Playmaker Mario Gotze will start his first game for Borussia Dortmund this season as he has been named in the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen for their Bundesliga clash today.

The 20-year-old Germany international will be joined in attacking midfield by Kevin Grosskreutz and Jakub Blaszczykowski, with Robert Lewandowski as the targetman up front in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Leverkusen will adopt a 4-3-3 system that will have Gonzalo Castro, Stefan Kiessling and Andre Schurrle as the three men in attack.

They will be supported by Lars Bender, Jens Hegeler and Stefan Reinartz in midfield at the Signal-Iduna-Park.

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gundogan, Kehl, Kuba, Gotze, Grosskreutz, Lewandowski

Bayer Leverkusen: Leno, Carvajal, Wollscheid, Toprak, Kadlec, Bender, Reinartz, Hegeler, Castro, Kiessling, Schurrle