Real – Dortmund: Ancelotti's doubts about his defense

Beaten on the second day of the Champions League by Lille (0-1), Real must re&eacute act against Borussia Dortmund, in a remake of the final of the last edition. Facing a vengeful opponent, Ancelotti hopes to find defensive solidity in his team.

The bounce back is expected from the Casa Blanca side after the setback against Lille three weeks ago. Carlo Ancelotti and his players know that points are precious in this mini Championship where only the first 8 will be assured of playing in the round of 16. Exactly four years to the day after its last home defeat in the group stage of C1 (against Shakhtar 2-3), the Spanish champion only wants to think about the three points and hopes to get back to winning ways against Borussia. For this, the Italian coach is counting on a Kylian Mbappé in good shape but also a more solid defense as he admitted yesterday in a press conference “We have more difficulties in the game of possession and control, because we do not have the players who have the characteristics to play in small spaces. The game is a little more vertical and suits us well, but we must have a better defense, as we did very well last season. We are trying to give more solidity to 'équipe".

A more collective Borussia

Ancelotti fears the German opponent, even if a feeling of revenge can galvanize Borussia, he does not want to engage on this ground. The former Milan coach prefers to emphasize the quality and strengths of this "team renewed almost halfway in the off-season" They will be different from last season, because they have changed coaches and some players. But they have the same idea, they work well together and they have collective quality. They will be a formidable opponent“. His counterpart Nuri Sahin, Dortmund coach, agrees ” A good result at the Bernabeu will only be possible thanks to a lot of collective work against Real. We must and we want to be brave, building on the foundations of our first two victories in this competition.”

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Sahin, a young 36-year-old coach who had a mixed experience at Real as a player, hopes that his protégés will take advantage of the defeat in the final to put on a better face against their spring executioner " You have to put the feelings you felt in the final in a bottle, put it aside and use it to motivate yourself. That is very important to me. We have to convert that feeling into positive energy. I hope the players will one day reach new final “. 

What time will the match take place ?

The match between Real and Borussia Dortmund will start this Tuesday at 9 p.m., it will be directed by the Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.

On which TV channel is the match broadcast ?

You can follow this duel between Real and Borussia on Canal+ Sport, the match starts at 9 p.m.

Which streaming broadcast for this match?

To watch the match in streaming, you can connect to the MyCanal platform.

The probable line-ups :

The probable line-up of Real Madrid: Courtois – Militao, Tchouaméni, Rudiger – Vazquez, Valverde, Camavinga, Mendy – Bellingham, Mbappé, Vinicius.

The comp o probable from Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Gross, Can, Malen, Brandt, Sabitzer –  Guirassy

The different sides :

Real Madrid remains the clear favourite among bookmakers for this confrontation against Borussia

Betclic: Real Madrid 1.44/Draw 5.05/Dortmund 5.95.

Unibet: Real Madrid 1.44/Draw 5.10/Dortmund 6.00.

Parions Sports: Real Madrid 1.43/Draw 5.10/Dortmund 6.00.