Borussia Dortmund will entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night looking to overturn a massive three-goal deficit in front of their loyal home supporters. Spurs managed to earn a 3-0 victory at Wembley Stadium in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie against Lucien Favre’s men. However, Mauricio Pochettino would know that the job is only half done so he might opt for a strong lineup in midweek.
The North London outfit will opt for a 4-4-2 formation to counter Dortmund’s 4-2-3-1 set-up in this European encounter.
Team News
Borussia Dortmund
The German giants will be boosted by the return of their captain Marco Reus after he missed the first leg defeat away at Wembley Stadium last month. Lucian Favre will also have Christian Pulisic back available for this European clash against Spurs. However, both Marcel Schmelzer and Lukasz Piszczek can be ruled out of this match due to injuries.
Tottenham Hotspur
Jan Vertonghen made a successful comeback from his hip injury last weekend so he should be available for selection on Tuesday night. However, Harry Winks is a significant doubt for this game while both Eric Dier and Dele Alli remain sidelined for the time being.
Predicted Lineups
Borussia Dortmund
Roman Burki, Achraf Hakimi, Manuel Akanji, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Abdou Diallo, Axel Witsel, Thomas Delaney, Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus, Christian Pulisic, Paco Alcacer
Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Serge Aurier, Ben Davies, Moussa Sissoko, Victor Wanyama, Christian Eriksen, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane
Key Men
Borussia Dortmund
Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho will both need to have a good game while up against the Tottenham full-backs. Alcacer will be responsible for getting his name on the scoresheet in midweek so that Dortmund can have a chance of making an unexpected come back.
Tottenham Hotspur
Both Kane and Son are expected to be lethal inside the Dortmund penalty area, so if one of them manage to find the back of the net, then the contest will be well and truly over. Lloris also needs to step up his game after a few poor performances in between the sticks for Spurs in recent weeks.
Odds
Borussia Dortmund win – 19/20
Draw – 11/4
Tottenham Hotspur win – 14/5
