Borussia Dortmund will try to curb into the 16-year-old Champions League round if you organize sporty CP in the second leg of your play-off tie.
Dortmund produced an efficient display in Lisbon to take full control over this draw. The Serhou Guirassy summer offer played when Niko Kovac won his first victory for BVB.
However, problems continued to occur in Germany and they were beaten again at the weekend. This time Bochum used her weaknesses in a 2-0 defeat.
Since Ruben Amorim left the city, Sporting has been by the wayside, and her assets have not improved under Rui Borges after Amorim’s successor Joao Pereira was released into the job for weeks.
After the convincing defeat last week, Arouca Ten-Man Sporting held at home on Saturday, and their advantage at the top of the Primeira League is now only two points.
Here is everything you need to know about the play-off of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund against Sporting CP H2H record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Borussia Dortmund | Sporting CP |
|---|---|
Bochum 2-0 Borussia Dortmund – 15/02/25 | Sporting CP 2-2 Aroca – 15/02/25 |
Sporting CP 0-3 Borussia Dortmund – 11/02/25 | Sporting CP 0-3 Borussia Dortmund – 11/02/25 |
Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Stuttgart – 08/02/25 | Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk – 29/01/25 |
Heidenheim 1-2 Borussia Dortmund – 01/02/25 | Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen – 25/01/25 |
Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk – 29/01/25 | Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund – 21/01/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 4 |
United States | Paramount+ |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Kovac inherited a relatively healthy Dortmund squad, although Felix Nmecha and Ramy Bensebaini are equipped until March and will not be in action on Wednesday.
Marcel Sabitzer was enthusiastic about Bochum at halftime and was able to get out of the midfield of the hosts in favor of Salih Ozcan. He will probably connect Pascal Gross in Dortmund’s Pivot, with the German international value being achieved in the first leg victory of the past week.
Guirassy is a Shoo-in to start at the top after his outstanding exhibition in Lisbon.
Dortmund forecast Lineup VS Sporting (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Rerson, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Sabitzer, gross; ADEYEMI, Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy.
General Morten Hjulmand in midfield can be selected after the first leg is missing due to the suspension. However, the hosts recently suffered a remarkable setback in the middle of the park when Daniel Braganca suffered an ACL crack.
Defender Zeno Debast could be forced into a midfield role in Braganca’s absence.
Geny Catamo recently joined the Sporting injury list together with Nuno Santos, a former Amorim favorite. We will probably see that visitors take a back four in Dortmund.
Sporting forecasting against Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Silva; Fresneda, Diomande, Quaresma, rice; Debast, Hjulmand; Trincao, Simoes, Biel; Gyoker.
Sport once looked like one of the dark horses in this competition, but their failure after Amorim’s departure was amazing. They were brought to the sword by a vulnerable Dortmund team last week, and they now have an almost impossible task on Wednesday if they want to make progress.
The required inspiration does not arrive soon, whereby the yellow wall can enjoy another evening in the Champions League.
The Kovac side is undoubtedly faulty and can add to home, but Guirassys undeniable quality should shine through again in a closely contested victory.