Barcelona need to be vigilant with Borussia Dortmund if they don’t want to defeat when they compete at Signal Iduna Park in the Champions League Group F match on Tuesday (17/9).
2019/2020 Champions League will begin on Tuesday or Wednesday (18/9). One of the matches on the first match day brought Dortmund vs Barcelona together.
Despite putting Lionel Messi’s name into the squad, Barcelona, who are ambitious to win the Champions League again after three seasons of failure, should not underestimate Dortmund.
The club nicknamed Die Borussen has a number of aspects that can block the Blaugrana won points in the match later.
Here are four factors that can make Dortmund beat Barcelona in the Champions League quoted from the Bundesliga website:
1. Charmingly Sancho Appearance
One of the mainstays of Dortmund in attack, Jadon Sancho, is in the best form. The Englishman scored two goals and provided two assists in four Bundesliga matches.
Sancho can be a threat to the Barcelona defense in later matches. In the Champions League last season, the 19-year-old scored one goal and provided seven assists.
2. Alcacer Figure
Striker Paco Alcacer knows the power of Barcelona. The Spaniard spent two seasons at Camp Nou and had experienced a team with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar.
Not much playing in Barcelona made Alcacer move to Dortmund. Together with the Bundesliga club Alcacer has become one of the sharpest strikers, this season he has packed five goals. Alcacer’s quality and experience in Barcelona can help Dortmund.
3. Supporters support
Not only does Dortmund have the advantage of playing in front of loyal supporters, but also special support from The Yellow Wall. Thousands of supporters who fill the stadium’s northern stand often provide magic for Die Borussen.
The presence of The Yellow Wall is like intimidating the opponent’s game, and that was proven last season. In the group phase of the 2018/2019 Champions League, no visitors could score at Signal Iduna Park: AS Monaco (0-3), Atletico Madrid (0-4), Club Brugge (0-0).
4. Good Trends at Home
Dortmund have a slick report card against the Spanish team at home. So far Dortmund have only lost three of the 15 meetings entertaining the Spanish team.
Five of the last seven meetings were won. Atletico are the last Spanish team defeated by Dortmund 0-4, last season.
