Dortmund vs Athletic Club: Borussia Dortmund looks to get back to winning ways when they face Athletic Club on Saturday in a pre-season friendly match.
LIVE LINK to watch Dortmund vs Athletic Club:
https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/
ℹ️ In tomorrow’s friendly match against @BVB each half will be one hour long.
You can follow it live on our YouTube channel from 16:00 CEST (stream only available in Spain). #BVBAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) July 23, 2021
Match Details:
Teams: Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club
Date: Saturday 24th July, 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
MATCH PREVIEW:
Following a loss against Bochum in their previous warm-up match, Dortmund looks to get back to winning ways when they face Spanish side, Athletic Club on Saturday.
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The Black and Yellow side were comprehensively beaten by recently promoted, Bochum 3-1 with goals from Novothny, Ganvoula and Bockhorn securing the win.
Pasalic pulled one back for Dortmund but it was way too late to ensure a comeback.
This after Dortmund began their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Giessen.
Rose’s men will need to step up and prove themselves ahead of another challenging Bundesliga season after they finished 3rd the last time out.
On the other hand, Athletic Club beat Dynamo Kyiv by a Williams goal in the second half to ensure victory.
This helped the Spanish side get back to winning ways following the loss against St. Gallen 2-1 in their pre-season opener.
Athletic Club finished 10th last season and need a morale boosting summer and good set of performances to kick start their new campaign if they are to trouble the top sides in the La Liga.
The two teams last met in 2016 where Athletic Club took the honours on the night 1-0 as Susaeta’s first half goal made all the difference.
Line-ups
Dortmund:
Kobel, Passlack, Maloney, Papadopoulos, Schulz, Brandt, Dahoud, Wolf, Reus and Reyna.
Athletic Club:
Agirrezabala, Petxa, Vivian, Martinez, Balenziaga, Prados, Vencedor, Berenguer, Muniain, Garcia and Villalibre.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Athletic Club
We expect the German side to edge this one on the basis of form coming into this clash and also due to the set of attacking players on show.
Even with the loss of Sancho and absence of Haland, Dortmund is expected to play well and take the game to the Spanish side.
