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Besiktas vs Borussia Dortmund: UEFA Champions League preview and team news

By Tushar Bahl

Erling Haaland will be looking to keep his fine run of form going. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Erling Haaland will be looking to keep his fine run of form going. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) /
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Marco Rose faces another selection headache ahead of the game. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Marco Rose faces another selection headache ahead of the game. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images) /

Team News

Borussia Dortmund will be without Gio Reyna and Emre Can, while Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz have also not made the trip to Istanbul. Long-term absentees Dan-Axel Zagadou, Mateu Morey, Soumaila Coulibaly and Steffen Tigges also remain out.

Mats Hummels came on in the 84th minute against Bayer Leverkusen. And it is possible that he will start on the bench once again on Wednesday. That would mean another start for Marin Pongracic, who showed a good account of himself on his Borussia Dortmund debut on Saturday.

Besiktas will have to make do without key duo Alex Teixeira and Domagoj Vida. Former Borussia Dortmund striker Michy Batshuayi will lead the line for them.

Expected Line-ups

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Meunier, Pongracic, Akanji, Guerreiro – Witsel – Bellingham, Dahoud – Brandt – Reus, Haaland

Besiktas: Destanoglu – Rosier, Montero, Welinton, N’Sakala – Souza, Pjanic, Hutchinson – Ghezzal, Larin – Batshuayi