Dortmund vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

Dortmund is having a very serious first part of the campaign in this new Champions League format. After five days, the finalist of the last edition has picked up 4 wins and a defeat, facing their tormentor of the last final, Real Madrid 5-2. A performance which allows it to place itself in 4th position, 3 points behind leader Liverpool. Borussia is virtually qualified directly for the round of 16 with three matches remaining in the epilogue of the league phase. Winner at Dinamo Zagreb 0-3 two weeks ago, BVB has since held the German ogre, Bayern Munich, 1-1 in the league before traveling to Mönchengladbach last Saturday. If Dortmund is rather sure of its strengths on the European scene, this is not yet the case in the Bundesliga. Nuri Sahin's team is only 5th in the standings as the first leg is about to end.

Barça has the same record as its opponent in this European campaign: 4 victories and one defeat. The Blaugrana have not failed since they fell in the opening match at Monaco 2-1. They then asserted their superiority over Young Boys Bern 5-0, Bayern Munich 4-1, Red Star Belgrade 2-5 and finally Brest 3-0. These successful successes make Hansi Flick's team the best attack in the competition with 18 goals scored in five games, an average of more than three per match. 3rd in the league phase, Barça is at the same time at the top of the La Liga standings but has been going through a zone of turbulence for several weeks. Unable to win his last three matches, he was defeated at home by Las Palmas 1-2 and then traveled to Mallorca and Betis Sevilla before traveling again this Wednesday to Dortmund. 

BVB hopes to see their offensive player Adeyemi return. Author of 3 goals in the C1 league phase, he has been missing for two months after contracting a muscle injury. At the same time, defender Süle returned to the competition after the victory in Zagreb. Starting midfielder Brandt, with 2 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, was hoping for the same outcome before the clash against FC Barcelona. However, the club's infirmary recently welcomed defensive executive Anton. The German is expected to remain unavailable this Wednesday. Scorers in Zagreb two weeks ago, Gittens and Guirassy each scored 4 goals on the European scene. They are thus their team's top scorers this season in the Champions League.

Several Barça players are forced to withdraw as they have for several weeks. This is the case of central defender Christensen, young midfielder Bernal absent for many months and starting goalkeeper ter Stegen who has since been replaced by Peña. These elements were joined on the flank by left side number 1 Baldé, uncertain this Wednesday like former hopeful Fati. In terms of returns, central defender Araujo should be present after resuming collective training. The essential Lewandowski has already scored 22 goals in all competitions, including 7 in C1. He also reached the mark of 100 goals in the Champions League by scoring against Brest.