Borussia Dortmund host AS Monaco on Tuesday at Signal Iduna Park in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals clash. The two teams have never met before in an European competition, even though both sides have been regular presences in the Champions League lately.
Borussia Dortmund can make their fans forget about an inconsistent domestic season if they manage to pull through to the Champions League last four. Last weekend they got hammered 4-1 by rivals Bayern Munich and are fourth in the Bundesliga, a position that would give them access to next season's Champions League qualifying rounds. Andre Schurrle, Erik Durm, Shinji Kagawa and Julian Weigl are fitness doubts for head coach Thomas Tuchel, while Mario Gotze remains out of contention.
Monaco are having a great season so far, they are leading the Ligue 1 table after having won their last five matches and can also be proud of having knocked out Manchester City in the Champions League after an entertaining 5-3 loss in the first leg. Djibril Sidibe, Boschilia and Guido Carrillo are injured, Tiemoue Bakayoko is suspended, but Kamil Glik will return to the starting eleven after having served his ban.
Probable line-ups:
Dortmund: Burki - Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra, Schmelzer - Weigl - Pulisic, Castro, Guerreiro, Dembele - Aubameyang
Monaco: Subasic - Raggi, Jemerson, Glik, Mendy - Silva, Moutinho, Fabinho, Lemar - Mbappe, Falcao
My prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-2.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Dortmund win - 1.67
Draw - 4.50
Monaco win - 5.00
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