Dortmund vs Sporting CP: Borussia Dortmund look to make it successive wins in Group C of the UEFA Champions League when they meet on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Dortmund vs Sporting CP
Venue: Signal-Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Date: Wednesday 29th September, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/
European nights in Dortmund are back! 🏟 pic.twitter.com/UoJtNXeZ4x
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 27, 2021
Preview
Dortmund came away with a 2-1 win over Besiktas in their opening match of the Champions League on MD1 .
Bellingham and Håland got the men in Black and Yellow 2-0 up by half time. Montero pulled one back late in the piece but was not enough to get the Turkish side to get a win.
BVB have since played 2 and won 1 of those matches in the Bundesliga. They lost their last match to Monchengladbach and look to get back to winning ways.
On the other hand, Sporting CP were thrashed 5-1 at home by Ajax in their opening match and look to bounce back in this one.
The group is a tough one and with a negative goal-difference, the Portuguese side already have their backs to the wall. Hence, this is a very crucial match for them.
Haller scored four goals along with a strike from Berghuis completed the demolition job.
Paulinho scored one for Sporting in the first half but it proved to be a mere consolation effort.
Both these sides met in the UCL 2016 Group stage where Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 through Ramos’ goal.
Form Guide
Dortmund: WWWWL
Sporting CP: DDLWW
.@BlackYellow mission 🔛#UCL #SportingCP pic.twitter.com/ZmBNzwgdgD
— Sporting CP English 🏆 (@SportingCP_en) September 26, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Monchengladbach 1-0 Dortmund
Sporting CP 1-0 Maritimo
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Dortmund vs Sporting CP in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV while the broadcast is on the Sony Sports Network.
Team News
Zagadou, Reyna, Morey, Coulibaly and Tigges are ruled out for the hosts due to long term injuries.
Goncalves’ knee injury makes him doubtful for Sporting CP.
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Meunier, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro, Bellingham, Dahoud, Witsel, Reus, Malen and Håland
Sporting CP possible 11:
Adan, Feddal, Coates, Neto, Vinagre, Luiz, Palhinha, Porro, Santos, Paulinho and Sarabia
Prediction: Dortmund 2-0 Sporting CP
Dortmund is in good form heading into this with their main man, Erling Håland creating records for fun.
The striker is in lethal touch and remains the focal point of Dortmund’s success.
Sporting CP’s inconsistencies have hurt them. Hence, they lack the firepower and confidence to beat BVB.
Players to watch out for: Håland, Bellingham, Sarabia and Paulinho.
