Borussia Dortmund is burning on the match against Atletico Madrid

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Before the Champions League game against Atletico Madrid, BVB are just full of self-confidence. He could make the arch-rivals FC Schalke 04 something for its appearance at Galatasaray Istanbul.

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund is looking forward to his international test of maturity against Atletico Madrid. The renewed strength of the BVB wants to expand in the Champions League game on Wednesday (kick-off 21 PM CEST, starting at 20.45 in the DW-live-Ticker), his series of eleven Games without defeat. It runs around in black and yellow.

“If we trust this self, this Speed is forward and the safety in our game to take, I can see us a lot,” says captain Marco Reus. “This is a good gauge for us.” A further success, Dortmund are already standing with one leg in the first knockout round. So far, the BVB and Atletico in group A with six points ahead.

Atletico: defence artist with striker Superstar

Lucien Favre has respect for the Spaniards. “Since seven, eight years, Atletico is one of the best teams in Europe,” said the Dortmund coach, and warns especially against star striker Antoine Griezmann, the French world champion in the ranks of the Merengues: “He is very clever. Its strength is the efficiency.” The Team of coach Diego Simeone, won the Europa League, but also for his defense known. With only five goals conceded in nine Games Atletico the strongest Defensive in the Primera Division.

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Use of Paco Alcacer is still uncertain

If you currently have a German can be offensive crack Department this latch, then the storm of the BVB. Dortmund won their last five competitive games in all, scored 22 goals, and are really hot on the duel with Atletico: “Each of us is burning,” says striker Maximilian Philipp. If the last outstanding Spanish BVB attacker Paco can play Alcacer is still unclear. The 25-Year-old was replaced on Saturday in the Bundesliga game at VfB Stuttgart (4:0) due to a thigh hardening.

Defeat against Bremen in the head

Under all other signs of the Champions League performance of FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday at Galatasaray Istanbul (also starting from 21 o’clock CEST). After the 0:2 home defeat last Saturday against Werder Bremen, the crash at Schalke has adopted almost historic proportions: Six defeats after the first eight League games, the king had blue last, 25 years ago on the account. The desired Champions League place is already ten points, the relegation battle in the face of weak services and table rank 16 very much more likely.

Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco: Happy looks different

To play “Champions League is always good,” says sport Director Christian Heidel. “But you can’t now just say, it is a different competition, and you forget what happened on Saturday. In the minds of it hangs in there anyway.”

Without Naldo and ferryman

On the Bosphorus, the Schalke have to do without the sick defense chief Naldo, as well as the injured goalkeeper Ralf ferryman. For him, national goalkeeper Alexander Nübel will be U21-between the posts. The 22-Year-old his Champions League debut. “It has no concerns when Alex stands in the goal,” said Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco about Nübel, had shown, in contrast to most of his team-mates against Werder Bremen in a good performance.

Alexander Nübel will be making his debut in the Premier class

In the table of group D with Schalke at FC Porto with four points and also a since its Foundation the club at the top. Galatasaray has three points on the account and could draw with a home win in the Bundesliga over. In Istanbul, Schalke expected a witch’s cauldron. “Because it’s hearty, very, very special,” says the sports management Board of Heidelberg. “But we want to make it in the Champions League is a big step.” And coach Tedesco adds: “The node will soon burst.”