ERLING HAALAND returns to Dortmund tonight as Man City face Jude Bellingham and Co at Signal Iduna Park.
The Norwegian's goal won City their first clash with the German side earlier on in the Champions League group stages, and he'll be looking to do the same this evening.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 2
- Dortmund XI: Kobel, Sule, Hummels, Schlotterbeck; Adeyemi, Bellingham, Can, Hazard, Reyna; Brandt, Moukoko
- Man City XI: Ortega Moreno, Stones, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Mahrez, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland
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When is Borussia Dortmund vs Man City?
- Borussia Dortmund roll out the carpet for Manchester City on TONIGHT – Tuesday, October 25.
- It is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time – 9pm local time.
- Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany is the allocated arena for this encounter and it can host a whopping 81,365 supporters.
- Erling Haaland's kung-fu style kick snatched all three points for City when the sides last met in September.
What TV channel is Borussia Dortmund vs Man City on and can I live stream it?
- Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City will be broadcasted LIVE on BT Sport 2 in the UK.
- Coverage is expected to get underway from 7pm UK time – one hour before kick-off.
- Subscription holders of BT Sport can stream the entire action live via the BT Sport website or BT Sport app.
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Borussia Dortmund subs
33 Meyer, 38 Unbehaun, 17 Wolf, 20 Modeste, 21 Malen, 30m Passlack, 36 Rothe, 44 Coulibaly, 47 Papadopoulos
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Man City subs
31 Ederson, 33 Carson, 10 Grealish, 14 Laporte, 17 De Bruyne, 20 Silva, 25 Akanji, 80 Palmer, 82 Lewis, 97 Wilson-Esbrand
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Borussia Dortmund XI
1 Kobel; 25 Sule, 15 Hummels, 4 Schlotterbeck; 27 Adeyemi, 22 Bellingham, 23 Can, 10 Hazard, 7 Reyna; 19 Brandt, 18 Moukoko
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Man City XI
18 Ortega; 5 Stones, 3 Dias, 6 Ake, 7 Cancelo; 26 Mahrez, 16 Rodri, 8 Gundogan, 47 Foden; 19 Alvarez, 9 Haaland
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The team sheets are in!!!
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Man City stats
Manchester City will also like their chances tonight as they have won 14 of their last 16 Champions League matches against German teams.
However, their one and only loss took place in Germany against RB Leipzig in their most recent visit last year.
City have won a total of 16 Champions League games against German teams, that is six more victories over any other nation.
The Premier League champions are the only team, alongside Club Brugge, to not concede a goal from open play in their first four European matches this season
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Dortmund stats
Borussia Dortmund will like their chances tonight as they have only lost two of their last 14 home matches in the Champions League, winning eight times along the way.
However, one of those defeats took place against Manchester City last year in the competition’s quarter-finals.
City beat BVB 2-1 in all three of their last Champions League meetings – no side has ever beaten the same opponent with the same score four times in the competition.
Dortmund are currently fifth in the Bundesliga table with six wins and four losses in 11 league matches
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Head-to-Head
Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City’s first ever encounter took place in 2012 in the Champions League group stages at the Etihad where they drew 1-1.
Since then, the two sides have faced off a total of five times – all of which took place in Europe’s elite competition – with City picking up a majority of three wins, compared to Dortmund’s one and only victory 10 years ago at home.
The Citizens have won all three of their last meetings against the Bundesliga giants by scoring a total of six goals and conceding three.
The reigning Premier League champions won 2-1 in their first fixture this season thanks to goals by John Stones and former Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland, who cancelled out England international Jude Bellingham’s opener
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Good evening from Dortmund
Welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of the Champions League group stage match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City at the Signal Iduna Park.
This promises to be an exciting encounter with high stakes for both teams as they are so close to the Last 16 they can taste it.
Dortmund manager Edin Terzic will have to make a late call on Nico Schlotterbeck, who picked up a calf injury.
Terzic will be without Thomas Meunier (cheekbone), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (shoulder), Mateu Morey (knee) and Mahmoud Dahoud (shoulder).
Of course, ex-West Ham star Sebastien Haller is also sidelined after he was recently diagnosed with a testicular tumour.
Salih Ozcan will also not be competing due to a suspension after amassing three yellow cards in four matches.
But it’s not all bad news for the German-Croatian tactician as Donyell Malen and Marco Reus could return after overcoming an illness and ankle problem respectively.
England international Jude Bellingham has been on a roll in Europe and is expected to lead the hosts’ midfield.
City manager Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, will be without Sergio Gomez who is suspended after being sent off against Copenhagen last time out in the Champions League.
Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips are also still out with a groin and shoulder injury respectively, but their England team-mate John Stones returned on the bench from a hamstring problem at the weekend against Brighton and could feature against Dortmund.
Erling Haaland was left on the bench against Copenhagen but could return to the starting line-up against his former club
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