Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea lineup, starting 11 for Champions League Round of 16 first leg
Chelsea sit ninth in the Premier League table and are in dire need of a refreshing result as they head abroad to start their Champions League knockout rounds.
The Blues travel to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their round of 16 game and the challenge will be difficult. Dortmund is third in the Bundesliga, just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich. They have won and scored seven times in a row since coming back from the World Cup break.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are struggling to find consistency, dropping points at every turn as they are unable to produce a full performance. The biggest problem has been the accumulation of injuries across the squad and while the group is recovering, a number of key players are still missing.
Below are the predicted lineups for both teams based on the latest news leading up to the game.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea lineups, team news
Chelsea boss Graham Potter will need to prevail against a good friend if he is to secure a much-needed result for the Blues on the return of Champions League play.
Their Bundesliga opponents are coached by Edin Terzic, who completed his coaching badges in the same class as Potter, and the two became friends.
Former Dortmund player Christian Pulisic is also set to reunite with his old club but may have to wait until the second leg as he is currently recovering from injury. Another former Dortmund player, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for the remainder of the Champions League.
Below are the expected starting line-ups for both teams ahead of their game at Signal-Iduna Park on February 15th.
Borussia Dortmund forecast from June 11
Borussia Dortmund predicted starting line-up (4-1-4-1): Kobel (GK) – Meunier, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro – Can – Adeyemi, Bellingham, Reus, Brandt – Haller.
- Out of: Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko.
- Doubt: Abdoulaye Kamara.
- Exposed: none.
Dortmund has a healthy squad for the most part, but some role players are missing.
wide man Marius Wolf suffered a shoulder injury last week which rules him out for a month while Youssoufa Moukoko And Abdoulaye Kamara took a beating over the weekend that could cause them to miss it. Moukoko’s injury is likely to be seen Sebastian Haller starting at the beginning after returning from his battle with testicular cancer.
Thomas Meier has just returned from a muscle injury and it’s unclear if he’ll be fit while Mateu Morey misses most of the season due to a knee injury. Gio Reyna started the league game at the weekend with Karim Adeyemi banned for accumulation of yellow cards but the latter should return here.
Chelsea forecast from June 11
Expected Chelsea starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Kepa (GK) – James, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella – Mount, Fernandez – Mudryk, Felix, Ziyech – Havertz.
- Out of: Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante, Denis Zakaria, Edouard Mendy.
- Doubt: Raheem Sterling, Mateo Kovacic, and Wesley Fofana.
- Exposed: none.
Chelsea are slowly getting healthier as they overcome their injury crisis in the second half of the season but there is still work to be done.
ReeceJames has returned to action, and a variety of players have returned to training, including Christian Pulisic, Wesley FofanaAnd Mateo Kovacic. A return for Raham Sterling is possible, but he might be better suited to a bench role in his first game after suffering a knee injury.
N’Golo Kante And Denis Zakaria are also close to returning but have not yet finalized their treatment plans while they are goalkeepers Edouard Mendy remains sidelined with a broken finger. Graham Potter must make a callback decision mason mountain after sitting or staying on the bench against West Ham at the weekend Ruben Loftus Cheek in the midfield.
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Live Stream, TV Channels
Full details of Chelsea’s trip to Germany are below. Fans are advised to check with their local broadcasters for full details on coverage.
| Date | Time | TV channel | stream | |
| USA | Wed, February 15 | 15:00 CET | TUDN, University | fuboTV, Paramount+, VIX+, TUDN App, Univision NOW |
| United Kingdom | Wed, February 15 | 20:00 GMT | BT sport 1 | BT Sport app, BT Sport Ultimate |
| Australia | Thu, February 16 | 07:00 CEST | — | Stan sports |
| Canada | Wed, February 15 | 15:00 CET | — | DAZN |
| India | Thu, February 16 | 00:30 IST | SonyTen 2 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| New Zealand | Thu, February 16 | 09:00 NZST | Sky Sports beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| Malaysia | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 a.m | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
| Singapore | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 SST | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect, StarHub TV+ |
| Hong Kong | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 HKST | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
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