DORTMUND- Borussia Dortmund host Real Madrid on Tuesday night in a Group H heavyweight clash at the Signal Iduna Park.
Dortmund are under lots of pressure to pick up three points against the champions after falling to a 3-1 loss away to Spurs on the opening night. A loss would see them have zero points out of six.
Real Madrid are coming off a 3-0 home win against APOEL Nicosia, a game where Ronaldo made his comeback to the lineup after suspension and got two goals for his side.
Despite losing in the Champions League, Dortmund have been superb in the league this year leading the way ahead of Bayern Munich, scoring 19 goals and conceding just once in six games.
Borussia Dortmund boast an impressive record at the Signal Iduna Park with 41 consecutive victories in the Bundesliga and have never lost at home to Madrid, winning three and tying three.
Although Dortmund’s home record is great, Madrid’s away record is also very good. the champions have won 12 consecutive away games in La Liga and have won 15 of their last 16 in all competitions.
Two players to watch out for are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Cristiano Ronaldo. Aubameyang has 12 goals in all competitions already this season including two hat-tricks.
Ronaldo has been suspended for four games but has recently come back into action scoring twice in their first Champions League game. He also has scored four goals in seven games against Dortmund.
Team News:
Dortmund will be without Marcel Schmelzer, Sebastian Rode, Raphael Guerreiro and Marco Reus; who are all recovering from injury. While Madrid are without Karim Benzema, Marcelo and Matteo Kovačić. Theo Hernandez and Toni Kroos are doubtful.
A game between two of Europe’s finest attacks could mean plenty of goals, but both teams will be looking to snatch all three points.
The game will kickoff at 2:45pm EST and will be televised on BEIN Sports Canada.
Projected Lineups:
Borussia Dortmund: Bürki; Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra, Toljan; Weigl, Dahoud, Götze; Yarmolenko, Aubameyang, Philipp.
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Nacho; Modrić, Casemiro, Isco; Asensio, Ronaldo, Bale.
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