Borussia Dortmund will take on Besiktas this Tuesday in the last game of their 2021/22 UCL campaign.
Venue: Signal Iduna Park
Key Statistics
Borussia Dortmund have won three of their four home games against Turkish clubs in UEFA competition.
Erling Haaland has scored 13 times in 12 Champions League appearances for Dortmund, only failing to fire in four.
Marco Reus is Dortmund’s record Champions League scorer, with 19 goals in 55 games, ahead of Robert Lewandowski (17) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (15) and Haaland.
Besiktas have lost four of their six games in Germany, including a 5-0 loss at Bayern on their most recent visit in 2018.
The visitors are winless in their last seven games (D1, L6).
They are winless in the UCL group stage this season and have scored just three goals, conceding 13 times.
Head to head
The two sides have met three times across all competitions so far. Borussia Dortmund have a 100% record against the Turkish side.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Dortmund: L-W-L-W-L
Besiktas: D-L-L-L-D
Borussia Dortmund
German giants Borussia Dortmund will look to end their disappointing Champions League campaign with a win when they welcome Turkish heavyweights Besiktas to Germany.
The hosts were beaten 3-1 by Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in their last UCL game. The game ended their dreams of a place in the UCL knockout stages.
BVB currently have six points in the table and have secured a place in the next round of the Europa League. Even if they win this game, they will remain in third place in the standings as Sporting, who okay Ajax on the same day, hold an advantage in their head-to-head meetings with the German club.
Meanwhile, Marco Rose’s side come into this tie fresh from a disappointing 3-2 loss to Bayern Munich in Die Klassiker over the weekend. The loss was their fourth in the last six and would have left them with a bad feeling.
They will fancy their chances of ending their frustrations with a win against Besiktas.
Possible Dortmund starting line-ups
Gregor Kobel; Thomas Meunier, Manuel Akanji, Mats Hummels, Raphaël Guerreiro; Mahmoud Dahoud; Jude Bellingham, Marius Wolf, Marco Reus; Erling Haaland, Donyell Malen.
Injured: Mateu Morey, Marcel Schmelzer, Youssoufa Moukoko, Roman Bürki, Julian Brandt.
Doubtful: Thorgan Hazard, Giovanni Reyna, Marcel Schmelzer
Suspended: Emre Can
Besiktas
Besiktas will travel to Germany liking to get their first win in the UCL group stage this season.
The visitors have lost five games in the bounce in the UCL. They are the only side in the Champions League this year still without a point ahead of the final matchday. With rivals Fenerbahce, back in 2001, the only Turkish club to have lost six from six in the group stage, Besiktas will want to avoid such a fate on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, their 2-1 loss to Ajax last month, means that the Black Eagles have lost their last eight Champions League matches, qualifying included.
Sergen Yalcin’s side drew 1-1 at Kasimpasa on Friday. The game ended a run of six successive defeats in all competitions and gave under pressure boss Yalcin some breathing space.
But he must do better in this game against BVB to give himself any chance of continuing in the Besiktas dugout. However, a win here will be difficult as Besiktas have lost each of their last six European matches outside Istanbul.
Possible Besiktas starting line-ups
Ersin Destanoglu; Valentin Rosier, Welinton, Domagoj Vida, Cengiz Meras; Atiba Hutchinson, Miralem Pjanic, Mehmet Topal; Rachid Ghezzal, Cyle Larin, Kenan Karama.
Injured: Mert Günok, Alex Teixeira, Gökhan Töre.
Doubtful: Ajdin Hasic
Suspended: None
Prediction
Dortmund 3-0 Besiktas
