“Build on the good position”

Head coach Dino Toppmöller on …

… the situation: “We’re desperate to build on the good position we’ve got ourselves in. We know we’re facing a tough, high-quality opponent. It’s going to be an interesting challenge. They’re doing a very good job at Wolfsburg. They have pretty much everything in their armoury. We want to give it everything together with our fans.”

… the team news: “One or two players have had minor muscle issues, but nothing drastic. Oscar Højlund is available again - he and Nene Brown have returned to training. Elye Wahi isn’t an option for Sunday yet”

… the Bundesliga-only schedule over the coming weeks: “It’s very important to have a few weeks where we can focus solely on the Bundesliga, train more in terms of content and work on areas that need improvement.”

… team selection: “We want to have fresh legs for Sunday. A few players who didn’t start yesterday have a decent chance of being in the starting line-up.”

… Elye Wahi: “We’ll get onto the pitch again this afternoon, we’ll partly integrate him in the group for the first time and see how he gets on. He’s not an option yet for Sunday.”

… Hugo Ekitiké: “He did a really good job defensively against Freiburg and Dortmund. We need to get him into the rhythm of being able to play twice in one week over a longer period of time. He still has room for improvement on the physical front. If we get him there, then we’ll have someone who can bring a great deal of quality onto the pitch.”