In the most recent period, German coach Jürgen Klopp managed to give Dortmund a resounding two-time championship with a base of young and relatively unknown players, establishing the team as the main sporting rival of the hegemonic FC Bayern München.
The Turkish team has reached the quarterfinals of the Uefa Europa League on two occasions, 2002-03 and 2016-17, these being the two best performances in European competitions.
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Domagoj Vida, 32-year-old Croatian central defender, has stood out as one of the starting center backs in the Croatian national team, his strength and style of play have led him to play in two World Cups, reaching the final in the Russia 2018 World Cup, his experience makes him a tough defender to beat, the duel against Haaland will be very risky throughout the match.
Erling Haaland, Norwegian center forward has surprised everyone since his presentation in Europe, at a very young age the young man surprised by his eye for goal and very quickly positioned himself as one of the best center forwards, in recent years he has been linked to teams like Real Madrid, his corpulence and ability with the ball in the area make him very dangerous for any team.
Borussia Dortmund has won three of the three matches played between these two teams, it is the first time since 2018 that the Besiktas side has visited German soil, their last visit was a 5-0 loss to Bayern Munich, a team with which Dortmund is coming off a Bundesliga loss in an intense match that ended 3-2 .
Besiktas will be looking to spoil Dortmund's farewell
The Turkish team after five rounds has not scored a single point, you might think that by playing in a lower league in Europe the team would not compete, but the bad moment of Besiktas come from their local league, occupying the ninth place and with five games without winning is one of the teams in the worst moment, The duel against the Germans could give them that boost of confidence they need to climb positions in the Turkish league since in European competitions they no longer have a place, to the bad fortune of this team, historically they have only managed one win against German teams in five matches played, although nothing appears to be in their favor, remember that in soccer anything can happen.
Dortmund to close a nightmare Champions League campaign
Borussia Dortmund in recent years had given their fans matches worth remembering, they became one of the rivals that teams did not want to face, having this season Haaland was their main star in the team, however they did not count on that a strong injury would leave him out for several weeks, with that absence, the team did not have a good time in the European competition, being beaten twice by Ajax Holland, with scores of 4-0 and 3-1, Sporting managed to extinguish their dream when they beat them 3-1, the only thing left for the German team is to give a good performance for their fans and continue preparing for the Europa League.
The German team did not have an easy Champions League, the duel of the last day of the group stage in group C will have a duel of formality and is that the teams of Dortmund and Besiktas reach the last day without options to qualify for the round of 16, on the part of the Turkish team, had one of the worst performances in the Champions League with 5 defeats and 14 goals conceded, while Dortmund had two wins and three defeats, the team was unable to win in the last batches and that resulted in third place in Group C, ensuring a place in the UEFA Europa League.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the Borussia Dortmund vs Besiktas live stream, corresponding to Matchday 6 of the UEFA Champions League. The match will take place at the Signal Iduna Park, at 15:00 PM.