Football. ua represents the announcement of the match of the second round of the group round of the Champions League between Dortmund Borussia and Real Madrid.
Having conceded in the first match of the group round of Tottenham, Borussia D will try hard to improve their position in the fight against the main favorite of the group of H -.
Borussia D - Real Madrid Tuesday, September 26, 21:45. Dortmund, Signal Iduna Park. Arbiter - Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands). Live broadcast on the football channel Football 2 Initially, it was assumed that it was these two teams who will play the first and second places among themselves, but the defeat of Borussia in the first round match at Wembley from Tottenham made their adjustments to these folds. Real Madrid, although it won a convincing victory in the first round, but its rival was the outsider of the Apoel quartet, and given that the Blancos do not go well in the domestic arena, the "bumblebees" have good chances of success.
Previously, Borussia D and Real Madrid met 12 times in the European Cup, and in the history of their relationship there is a practical equality with a slight advantage of the Spaniards: four wins against three (with five draws), eighteen goals scored against sixteen.
Both teams came up to the duel with an abundance of injured, and most of them - the main players. Fortunately, among the injured players or those whose participation in the match is in question, there is no Andrei Yarmolenko, who, although he missed the last match in the championship and the training of the team, is now preparing for Real in regular mode. This fact can not but rejoice the coach of Borussia Peter Bos, because in his first matches for Dortmund, Andrew is one of the best not only in the team, but also in the Bundesliga in general.
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In the last season, Real and Borussia were also in the same group of the Champions League, and then the visit of the "cream" in Dortmund ended in a draw - 2: 2. Interestingly, that meeting at Signal Iduna Park was almost exactly a year ago, on September 27.
Interesting facts - Borussia D for the twelfth time started in the group round of the Champions League.
- Real Madrid for the twenty-first time entered the fight in the group stage of the Champions League and never finished below second place.
- Borussia D never lost to Real Madrid at home - three wins and as many draws.
- The chase series of Real Madrid in the Champions League lasts 37 matches.
- Cristiano Ronaldo can play the 150th match in the Champions League.
Approximate compositions of Borussia D: Birki - Piszczek, Papastathopoulos, Bartra, Tol'ian - Sahin, Daoud, Goetze - Yarmolenko, Obamaiayang, Philippe.
Real: Navas - Carvajal, Varan, Ramos, Nacho - Modric, Kazemiro, Isco - Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Asensio.
Will not play: Guerrero, Schmelzer, Rode, Durm, Royce, Schurrle - Benzema, Marcelo, Kovacic, Vallejo.
In doubt: Kroos, Theo Hernandez (both - Real).
Words Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach:.
"I hope our attackers will start to score again.
But all the same it seems to me that the most important thing is to create moments, because without the moments of goals you will not score. Recently, we have problems with this. But I believe in my players ".
Peter Bos, coach of Borussia D:.
"I'm always happy to watch how Real Madrid plays. There are so many talented players showing attractive football! Zinedine Zidane has created an excellent team that will not be easy for us to beat ".
2: 2 forecast.