Borussia Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre has selected Max Kruse to start ahead of Luuk de Jong for the trip to Bayer Leverkusen.

Kruse will be supported by Raffael in the hole, with Patrick Herrmann offering width from the right hand side.

The hosts Leverkusen line up in an attacking 4-3-3, with Stefan Kiessling leading the line and a midfield trio of Gonzalo Castro, Stefan Reinartz, and Lars Bender.

Leverkusen: Leno; Hilbert, Spahic, Toprak, Boenisch; Reinartz, Bender, Castro; Son, Kiessling, Sam

Gladbach: Ter Stegen; Jantschke, Stranzl, Dominguez, Daems; Herrmann, Kramer, Xhaka, Arango; Raffael, M Kruse