The expected BVB line-up against Manchester City

After the bitter 3-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund continues in the Champions League with a very difficult away game. On Wednesday evening (kick-off 9 p.m.) the black and yellow are guests at Manchester City. Before the duel with the English champions, the personnel situation at BVB has eased a bit.

“The Leipzig game is still a bit in the clothes,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl (via Ruhr news) before departing for Manchester. After the successful start to the group phase (3-0 home win against Copenhagen), Manchester City are “the favorites in the group, maybe in the Champions League too”, the ex-professional is fully aware of the difficulty of the task. “But our record against Manchester isn’t that bad. Why not surprise?”

With Ilkay Gündogan, Manuel Akanji, Sergio Gomez and Erling Haaland, there are four ex-BVB professionals in the squad of the English champions. “We’re meeting several old friends,” said Kehl, who had a few words of praise for the Norwegian striker. “Erling is in fantastic form and of course we know what his strengths are,” said the sporting director. However, Manchester City also have a few other players “who cannot be neglected,” emphasized the 42-year-old.

Pep Guardiola’s team shouldn’t be given a lot of space. “And depending on how we approach it tactically, we’ll try to get them under control,” explained Kehl. Head coach Edin Terzic could change his system and rely on a three-man defense against the English champions’ concentrated offensive power. “Nevertheless, we have to try to set accents in our own ball possession and use moments of change,” emphasized the sports director.

On the PK before the game, coach Edin Terzic added: “We have to be prepared that we may only have 20 to 30 percent possession of the ball. How can you hurt them in such a situation? We impressively demonstrated that a year and a half ago that we can.”

Adeyemi, Hazard & Malen back on board

With Karim Adeyemi, Thorgan Hazard and Donyell Malen, three offensive players are available again. However, it is unclear how much playing time Terzic can give the trio. While Hazard only had a short break, his two team-mates were out for a little longer.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (shoulder injury), Mo Dahoud (shoulder surgery), Sebastien Haller (testicular tumor), Mateu Morey (meniscus injury) and goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (hamstring tear) are still out.

The expected BVB line-up against Manchester City

TW: Alexander Meyer – The new signing from Regensburg is again between the posts for the injured Kobel.

IV: Niklas Süle – If Terzic switches to a back three on defense, the national player should take over the right flank.

IV: Mats Hummels – If the BVB coach sticks to the back four, the world champion will probably have to sit on the bench again.

IV: Nico Schlotterbeck – Regardless of the game system, Schlotterbeck has his place on the defensive, despite a weak performance against Leipzig.

RM: Marius Wolf – Marius Wolf and Thomas Meunier are available for the place on the right flank.

ZM: Jude Bellingham – No personnel changes are to be expected in central midfield. Bellingham contributed a goal in the first group game.

ZM: Salih Özcan – Özcan has recently become a fixture alongside the English national player.

LM: Raphael Guerreiro – The Portuguese could benefit from his role as a rail player.

OM: Gio Reyna – With Adeyemi and Malen not likely to be starting XI candidates yet, Reyna could start. Julian Brandt is the name of the alternative.

OM: Marco Reus – The captain is scheduled for the offensive.

MS: Anthony Modeste – Attack center spot reserved for Modeste.

Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City: Expected game system

Against Manchester City, a change of system (from 4-2-3-1 to 3-4-2-1) makes sense in order to keep looking for counterattacks from a very compact defence.

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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.