Borussia Dortmund (A) - CL QF | Pre-Match Thread

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

Why’s team out so early?

Journalist for the M.E.N releasing it. Will prob get him a few more followers

 

[Mid Wales blue]

After the debacles against Monaco , Dippers , Spuds and Lyon we are well overdue a decent result in the latter stages of this trophy , some help from VAR & officials and Haaland missing a few sitters would be in order .Not over enamoured with the Champs league , but as others have stated its a neccesary evil for our club to get to the next level and appease our owners. Stuff the Germans the the French and Chelski in the final and get the monkey of our backs.

I would be much happier if Haaland wasn’t given the opportunity to miss any sitters!

:-)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Why’s team out so early?

75 mins prior to kick off in CL

 

[handsofstone]

Errr wtf

Where is the back 3?
Where is mendy as a false nine?
Why isn't Aguero in CM?

It's a Champions league quarter-final 2nd leg and the team is....normal

 

[Heath Park]

I'm absolutely buzzing for tonight. This is what football is all about. Massive weeks and massive games. It's the time for Champions to stand up.

Think your team is largely spot on, Stones played well at weekend but seemed knackered by the end of the game. Having Dias on his natural side should help us more in the build up.

Dortmund are a very good side but we've proven our quality this season, play anywhere near our level and I think we'll be fine.

I think Stones was knackered by the end of the Leeds game as he was

We were pretty poor first leg, but still good enough to beat them. If we are lacklustre like that again then I fear the worst. If we turn up though, then I'm confident we will have enough to go through. We have a habit of choking in the later stages of the CL, which worries me, but hopefully we got the not so great performance out of the way already, in the 1st leg, and tonight we will play a blinder.

Good call.
I don't see us playing as badly as we did in the first leg (and we still bet them).

I think it will be 2-2 on the night. We win 4-3 on aggregate.

 

[discopop]

It's all about the pressure with City in the CL imo. So considering this game from a pressure pov I expect us to be a little conservative but still attack. If they score first = 2-2 they have the away goal but we need just to score and the tie is ours.

If we score first, and especially early on, we're up against it for the rest of the game knowing a couple of Dortmund goals would make it much more difficult and the nerves kick in. When we have the nerves we can play for hours and just not score. It's our Achilles heel , so hopefully Pep will be more reulctant to go all out attack at the start but knowing his approach we're going to go all out!

tbh though anything could happen

So from that you would prefer for us to go one down? Fuck that for a game of soldiers

 

[mosssideblue]

Good line up.

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

Happy with that lineup. Cancelo played his way out of the team vs Leeds. Relieved that Stones is starting ahead of Laporte

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Scousers smashed up Madrid bus.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

I’d say that is about right, Bernardo will run his bollocls off, along with Phil, expect the work rate from those two will cause all kinds of trouble in their back line...

Surprisingly calm, it feels like we’re a different animal this year, that nurtured mentality Pep promotes, is at its prime, barring any bummings from officials, I can see us bringing this home in style!