Dortmund hunt points in Bremen amidst Reus scandal
Borussia Dortmund head to Werder Bremen on Saturday eager to claim points to escape the Bundesliga's bottom three amidst the scandal surrounding Germany winger Marco Reus. Reus, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, was slapped with a record €540,000 ($665,000) fine on Thursday having driven for years without a licence, which was only revealed after he recently gave police a fake Dutch licence when he was stopped. Reus has issued an apology, but it is an unwelcome distraction for Dortmund, who are currently languishing in 16th place in Germany's 18-team top flight despite having qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League. "I was also surprised by the news. He took a wrong turn somewhere," said Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp. "With stories like this, it was difficult to find a way out, but things will just carry on for us. "He is a great bloke who has made a mistake." Dortmund play their final Bundesliga match of 2014 on Saturday against a Bremen side who are bottom of the table and three points could see them climb up as high as 12th, if results elsewhere go their way. Borussia will be without centre-back Neven Subotic, who is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg. Alongside Reus, playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan is out with a torn thigh while Bremen are without defender Luca Caldirola, who was sent off for a second yellow and subsequent red in their 4-1 hammering by Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday.
