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The focus of tonight's Champions League fixtures is on the clash between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, the two teams that played in the 2024 Champions League final less than five months ago.
Rodrygo (left) , one of the best players in the final between Real Madrid and Dortmund
Winning both La Liga and the Champions League last season, and adding superstar Kylian Mbappe to an already strong attack, Real Madrid were expected to reach "unrivaled" levels this season. Unexpectedly, they have dropped points three times, currently standing 3 points behind Barcelona in the domestic arena. Turning to the Champions League, it was even more surprising when Real lost 0-1 to Lille in the last series of matches. The champion is only ranked 17/36 in the Champions League rankings after 2 matches.
The left wing of Real's squad is too crowded, with the usual situation of the attacking stars stepping on each other's toes. In any case, that is the situation that coach Carlo Ancelotti had to imagine before strengthening Mbappe. After a seemingly unsuccessful start, Mbappe has started to score regularly recently. Most observers believe that sooner or later, Real will "get into form". The question is when? Real need to "speed up" quickly, with 2 big matches waiting for them this week: against runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and Barcelona in La Liga at the weekend! Dani Carvajal (most important), David Alaba and Brahim Diaz are the players who are injured and cannot play.
D ORTMUND FAILS TO KEEP TOP OF THE TABLE
It is a bit surprising that Dortmund is the team leading the Champions League rankings right now. They have won all 2 matches and scored 10 goals. But of course, the biggest reason is that their opponents (Brugge and Celtic) are not strong. If Dortmund can maintain the top position after this week's round of the Champions League, this will certainly be a phenomenon, causing the press to spend a lot of ink talking about it. The team led by Nuri Sahin is currently only 7th in the Bundesliga.
Vinícius (number 7) handled the ball delicately, helping Real Madrid secure a 2-0 victory over Dortmund in the final 5 months ago.
Karim Adeyemi paid the price for his hat-trick against Celtic in the previous match with a serious injury. In this match, Dortmund also did not have Gio Reyna, Yan Couto, Julien Duranville due to injury. Without Adeyemi, Dortmund's attack will rely heavily on Serhou Guirassy. Recalling the final last season, Dortmund created many scoring opportunities. They had to lose to Real only because their attack lacked sharpness in finishing. But tonight, perhaps Dortmund's biggest goal is just to keep a clean sheet at the Bernabeu, where they have never won in 7 away matches.
MATCH SCHEDULE FOR REMAINING PAIRS
All taking place at 2am on October 23, the matches Aston Villa - Bologna, Juventus - Stuttgart, PSG - PSV Eindhoven are also other notable clashes in the Champions League. Along with Dortmund, Aston Villa and Juventus are both in the group of teams that have won all of their first two matches (there are 7 teams in total). On the contrary, their opponents, although famous, have not won any matches and are in the elimination zone. In other words, Bologna and Stuttgart both have to face difficult, life-or-death matches. PSG has weakened a lot after saying goodbye to Mbappe, while PSV is quite successful in the Dutch championship (although they have only got 1 point in the Champions League).
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