Bundesliga Preview: Leverkusen v Dortmund

Dortmund head coach Klopp was immediately installed as one of the favourites to take the vacant managerial position at Premier League outfit Manchester United, who dismissed David Moyes just 10 months into a six-year contract on Tuesday.

However, Klopp was quick to rule himself out of the running, expressing his loyalty to his current employers, with whom he signed a new contract until 2018 earlier this season.

Both Dortmund and Leverkusen were earmarked as potential contenders to Bayern Munich's recent domestic dominance, yet both failed to produce a consistent fight as Pep Guardiola's men defended their title in record time.

Furthermore, Klopp's charges have guaranteed a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League as they can no longer finish lower than third - which yields automatic entry into the group stages.

Indeed, the club can secure second place should they pick up a point and Schalke - who are third - fail to beat Borussia Monchengladbach, while a win for Dortmund would all but secure a runners-up berth regardless due to a superior goal difference over Jens Keller's men.

Speaking to the club's official website, he said: "It was important to secure automatic qualification (to the Champions League) as early as possible, and we are happy to have achieved that goal. Now we want to secure second place – and win the cup."

However, fifth-placed Wolfsburg are just one point adrift with three games remaining and Lewandowski's men have no room for complacency as the season reaches its climax.