In one of the biggest encounters of the night, last year’s runners up Borussia Dortmund host Arsenal at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund for the 4th round of matches in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night at 1945 hrs BST.
Dortmund are on an eight-match long unbeaten streak at home, and they will hope to continue the good run of form against Arsenal as well. The home side are currently 2nd in Group F, behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference with 6 points from the first 3 matches.
They will draw confidence from their 2-1 victory against the Gunners only 2 weeks back in the reverse fixture at the Emirates.
Dortmund’s home form has been excellent this season, winning 8 matches out of 8 so far. Club captain Sebastian Kehl and Ilkay Gundogan will sit out this match with injuries.
Arsenal will head into this match after a confident 2-0 victory against high flying Liverpool over the weekend in the English Premier League.
The Gunners are having a successful season so far which sees them at the helm of the Premier League, 5 points clear of 2nd placed Chelsea; and also at the top of the group table in the Champions League.
Midfielder Jack Wilshere is all set to miss this match with an ankle injury picked up during training last week, due to which he missed last week’s match against Liverpool as well.
Defender Keiran Gibbs may also sit out this match due to a calf strain. The unstoppable Aaron Ramsey and Mezut Ozil will be the men to watch for Arsenal on the night.
This match may well clear the fog over the standings in Group F with Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli in the first 3 positions with 6 points each.