Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea time, TV channel, live stream, lineups and betting odds for Champions League match

Desperately in need of a signing result, Chelsea travel to Germany on Wednesday to take on high-flying Borussia Dortmund when Champions League action finally returns this week.

The first leg of the round of 16 will be crucial as the Blues stutter in the Premier League and need a spark to turn their season around. A European scalp against an up-and-coming German side on the road would do the trick and could set off a spurt in continental action for fans to cling to.

The challenge is great, after all Dortmund have won all seven games since returning from the World Cup break. The series has put them third in the Bundesliga table, just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

England team-mates Reece James and Jude Bellingham meet in a rare European draw. This game also has a peripheral history, as opposing head coaches Graham Potter and Edin Terzic are close, studied their coaching badges together, and maintain a friendship.

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Here’s how to watch Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea

Here you can follow the round of 16 first leg in selected regions of the world:

Date Time TV channel stream
USA Wed, February 15 15:00 CET CBS, TUDN, Univision, UniMas 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 Sony Ten 2 & 3 Sony LIV, JioTV
New Zealand Thu, February 16 09:00 NZST Spark sports
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

UNITED KINGDOM: Wednesday’s game between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea from Signal-Iduna Park will be televised in the UK via BT Sport on their linear and streaming platforms.

UNITED STATES: Champions League games can be viewed in the United States exclusively on CBS’ subscription-based streaming service Paramount+. Select matches, like this one, can be seen on TV in Spanish via TUDN USA.

Canada: All Champions League games are broadcast in Canada via DAZN.

Australia: Australia’s Champions League broadcaster throughout the season is Stan Sport.

Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea predicted lineups and team news

Dortmund are healthy for the most part but are missing a couple of key role players.

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.

Borussia Dortmund predicted starting line-up (4-1-4-1): Kobel (GK) – Meunier, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro – Can – Adeyemi, Bellingham, Reus, Brandt – Haller.

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.

In defense Kalidou Koulibaly will probably be brought into the team afterwards Benoit Badiashile was left out of the Champions League squad.

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 with West Ham over the weekend Ruben Loftus Cheek in the midfield.

Expected Chelsea starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Kepa (GK) – James, Silva, Koulibaly, Cucurella – Mount, Fernandez – Mudryk, Felix, Ziyech – Havertz.

Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea Betting Odds & Lines

These two teams are almost dead even according to the odds makers, who have Borussia Dortmund only as slight favorites at home in front of the Yellow Wall. Dortmund are in good form in the fight for the title in Germany, while Chelsea are currently in mid-table in the Premier League lies.

The betting market expects both teams to be able to find the shot on goal, but they are far more unsure if this game will produce many goals. The 2.5-goal total sees identical odds for the over and under.

BetMGM
(UNITED STATES)
Sports
interaction
(Canada)
SkyBet
(UNITED KINGDOM)
neds
(Australia)
Dortmund wins +155 +141 29/20 2.45
Pull +230 +230 12/5 3.30
Chelsea wins +175 +176 9/5 2.85
Both teams
to score Y/N
-145 / +105 -154 / -101 4/6, 11/10 1.67 / 2.10
over under
2.5 goals
-120 / -120 -115 / -119 11.10., 5.4 1.88 / 1.85
Dortmund -0.5 +140 +136
Chelsea +0.5 -200 -182

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