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Borussia Dortmund did himself in the first leg of the eighth finals of the Champions League severe shortage. Therefore, the team must now make Trailing 1-0 at Benfica see. Given the current form of Der BVB however, this is certainly not an impossible task.
Dortmund vs Benfica Prediction & Betting tips
Dortmund :
Borussia Dortmund this season the constant inconstancy the biggest problem. Especially for the winter were too many points forfeited to compete seriously for the German title. Europe went better. The group stayed pretty Dortmund Real Madrid, thus avoiding the real toppers were in the eighth finals. However, the situation for Der BVB is not ideal. Lisbon Dortmund could have taken an advance on the quarterfinals, but the attackers of the Yellow-Blacks missed chance after chance; 1-0 was therefore surprising end position.
It must now happen in the second leg of Westphalia. As for home games against Portuguese teams Dortmund can be satisfied. Five times a team from Portugal came to Dortmund and five times managed to win the Germans. The odds for a home win are, for a Champions League knockout game, very low.
With the shape of the team of Thomas Tuchel about okay. In the Bundesliga they are rapidly working to secure a CL place for next year. Three times in a row was won at the national level, after the defeat in Lisbon. Especially the 6-2 victory last Saturday at Bayer Leverkusen were impressive. A setback for Dortmund is injured disappearance of Marco Reus. After Mario Götze’s so a new attacking midfielder pulled out.
Probable lineup Borussia Dortmund
Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra – Durm, Weigl, Castro, Guerreiro – Dembelé, Pulišić – Aubameyang
Benfica :
Benfica will sometimes have squeezed into the arms after the 1-0 win in the first leg. we really won this game 1-0? It can occasionally weird walking in football, and the match in Lisbon was an example of this. Kostas Mitroglou struck one of the few chances of the Portuguese, while the Dortmund players one after another chance – including a penalty – helped to soaps. Goalkeeper Ederson played a very important role. The victory at the Estadio da Luz is the position of the red-whites are not bad.
Nearby Dortmund can rely on the outstanding balance at home against Portuguese opponents, there Benfica travels to Germany knowing that thirteen times they won the away game 1-0 in their European history, there followed twelve times qualification for the next round. For Benfica will be the goal to score a goal, the task for the Germans is a lot harder. In the last ten away games in the Champions League Benfica did this seven times; The Benfica fans can certainly hope to cherish.
Probable lineup Benfica
Ederson – Nelson Semedo, Luisao, Nilsson Lindelöf, Eliseu – Fejsa, Pizzi – Salvio, A. Zivkovic – Jonas Mitroglou
Dortmund vs Benfica – Head to head
14.02.17 CL Benfica Dortmund 1 : 0