Dortmund put through their paces at Wembley for UCL opener against Tottenham

Borussia Dortmund have taken to Tottenham’s notoriously jinxed Wembley pitch ahead of their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

The German side prepared for the group H encounter with Mauricio Pochettino’s team on the national stadium pitch - and also Tottenham's temporary home - and come into the game in good fettle sitting top of the Bundesliga, undefeated and on seven points.

But Peter Bosz, who in his first season as Dortmund manager after taking over from Thomas Tuchel, saw his new team held to a goalless draw by SC Freiburg on Saturday, which was their first goalless encounter since April which brought an end to Dortmund’s 100 per cent start to the season.

Bosz travels to England with some cause for concern, however, with defenders Marc Bartra and captain Marcel Schmelzer out injured, while star-man Marco Reus is still sidelined until 2018.

But While defensive frailties are clearly apparent, one of Europe’s most-wanted stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is at his disposal, as well as Mario Gotze and Nuri Sahin plus ex Manchester united midfielder Shinji Kagawa, who is eyeing a return to England.

The Gabon goal-machine Aubameyang managed a staggering 40 goals in all competitions last season, and has already netted six times in his first five this term which will allow the Bundesliga leaders to enter the contest with some confidence.

Tottenham’s visitors will take confidence in Aubameyang’s presence, as well as previous contests, of which there is only two. A 5-1 aggregate thumping of Tottenham in 2016's Europa League.

But two years is a long time and while the hot-topic right now is Tottenham’s Wembley curse, it would seem Dortmund have their own to think about.

Dortmund, then managed by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, have bad memories of the Wembley ground after they were denied their first Champions League triumph by German rivals Bayern Munich in the 2013 final.

Pochettino's team will also be looking to overcome their poor start to their life at Wembley having won just once in five games since they adopted the national stadium at the beginning of last season's Champions League - where they gained their only victory so far.