Chelsea tour to Germany for the Champions League final-sixteen as they keep their 2022/23 European campaign.
Graham Potter`s aspect gained their very last 4 institution degree games – which includes lower back-to-lower back victories in opposition to AC Milan – to complete pinnacle of Group E and installation a conflict with Borussia Dortmund withinside the first degree of the knockout rounds.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea UCL Round 16
Chelsea are presently 10th withinside the Premier League table, and that they have did not win 5 in their final six fits throughout all competitions. This might be a hard away recreation for them and it stays to be visible whether or not the Blues can step up and deliver.
Borussia Dortmund are in notable shape heading into this contest, and they may fancy their probabilities in opposition to an inconsistent Chelsea aspect. The Germans are on a 5-fit prevailing run throughout all competitions and they may appearance to grind out a high-quality end result at domestic withinside the first leg of the tie.
Match Info
- Competition: Champions League
- Round of 16
- Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
- Temp: 15°C
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Team News
Borussia Dortmund starlet Youssoufa Moukoko turned into pressured off with ankle ligament harm withinside the win over Bremen and the highly-rated ahead is now going through up to 6 weeks at the sidelines; both Sebastian Haller or Anthony Modeste is consequently predicted to guide the road as a result.
Marius Wolf (shoulder), Abdoulaye Kamara (knee) and Mateu Morey (fitness) also are dominated out, however Thomas Meunier has recovered from a muscle pressure and he is about to war with January signing Julian Ryerson for an area at proper-lower back.
Attacker Karim Adeyemi is to be had for choice after serving a home suspension withinside the win towards Bremen, at the same time as in-call for teenage Jude Bellingham – who has scored 4 desires in 5 Champions League video games this season – is about to strut his stuff in centre-midfield.
As for Chelsea, N`Golo Kante (hamstring), Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja (each knee) and Edouard Mendy (finger) all stay at the remedy desk with injuries, at the same time as Aubameyang, Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos are all ineligible after being unnoticed of Potter’s Champions League squad.
Wesley Fofana (knee), Mateo Kovacic (calf), Denis Zakaria (thigh), Raheem Sterling (knee) and Kalidou Koulibaly (illness) are all dubious and may be assessed in advance of the journey to Germany.
If deemed healthy to play, Koulibaly will probably play along Thiago Silva at centre-lower back whether or not that be in a lower back 3 or 4-guy defence, with English duo Reece James and Ben Chilwell set to begin as both full-backs or wing-backs.
Mason Mount or Hakim Ziyech ought to update Madueke at the proper flank, and Felix is predicted to preserve his area because the range 10 in at the back of Germany worldwide Kai Havertz, at the same time as Mykhaylo Mudryk – who netted 5 desires in six Champions League video games for Shakhtar Donetsk in advance this season – is about to hold at the left wing.
Expected Lineup
Borussia Dortmund predicted starting lineup: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Bellingham, Can; Adeyemi, Reus, Brandt; Haller
Chelsea predicted starting lineup: Arrizabalaga; James, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, Chilwell; Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez; Mount, Felix, Mudryk; Havertz
