
Will be the Yellow Wall stop the Rossoneri?
The “Group of Death’ of this season’s Champions League, Group F will be able to see two of its biggest names clash on Wednesday. Dortmund is ready to welcome AC Milan at Signal Iduna Park. Both of the teams will be hoping for their first wins when they meet. In their last matches, Dortmund lost 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain, and Milan was unable to draw with Newcastle United.
As the Germans were beaten by pressure from the Parc de Princes pressure, the Italians found themselves just short of winning against a new Newcastle team. in The San Siro. As they get ready to meet in the San Siro, it appears that there is an all-new European rivalry brewing. It’s not just about the fights between players on the field but is expected to draw out many managers in the stands too.
Kick-off
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 8 PM GMT
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 12:30 AM IST
Location- Signal Iduna Park
Form
Dortmund (in all matches) in all competitions: D-D -W-L-W
AC Milan (in all competitions) AC Milan (in all competitions)
Watching the players
Donyell Malen (Dortmund)
A 24-year-old Dutch forward has played in every single game played by the German club this season. This is not surprising! Donyell is fast and agile. He is also a stringer of passes in the midst of defenses. In his seven games with Dortmund throughout every tournament, Malen has scored three goals. The fans will be looking forward to him scoring an additional goal and two against the opposition in the coming games.
Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)
Don’t get fooled to believe that he’s old! Olivier Giroud, a 36-year-old French striker, is showing that age is not an age. He’s scored four goals and has provided three assists in six league matches which shows he’s still playing in top form in European competitions. With his current level of play it’s impossible for the manager to take him off the bench. He’s a valuable player for his team, despite his old age.
Matching facts
Milan had last played Borussia Dortmund in 2002-03, and both won games by 1-0. Later, Milan won their place in the Champions League.
Milan generally performs well in matches against German teams, and has only lost once in the 14 Champions League matches – to Hertha BSC in 1999 and Borussia Dortmund in 2003.
Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain on MD1 was an unusual event, occurring only once prior to in the season 2017-18.
Bensebaini has a domestic ban however, for the moment it’s clear that he’s healthy enough to take on Dortmund next week. However, Mateu Morey and Thomas Meunier are out with injuries to their hamstrings and knees respectively. Terzic is hopeful that Marcel Sabitzer will return to training soon, however his participation in the game against Milan is not certain. Salih Ozcan is a possibility to play in to fill in the gap. Emre Can, who was a former Liverpool player is expected to work along with Ozcan in the midfield. It is unclear if Reus’s goal of the week can be enough for the club to retain Karim Adeyemi off the bench.
AC Milan team news
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is expected to be out for the next two games because of an injury to his abdomen. Milan has a midfield issue because Ismael Benjamin and Rade Krunic have also been ruled out. Yunus Musah is likely to replace Tijjani Reijnders in the middle with Tommaso Pobega or Yacine Adli rounding out the trio. Mattia Caldara, as well as Pierre Kalulu are also nursing injuries. Pulisic’s goal in the last game increases his odds of being a starter in the right-hand side of the pitch against his former club.
Head-to-head
Total matches Total matches: 4
Dortmund wins: 1
AC Milan wins: 2
Draws: 1
The lineup that is predicted for Dortmund against AC Milan
Dortmund Predicted lineup (4-3-3)
Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Ozcan, Can, Brandt; Malen, Fullkrug, Adeyemi
AC Milan Predicted lineup (4-3-3)
Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Hernandez; Musah, Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Giroud, Leao
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