Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund measure strength at Camp Nou, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Barcelona presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Barcelona:
After 2 wins and 2 draws, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 8 points won. In the last match, he drew (0-0) at home against Slavia Praha, after in the previous match, he won by (1-2) away with Slavia Praha. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium, with 39 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last match he played, for the First Division, he won the CD Leganés out by (1-2). In its last 10 home games, Barcelona records 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 28 of their last 31 matches there were more than 1.5 goals and in 21 of the last 31 there were more than 2.5 goals.
Barcelona comes for this match after a 1-2 victory against Leganés, adding their second consecutive victory in the Spanish league. In the last match of the group stage of the Champions League, the Catalan club drew 0-0 with Slavia Prague. The coach Ernesto Valverde should benefit the maintenance of the possession of the ball and the organized attacks, always with the aim of not providing space to the rivals. Hypothetically, we will see this team lined up in 4-3-3, with Luis Suarez, Messi and Griezmann as the team’s most advanced men. For this trip the coach can not count on Gerard Piqué, suspended, in addition to Semedo and Jordi Alba, these with physical problems.
Borussia Dortmund:
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, the away team is currently in 2nd position, with 7 points won. In the last match, he won by (3-2) at home against Internazionale, after in the previous match, he lost by (2‑0) away with Internazionale. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 33 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 42 goals scored and 17 suffered. The team comes to this match after a draw at home with Paderborn by (3‑3). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Borussia Dortmund won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 24 of the last 27 games there were more than 1 , 5 goals and in 18 of the last 27 there were more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Borussia Dortmund comes for this match after a draw, three balls, at the reception at Paderborn, adding the second consecutive game without winning in official matches. In their last match for the Champions League, the German club beat Inter Milan 3-2. Typically, coach Lucien Favre plays in a 4-3-3, in which Jadon Sancho, Hazard and Mario Gotze are the most offensive references of the team. It is important to point out the quality of the number 11 Marco Reus: the midfielder has great competence in organizing the offensive process. For this complicated game, the visiting coach cannot count on Paco Alcácer and Delaney, both with physical problems.
