Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund preview

November 25, 2014
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Galatasaray vs DortmundPremier League strugglers Arsenal will be aiming to make amends for league defeats to Swansea and Manchester United when they host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, the Millionaires are doing even worse on domestic stage, but they are searching for their fifth successive win in the Champions League.

After finally ending the long trophy drought last term, Arsenal were hoping to mount a serious title challenge in the Premiership, but 12 games into the new campaign and they are already 15 points behind leaders Chelsea.

It was, therefore, not surprising to see Arsene Wenger admit defeat in the title chase, but achieving a top 4 finish could prove to be a problem as well.

Arsenal seriously damaged their chances with back to back losses to Swansea and Manchester United, slipping to eighth in the league standings.

Arsene Wenger will definitely want to see a response from his players after losing the derby game to the Red Devils, with the Gunners 2.40 (7/5) to see off Borussia Dortmund.

The Frenchman will regret his decision not to include Olivier Giroud to his Champions League roster, with the striker now unavailable despite scoring against Manchester United.

Wojciech Szczesny is expected to miss out through injury, meaning Damian Martinez will again deputize for the Polish keeper.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Martinez – Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs – Ramsey, Flamini – Chamberlain, Wilshere, Cazorla – Welbeck.

Borussia Dortmund is going through one of the strangest campaigns in recent years, with the team utterly disappointing in Bundesliga and thoroughly impressive in Europe.

The Millionaires cannot seem to get their league campaign back on track, with the failure to beat Paderborn at the weekend in spite of a two-goal advantage seeing them slip to the relegation zone.

And while Jurgen Klopp is struggling to find a cure for dismal league form, his charges have somehow managed to reserve their best performances for the Champions League matches.

Borussia won all four group games, scoring 13 and conceding one goal in the process, so they look a good bet at 3.10 (21/10) to make it five on the bounce.

Marco Reus’ injury has created new problems for Jurgen Klopp, with the forward set for a two-month spell on the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Mats Hummels and Sokratis Papastathopoulos continue to miss out, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lukasz Piszczek have returned into action.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Subotic, Ginter, Durm – Bender, Kehl – Aubameyang, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan – Immobile.

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