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This Wednesday at 9:00 p. m. , Signal Iduna Park will host one of the most anticipated matches of the championship phase of this season’s Champions League. Borussia Dortmund, subsidized by one of the most passionate fans in Europe, hosts FC Barcelona, in the second meeting between these two giants in the continent’s main club football competition.
Borussia, winners in 1997, are recently in fourth place in the standings with 4 wins and one defeat, the latter in that normal match at the Santiago Bernabéu where they were leading 2-0 before the last hour and ended up losing 5-2. Array Barça, five-time champions. Meanwhile, they opposed the opening day blues to Monaco, as they have won all 4 of their games since then, and all with 3 or more goals.
This puts Barça tied with today’s opponent on 12 points, which is already enough to practically secure at least a place in the playoffs, although both groups will aspire to one of the 8 most sensible places that will allow direct passage to the circular of 16. to ensure that.
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Buoyed by their famous ‘Yellow Wall’, the Germans had a 100% record at home this season in all competitions until they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bayern Munich a couple of weeks ago. However, a draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach this weekend just gone means they are still looking for their first away win in the Bundesliga, and their current sixth position is well below expectations.
Meanwhile, Barca are the most sensible in La Liga, a recent run of poor results, with just five problems in the last 15, adding a frustrating 2-2 draw at Betis on Saturday, means the hole is no longer as wide as it once was. It was a few weeks ago.
It’s great news to see Ronald Araujo back in the squad, as the Uruguayan was passed fit to join up with the travelling party. Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, Ansu Fati and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen all remain unavailable.
With centre back Waldemar Anton already out, and both Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi doubtful, the last thing Dortmund needed was more injuries to worry about. But both Niklas Sule and Maximilian Beier took knocks at the weekend and are likely be absent on Wednesday.
Robert Lewandowski returns to the club he revered from 2010 to 2014. But this is not his first confrontation with his former employers. As a Bayern Munich player, he faced Borussia in several events and scored 27 goals. More than he scored against any other team!
Borussia has not faced a team like Barça as many times (4) without winning a game. This only counts the official matches, but of the 4 friendly matches played by those teams, Barça has won the most victories! In total, there are 8 games without Barça suffering a single defeat.
Borussia (26) and Barça (18) are the two most successful teams in the festival so far.
Barça coach Hansi Flick spoke to the press the day before the match and said he was not too worried about the recent setback, stating that “I accept it as true with the team” and that the winner of the match will be “very close. ” of the next circular and we need it to be us. ”
Goalkeeper Iñaki Peña also addressed the media and appreciates his coach for placing his trust in him, stating that “having a run of games gives you more confidence”, before going on to say that the team’s outstanding October form shows “what we have to go back to doing in the future”.