Dortmund were disappointing in the 3–1 loss to Lazio last week, while Zenit was humiliated 2-1 at home in front of Club Brugge, leaving both groups with many paintings to move on to the 16-year-old circular.
Dortmund’s former forward, Ciro Immobile, returned to hang out with his former team in Lazio’s 3–1 win at Stadio Olimpico, and Erling Braut Haaland’s past purpose proved nothing but comfort once Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro took the game. visitors, just 4 minutes later.
The defeat meant the first time BVB lost four consecutive away games at Europe’s elite festival since 1958, with six losses in their last eight away games in the Champions League, a record they only want to step forward if they want to have aspirations for another final.
Lucien Favre at least recovered in the Bundesliga this weekend, comfortably sending the Schalke 04 through 3 targets to zero in the Revierderthrough.
In fact, Dortmund are another beast in the Westfalenstadion, winning their three league games this season without fitting a goal, as well as the last three Champions League games at home. A win against Zenit on Wednesday will be important to ensure. do not fall from the first obstacle in Europe.
Charles De Ketelaere’s last-minute victory in the 2–1 win over Bruges, which many observers hoped to finish in the back of Group F, left Zenit with a genuine gap to deepen the possibility of progressing beyond the organization of the Champions League. level for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
However, attack expectations against Dortmund will be low, as Sergei Semak’s team is even worse than their long-term opponents, earning a solitary point in their last five away games in the Champions League.
They also suffered a 2–1 back-to-back defeat at home this weekend, wasting Rubin Kazan to leave three issues to Spartak Moscow, who leads the Russian Premier League after 12 games.
The St. Petersburg-based team will build on the joy and leadership of Captain Artem Dyzuba and former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren at both ends of the field for the possibility of a result in Germany.
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Favre welcomed defender Manuel Akanji in the starting line-up in the weekend’s win over Schalke, and Dortmund took a big step forward defensively as a result.
Nico Schulz (muscle tear), Emre Can (coronavirus), Marcel Schmelzer and Dan-Axel Zagadou (both knees) will be absent as defensive by the opposite setting to Zenit.
Jude Bellingham has become the youngest English player to start a Champions League match following the defeat to Lazio, but Favre may decide to move on with the more experienced Thomas Delaney for this match.
Zenit will most likely run out of forwards Malcom and Sardar Azmoun in front of Dortmund, either recovering from muscle injuries.
Dyzuba will lead the line as the focal point of the team, with the captain of the Russian national team being a risk for any of his days with his physique and end.
Borussia Dortmund’s imaginable start: Hitz; Meunier, Hummels, Akanji, Guerreiro; Witsel, Delaney; Sancho, Brandt, Reus; Haaland
Imaginable departure from Zenit St. Petersburg: Kerzhakov; Karavyev, Lovren, Rakitskiy, Krugovoy; Yerokhin, Neighborhoods, Ozdoyev, Wendel, Driussi; Dyzuba
Dortmund have been much more advanced on the defensive this season, and we are waiting for them in the game against a team that will lack confidence after two unexpected consecutive defeats and a poor away record in this competition.