Borussia Dortmund are hopeful Mats Hummels will be fit for Tuesday’s Bundesliga showdown against Bayern Munich.
Hummels was forced off at half-time as Dortmund sealed a 2-0 victory over Wolfsburg, with former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can onto replace him at the break.
The victory briefly saw Lucien Favre’s side move to within a point of league leaders Bayern - who restored their four point lead with a 5-2 win over Frankfurt in Saturday’s late kick-off.
The two meet in a potentially decisive clash on Tuesday with former Bayern defender Hummels now in a race to shake off an achilles injury before then.
Sporting director Michael Zorc said on his club's website: "Overall, it was a deserved win with a good first half. In the end we also comfortably saw out the win.
"Right after the break, we had a slight phase of weakness. Wolfsburg were dominant and had one or two chances to score.
"Maybe we had to reorganise ourselves after Mats Hummels' injury-enforced exit. He has had problems with the Achilles tendon for some time, but we hope that he can play again on Tuesday.
"Overall, it was a decent performance. Playing in Wolfsburg is never easy."
