burkardt, out until the end of February, and Michy Batshuayi, sidelined until late March.
- UEFA registration rules bar Kalimuendo and Ebnoutalib from the club’s remaining group-stage Champions League fixtures this month.
- Dortmund enter the restart with defensive solidity but pressure on attack after only 26 league goals in the first half, while internal talks continue on potential winter needs and Nico Schlotterbeck’s unresolved future.