Explore predictions, team news and betting tips for the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday 9th April (8pm BST).
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Tip 1
Barca are worthy favourites in this contest at around the 4/11 mark, but I believe that the travelling side can at least find their way onto the scoresheet in a home win.
Dortmund have scored in each of their previous 11 Champions League away matches, and have seen both teams notch in 64.3% of their league matches on the road this term.
This meeting also happens to be being contested between the competition’s two top scorers of the current campaign, with Barcelona netting 32 compared to Die Schwarzgelben’s tally of 28.
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Tip 2
An individual likely to etch his name onto the scoresheet at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium is the in-form Ferran Torres.
The Spaniard features in a deadly front three alongside Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, having personally contributed 16 goals across three different competitions this campaign.
Two of those came in a 3-2 away win at Signal Iduna Park in November, and having netted five in his last nine, while also carrying a very high shots per 90 average of 3.27 this term, he looks someone worth having onside in the anytime goalscorer market on Wednesday.
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Hansi Flick’s La Liga leaders dropped points at the hands of Real Betis last weekend in a 1-1 home draw, however, Real Madrid’s defeat to Valencia meant that their gap at the summit of the table was extended by one.
Blaugrana have four confirmed absentees and one doubt for this match, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, Marc Casado and Dani Olmo out injured, while Inigo Martinez is in the thoughts of Flick and was rested for Saturday’s game ahead of this fixture.
Barcelona Predicted XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Consistency has been a major issue for BVB this term, particularly in the Bundesliga, where they’ve dropped all the way down to 8th. Niko Kovac’s side have, however, produced back-to-back victories, with a 4-1 demolition of Freiburg on Saturday putting them in good stead for this match.
The visitors also have a number of casualties, facing the prospect of having as many as six players out. Pascal Groß is suspended through an accumulation of yellow cards, joined by Filippo Mane, Marcel Sabitzer, Kjell Watjen and Nico Schlotterbeck on the sidelines, who are all out injured. Niklas Sule will also face a late fitness test to feature.
Borussia Dortmund Predicted XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini, Svensson; Can, Ozcan, Brandt; Adeyemi, Guirassy, Beier.
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