Another highlight of the Champions League round of 16 is Chelsea-Borussia Dortmund. The penultimate European champion, the team from Stamford Bridge (in 2020-21, as in 2011-12), will face a Borussia Dortmund team with one of the players causing a sensation in their ranks. present moment: Jude Bellingham.
It will be up to Dortmund to face a Premier League giant again, as in the league, when they face Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland’s Manchester City (2-1 for the ‘citizens’ at the Etihad and 0-0 at Signal Iduna Park) . Edin Terzic’s team reached the round of 16 as second in group G. Chelsea reached it as first in group E.
Dortmund, runners-up in Germany, are 4th in the current edition of the Bundesliga, 3 points behind Bayern, who have just risen to the top, above Union Berlin. Things are not looking good for Chelsea in the Premier: they are 7th, 13 points behind the leader Arsenal.
If Chelsea, now led by Graham Potter, has two Champions Leagues, Dortmund won it once (1996-97) and lost the 2012-13 final against Bayern.
Everyone’s goal is to reach the final, which will be held on June 10, 2023 at Atatürk Olympic. In the meantime, and after the Qatar 2022 World Cup (from November 20 to December 18), the Champions League will return in February: February 14-15 and the first leg on February 21-22; 07-08 and 14-15 March is the return.
April is when the quarterfinals are held: first leg on April 11-12 and return on May 16-17. The semifinals, first leg on May 9-10 and the return leg on May 16-17.
Source: La Verdad
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