Batshuayi, Burgstaller, Philipp or Di Santo - who would be YOUR Schalke/Dortmund dream team striker?
Borussia Dortmund and Schalke treated the world to one of the greatest matches in Bundesliga history when the Royal Blues completed one of sport's greatest ever comebacks after being 4-0 down at half-time at the Signal Iduna Park. This week the arch-rivals meet for another Revierderby at the Veltins-Arena with the winner having one hand on second place.
Ahead of Sunday's fixture, bundesliga.com is giving you the chance to vote for your Revierderby dream team. All 11 positions are up for grabs, and it's your votes that will determine the final combined Schalke-Dortmund XI, which we will present to you ahead of the big match.
Here are the four candidates for the striker position: Michy Batshuayi, Guido Burgstaller, Franco di Santo and Maximilian Philipp. Cast your votes in the poll below!
KAPOW! WHACK! Holy huge impact, Batsman! Not so much the ‘Caped Crusader’ but the ‘Studded Saviour’, Batshuayi stepped brilliantly into the boots of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The winter departure for Arsenal has barely been missed with Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea, plundering seven goals in his first nine BVB matches. Imagine the damage Dortmund might have inflicted on opponents had Marco ‘Robin’ Reus had been fully fit for the Rückrunde…
The Belgium international is the stand-out performer, but with six goals in his first ten Bundesliga appearances since his summer move from Freiburg, Philipp was on course for a bumper 2017/18 tally before a knee injury brutally curtailed his contribution.
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Di Santo and Burgstaller have scored 13 of Schalke’s 45 goals this season, and their battering ram displays have been part of the bedrock on which the Royal Blues’ push for second place has been founded. Burgstaller, in his first full top-flight season, has struck ten times, and with three goals in his last five league outings, could be the man to help ensure Domenico Tedesco’s men finish with their noses in front of their Ruhr Valley rivals come the season’s end.