Mario Gotze has been deployed in the Borussia Dortmund starting lineup against Hamburg in the Bundesliga this afternoon.

The German playmaker will be joined by Marco Reus in the attacking department, with Robert Lewandowski as the main centre-forward for the defending Bundesliga champions.

Dutch playmaker Rafael van der Vaart will start for Hamburg in what will be his first home game for his new club since his move from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer.

Rene Adler will be between the posts for HSV as they hope to pick up maximum points at home.

Hamburg: Adler, Diekmeier, Mancienne, Westermann, Jansen, Ilicevic, Badelj, Arslan, Son, Rudnevs, Van der Vaart

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Subotic, Hummels, Piszczek, Schmelzer, Kehl, Leitner, Reus, Perisic, Lewandowski, Gotze