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Match details:
Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City
Champions League
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
15th April, 12:30 AM
Preview:
Manchester City will look to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the 2nd time when they face Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park tonight.
Borussia Dortmund were minutes away from a massive 1-1 draw away from home in the 1st leg, but a late winner put a massive dent in their qualification hopes. After 2 losses in a row, they got back to winning ways with a 3-2 win away at Stuttgart. Heading into this game, Dortmund are on an 8-game unbeaten run at home in Europe.
After that first-leg win, Manchester City extended their winning run to 6 games. However, that run was ended at home when 10-men Leeds scored a late winner to win 2-1. Moreover, they had kept 7 clean sheets in a row in Europe before conceding in the 1st leg.
It will be a tight game as both teams will look to not get beat.
Match Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Manchester City
Unavailable: Witsel (Achilles tendon), Zagadou (knee), Sancho (thigh), Schmelzer (knee), Aguero (knock)
Probable starting XI:
Borussia Dortmund
Hitz, Meunier, Hummels, Akanji, Guerreiro, Bellingham, Can, Dahoud, Knauff, Reus, Haaland.
Manchester City
Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Walker, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Foden, Silva, Mahrez.
Top picks:
Haaland: Despite not scoring in his last 3 league games, Haaland has provided 2 assists in his last 2 in all competitions, including the winner this past weekend.
De Bruyne: In his last 7 games in all competitions, De Bruyne has scored 6 goals and provided an assist. Moreover, a full rest against Leeds makes him a favorite.
Foden: In his man-of-the-match display in the 1st leg, Foden scored the winner, took 5 shots with 3 on target, provided a key pass and completed 3 dribbles.
Captaincy options:
- Haaland
- De Bruyne
- Foden
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