German giants Borussia Dortmund come into their midweek Champions League clash against struggling Premier League side – and recent CL winners – Chelsea full of confidence as Die Schwarzgelben have won five straight in the Bundesliga and looking immeasurably improved since the re-introduction of summer signing Sébastien Haller into the senior fold after his courageous battle against illness during the first half of the campaign.
Edin Terzić’s men finally are producing the brand of attacking football so often associated with Dortmund at a consistent level at current, which included a scintillating 5-1 win over fairytale side SC Freiburg as well as recently dispatching Xabi Alonso’s credible Bayer Leverkusen. With Chelsea struggling for goals of late despite their rampant spending across the entirety of the current campaign, Dortmund could look to pounce and hopefully secure a vital home result with the return leg in London set to come.
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- Out: Youssoufa Moukoko, Abdoulaye Kamara
- Doubt: Mateu Morey
Edin Terzić will lament the guaranteed absence of club starlet Youssoufa Moukoko on a night when Dortmund could extend their hot run of form on the domestic front onto the European landscape. The German boss is hardly bereft of attacking options that are capable of giving a struggling Chelsea a run for their money after the wunderkind picked up a knock in their weekend away win over Werder Bremen.
Spanish full-back Mateu Morey is also not expected to feature at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night as his recovery from a serious knee injury continues to be closely monitored.
