BVB Buzz
Fansided

Champions League preview: Zenit St. Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund

By Tushar Bahl

Borussia Dortmund can secure top spot in their Champions League group on Tuesday (Photo by BERND THISSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund can secure top spot in their Champions League group on Tuesday (Photo by BERND THISSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 4
Next
Borussia Dortmund will be without Erling Haaland until January. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Borussia Dortmund will be without Erling Haaland until January. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) /

Team News

Zenit St. Petersburg were missing a few key players when the two sides met on matchday two in October. But they aren’t expected to be without any of their star performers on Tuesday.

On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund will have to make do without a number of big names. Erling Haaland and Thomas Meunier are out until the end of the year. While Reinier Jesus and Marcel Schmelzer will also miss the game against Zenit.

Lucien Favre has also confirmed that Manuel Akanji, Raphael Guerreiro, Mahmoud Dahoud, Mateu Morey and Thomas Delaney will miss the game as well.

Expected Lineups

Zenit St. Petersburg: Kerzhakov – Sutormin, Prokhin, Rakytskyy, Zhirkov – Ozdoev, Barrios – Kuzyaev, Azmoun, Malcom – Dzyuba

Borussia Dortmund: Burki – Piszczek, Hummels, Can – Passlack, Witsel, Bellingham, Schulz – Reus, Sancho – Hazard

Home/Borussia Dortmund News