Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Revierderby clash between Schalke and Dortmund. Fresh from scoring a brace in the Champions League last-16 first leg match at Sevilla, Erling Haaland is now tasked with leading Dortmund's charge to move back into the top four. And what better way to kick-start their domestic campaign than a victory over their struggling rivals? Schalke are nine points adrift of safety and staring at relegation. Kick-off is just an hour away now, let's grab the team news!
Bundesliga / Matchday 22
Veltins-Arena / 20.02.2021
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- J. Sancho(42')
- E. Haaland(45', 79')
- R. Guerreiro(60')
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Updated 20/02/2021 at 19:21 GMT
17'
Almost 20 minutes into his landmark appearance, Reus has yet to click into action.
14'
Yellow card! Hoppe's frustration is getting the better of him as he's booked for catching Delaney late after trying to block his clearance. He doesn't have an easy task of playing Schalke's lone striker.
13'
Dahoud, full of confidence after scoring in midweek, lets fly with a venomous shot from distance. A deflection off Thiaw could take it anywhere, but it goes behind for a Dortmund corner, which comes to nothing.
10'
There's space in the Dortmund defence as William latches onto a pass on the right flank. His cross is blocked, however.
8'
Chance for Sancho! Haaland pounces on a loose ball as Schalke give up possession in dangerous territory. He spreads it to Sancho on the overlap, he carves inside and opts to go near post with his shot. Fahrmann makes the save and gathers on the second attempt.
6'
A first sight of goal for Haaland. Dahoud threads the eye of a needle to find the Dortmund talisman, who only has one thing in mind: to shoot. His effort takes a deflection off Oczipka for a Dortmund corner.
4'
There's more defending for Dortmund to do as Harit picks up the ball on the left flank and carries it an awful long way only to run into trouble just as he approaches the penalty area.
2'
Schalke - with just 15 goals and one league win to their name all season - start on the front foot, attacking from the left where Kolasinac shoots high and wide, but that's a bright start from the hosts.
1st Half
1'
Kick-off! Dortmund get things moving. There was a late change in the Schalke line-up, with Shkodran Mustafi - injured in the warm-up - replaced by Bastian Oczipka.
17:25
FIVE minutes until kick-off! It's Schalke versus Dortmund in the Revierderby. It's LIVE and it's NEXT!
17:15
Haaland has scored as many Bundesliga goals this season as the entire Schalke team (15). Schalke have made a slight improvement under Gross, taking two points from their last three games, but what they need now are victories. And fast.
17:10
Dortmund are sixth in the Bundesliga. A patchy run of form means they are nine points adrift of a top four spot, although they do have a game in hand over Eintracht Frankfurt, who just happened to beat Bayern Munich earlier today.
17:05
It's all clicking for Terzic at home - where Dortmund are unbeaten under their new manager - but domestically it's a different story entirely for BVB on their travels: they have lost three consecutive league games.
17:00
Did you know? This will be the 98th Revierderby of the Bundesliga era. Schalke have won 32 to Dortmund's 35 (30 draws).
16:55
Dortmund won the reversal earlier in the season - and guess who was on the scoresheet? Time is running out for Schalke to save their top-flight status, and Gross will be hoping his side won't be beaten so easily today.
16:50
Dortmund boss Terzic on the rivalry with Schalke: "They are the two most emotional games of the season. The fans want to see the players put it all on the line for the shirt. Everyone knows: you have to win the derby! There is nothing better than a derby victory in the life of a Borussia fan."
16:45
Just the one change from Schalke boss Christian Gross, with Nassim Boujellab coming in for Nabil Bentaleb in midfield.
16:40
So let's discuss the visitors' team first. Boss Edin Terzic makes two changes from the side that won 3-2 at Sevilla in midweek. Emre Can comes in for the injured Manuel Akanji, while Thomas Delaney returns to the midfield.
16:35
TEAM NEWS - Schalke XI: Fahrmann, Becker, Mustafi, Thiaw, Kolasinac, Boujellab, Stambouli, William, Serdar, Harit, Hoppe.. subs: Langer, Mendyl, Mascarell, Raman, Bentaleb, Oczipka, Schöpf, Mercan, Bozdogan /// Dortmund XI: Hitz, Morey, Can, Hummels, Guerreiro, Dahoud, Delaney, Brandt, Reus, Haaland, Sancho.. subs: Unbehaun, Schulz, Moukoko, Reinier, Bellingham, Meunier, Tigges, Passlack, Reyna