Comments and predictions for Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona: The trio in full swing
The match between Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona in the Champions League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on December 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona squad information
Dortmund are struggling in defence with Niklas Sule suffering an ankle injury and joining Waldemar Anton (muscle injury) on the absentee list. Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi are working towards recovery, but Maximilian Beier is absent after picking up an injury in the draw with Gladbach. Gio Reyna is back after two weeks but has not been given a full start by coach Sahin and is unlikely to feature.
Barcelona have no new injury concerns, but defender Andreas Christensen is still not fit, and Marc Bernal and Ansu Fati are absent. Ronald Araujo could return after five months out. Ferran Torres has scored in his last two games but will continue to be on the bench, with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal on either side of Robert Lewandowski, who has just scored his 100th Champions League goal.
With Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffering a serious injury, Inaki Pena will continue to deputise in goal, preferred over Wojciech Szczesny, who has returned after joining Barcelona this season.
Latest expected lineup Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Ryerson, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Sabitzer, Nmecha, Gross; Malen, Guirassy, Gittens
Barcelona:
Inaki Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Latest football commentary on Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
After a 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb, Dortmund failed to win their next three games, with two 1-1 draws in the Bundesliga against Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach. However, they still sit sixth, 12 points behind Bayern Munich. The draw with Bayern ended their winning streak at home, but Dortmund have still won eight of their first nine games at the Westfalenstadion under coach Nuri Sahin.
In the Champions League, Dortmund have the chance to win their first five games, something they haven't done since 1997. Their attacking prowess, with 16 goals in their first five games, has helped them start strongly. Dortmund have maintained their perfect home record, but the match against Barcelona will be a big test. Dortmund have never beaten Barcelona in their four previous meetings, and the Spanish side have always been a problem for them.
Despite their toughest fixtures, Barcelona have big challenges in January, facing Atalanta and Benfica, while only one of their five games is against a second-seeded team. Barcelona have suffered a dip in form following back-to-back 2-2 draws with Real Betis and defeats to Las Palmas, leaving them with just two wins in their last six. However, they have maintained their form in the Champions League, winning 3-0 at Brest to keep them in the top eight.
Barcelona are looking for a fifth consecutive Champions League win, their first in four years, and will continue to put their faith in attack, having scored at least three goals in each of their last four wins.
Score prediction Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelonaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Barcelona
- WhoScore:Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Barcelona
- Our newspaper predicts:Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Barcelona
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