Dortmund hopeful Goetze will make Wembley

BERLIN (AFP) –

Borussia Dortmund’s Mario Goetze celebrates after the UEFA Champions League semi-final match over Real Madrid, on April 24, 2013. Dortmund are hoping to have Goetze fit for the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 25, even though he tore a hamstring in the semi-final against Real Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund are hoping to have Germany midfielder Mario Goetze fit for the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 25, even though he tore a hamstring in the semi-final against Real Madrid.

The 20-year-old limped out of Dortmund’s 2-0 defeat in Madrid on Tuesday after only 14 minutes having torn his left hamstring, but Dortmund doctor Markus Braun has said it is a “realistic goal” to have him fit for Wembley.

Goetze is definitely out of Saturday’s dress rehearsal for the Wembley final when second-placed Dortmund host Bayern in the Bundesliga at Borussia’s Signal Iduna Park with the Bavarians having won the German league title with a record six games to spare.

Goetze will join Bayern in July having last week announced he has actioned a release clause in his contract allowing him to leave for a reported 37 million euros.

While both sides are expected to rest players for Saturday’s showdown in Dortmund, Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes has admitted “there might be a bit of resentment from the Dortmund side” in the wake of the Goetze transfer.