Round of 16 - the second leg
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07/03/2023
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Dortmund
The second leg of the Champions League round of 16 kicks off tonight (Tuesday) with Chelsea hosting Dortmund at Stamford Bridge and trying to string together a second straight win in all competitions - something that hasn't happened since October.
The Blues lost 1-0 in the first leg in Germany, so they must win to keep a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals for the third time in a row.
After the game in Dortmund was the first ever between the teams, the Germans now want to break a streak of five losses in Champions League games on English soil.
They will also try to complete a Champions Knockout double for the first time since their winning season in 1997.
As the pressure on coach Graham Potter increased, this time too he had to manage without a significant number of players.
Mason Mount is yellow, Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy are injured, and the stopper Benoit Badiashil is not registered for the factory.
Three players returned to training with the team - Reece James returned straight to the lineup, Christian Pulisic was included in the squad, while Angolo Kante, who has not played since August, will wait upon returning to the courts.
On the other side, Dortmund hope to continue their run after winning all ten games since returning from the World Cup break.
Goalkeeper Gregor Koval complained of pain just before the 1:2 draw against Leipzig on Friday and did not play, and this time he is also ineligible, so Alexander Meier stood between the posts.
Donaille Mullen made the flight despite ankle problems and is on the bench, while those missing are Yusuf Mokoko and Karim Adeyemi who scored the only goal in the first leg.
returned to the lineup.
Reese James (Photo: Reuters)
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Sterling Spek was in the gap, but found himself one on one with Meyer who came out to him.
The Blues winger should have scored, but he hesitated and instead of kicking, he tried to pass and lost.
Luckily for him, the flag was raised to separate at the end of the move
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A blow to Dortmund in the opening: Brandt was injured and had to leave, Giovanni Reina took his place
the vehicles
Chelsea:
Caffe, Reece James, Wesley Popana, Kalidou Coulibaly, Marc Kokoria, Ben Chilwell, Enso Fernandez, Mateo Kovacic, Raheem Sterling, Kai Habertz, Joao Felix.
Dortmund:
Alexander Meier, Marius Wolff, Niklas Zola, Nico Schluterback, Rafael Guerrero, Amre Can, Salih Ozcan, Jude Bellingham, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Sebastian Haller.
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