BVB v FC Villarreal: Predicted line-ups for the Champions League | OneFootball

One match follows another at Borussia Dortmund. Three days after the turbulent but ultimately disappointing 3-3 against VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, the lights are already back on at Signal Iduna Park. On Tuesday evening, BVB hosts FC Villarreal for a Champions League duel (9 PM). Here are the expected starting line-ups.

Niklas Süle has been out for a while, and now Beier, one of the weekend's goal scorers, has been added to the list at short notice. Nevertheless, the list of absences at BVB remains manageable.

Therefore, it also means that coach Niko Kovac can choose from almost his entire squad, which leaves some question marks regarding the BVB starting eleven. The Kicker suspects that the Black and Yellows can be expected in this line-up:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck – Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Pascal Groß, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt – Serhou Guirassy

Rotation in the midfield is likely, adds the specialist magazine, which will probably bring Julian Brandt back into the starting eleven.

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Brandt in the BVB starting lineup from the beginning?

The guests have only one more absence to cope with than BVB, with three players unavailable to coach Marcelino.

The guests are likely to start with this lineup:

Luiz Junior – Pau Navarro, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza – Santi, Thomas – Nicolas Pepé, Alberto Moleiro – Georges Mikautadze, Alyoze Ayoze

Currently, FC Villarreal is found at rank 32 in the Champions League table with only one point from four games. They need points to avoid an immediate exit after the league phase. With a record of 2-1-1, BVB is in 14th place and naturally wants to climb the rankings.

Bookmakers see the host BVB as a clear favorite to win. The odds for a home win for the Westphalians are around 1.80. For an away win for FC Villarreal, odds are around 4.15.

A look at the history of all European competitions shows: Tuesday evening marks a premiere in Dortmund. These two clubs have never faced each other before, even though both are regulars in international competitions. Now the draw has brought the two clubs together for the first time.

Even without a historical review, there are interesting numbers and facts ahead of the Borussia Dortmund – FC Villarreal match, which can be read here.

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