The German Bundesliga returns after the winter break with Borussia Dortmund at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Nuri Sahin's men host Xabi Alonso's side at Signal Iduna Park with BVB having won just one of their last five games pre-Christmas.

Borussia Dortmund is desperate for a winning start to the new year when it hosts champion Bayer Leverkusen on Friday in the Bundesliga 2024-25 restart following the three-week winter break.

Borussia DortmundDortmund went into the winter break on the back of an underwhelming run of for, winning just once in their final five competitive matches of 2024. Nuri Şahin’s side played out 1-1

Borussia Dortmund resume Bundesliga action with a tough home game against title chasers and reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund defenders Waldemar Anton and Almugera Kabar's availability for Friday's Bundesliga showdown against Bayer Leverkusen is

The Bundesliga returns this weekend after the winter break and begins with a big fixture between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.Dortmund currently sit in sixth place with 25 points

The Black and Yellows are sixth in the table with 25 points from 15 games and beat Wolfsburg 3-1 on December 22 in their last game before the break, while Leverkusen are in second place with 32 points and are just four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.