Real Madrid have bad memories of Germany from last year as they were hammered 4-1 by Borussia Dortmund back then. But now things appear to have a much better set up for the Spanish giants as they secured a convincing 3-0 success in the first leg of the quarter-final tie last week. Dortmund were without star striker Robert Lewandowski for the first leg, now the Polish striker should be back in action to boost his team's hopes of a miraculous comeback.
Lewandowski scored last weekend for Dortmund who defeated Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday, a result that moved them closer to Champions League qualification. Midfielder Marco Reus says he strongly believes in a comeback against Real Madrid: "We haven't given up yet. It will be tough if we play like we did in the first half against Wolfsburg. But if we play like we did in the second half, we might have a chance. It will be very tough, but we will give our all. Anything is possible in football."
Real Madrid hammered Real Sociedad 4-0 on Saturday, an impressive result that keeps them in with a chance for a historic treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. Gareth Bale suffered a knee wound during the match though and he will probably be out of the Champions League clash in Germany. Cristiano Ronaldo should be back in the starting eleven after missing Saturday's match while Dortmund will be without Sebastian Kehl due to suspension. Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller's presence is in doubt due to an arm injury.
Here are the odds for Tuesday's match at Bet365:
Borussia Dortmund win - 23/10 Draw - 11/4 Real Madrid win - 6/5
luminairee
10 years ago
I dont know pasty but I think it was me who was right. As you can see Reus did his job well tonight, great match by him. Aww they had so many ocassions to make this game even, I wonder how would it go if there were extra time and maybe penalties. It's too bad I am sad today because of the score, however as I promised they...
I dont know pasty but I think it was me who was right. As you can see Reus did his job well tonight, great match by him. Aww they had so many ocassions to make this game even, I wonder how would it go if there were extra time and maybe penalties. It's too bad I am sad today because of the score, however as I promised they won :D
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pasty
10 years ago
I have to disagree, luminairee, Borussia is going to assure another defeat from Real Madrid tonight, they haven't showed many things in the first leg, and they were lucky they had Veidenfeller between the posts, the goal counting could have gone higher than 3. Either way, i'm confident this will be a great match to watch...
I have to disagree, luminairee, Borussia is going to assure another defeat from Real Madrid tonight, they haven't showed many things in the first leg, and they were lucky they had Veidenfeller between the posts, the goal counting could have gone higher than 3. Either way, i'm confident this will be a great match to watch and i'm sure that both teams are going to score, but Real is going to win :)
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luminairee
10 years ago
Today going to be an interesting game, I hope Dortmund can do it, at least I am hoping for a great time at tv. From what I see Lewandowski and Reus are in the lineups for today, great news !
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