With the football season back into full swing, the DFB coaching staff have hit the road on a scouting tour, which starts on Saturday and ends on Tuesday. Their first stop is Gelsenkirchen, where assistant coach Thomas Schneider will watch the game between Schalke 04 and Darmstadt 98. Manager Joachim Löw will attend the Bundesliga fixture between TSG Hoffenheim and FC Bayern.

On Monday, Löw and Schneider will board a plane to London, where Arsenal are set to host Liverpool in the evening.

Goalkeeping coach Andreas Köpke will round off the trip on Tuesday in Leverkusen, where Bayer 04 will attempt to turn around a 1-0 first leg defeat against Lazio to qualify for the Champions League group stages.