Barcelona look for first win in 2019/20 UEFA Champions League as they play Borussia Dortmund away

Barcelona will take on Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in 2019/20 UEFA Champions League as the tournament begins. Barca go into this game as the favourites.

Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)

Venue : Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Barcelona are having a fantastic time in La Liga and they recently won against Valencia 5-2. Now they must shift focus to a bigger picture in terms of the Champions League.

Barca haven’t won the Champions league for quite some time now and they will be eager to do so. It won’t be easy as many clubs out their will be looking to win it too.

Their opponents first up are Borussia Dortmund. The game must be a tricky one especially playing them away in Germany. But Barca must accept the challenge.

Barcelona also have Inter Milan and Slavia Praha in the group. But let’s talk about the Dortmund game.

Barca need to play their brand of football in Germany and that must produce the desired result. I am not going to say any further than that because it’s pretty simple, Barca if allowed to play their traditional way, they win.

On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund who are doing well in Bundesliga 2019/20 must be eyeing success in the Champions League as well.

It will be a tough group for them but they will play the way they play. The game against Barcelona will show where they are headed.

Dortmund need be solid defensively and attack Barca on counters. If they manage things well on Tuesday then they must be in for gains.

Team news and possible line-ups

Thorgan Hazard is available and might be named in the starting XI tomorrow for Borussia Dortmund.

As for Barcelona, Lionel Messi will not be available as due to injury.

Borussia Dortmund XI : Burki, Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro, Delaney, Witsel, Brandt, Reus, Sancho, Alcacer.

Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Roberto, Griezmann, L. Suarez, Perez.

Prediction

I think this game will be a 2-2 draw.