Borussia Dortmund will host Barcelona in the Champions League with a heavily depleted squad after defender Niklas Süle was ruled out for "a few months" with an injury.

Borussia Dortmund will be without defender Niklas Suele for several months after he picked up an ankle injury in the league on Saturday, coach Nuri Sahin said on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League game against Barcelona.

Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin on Tuesday lamented how the crowded fixture list has put an "almost unbearable" strain on players as his injury-hit side prepare to host Barcelona midweek. Several other players and coaches have hit out at the fixture schedule,