Dortmund – Sporting Preview

Borussia Dortmund faces Sporting Lisbon at the Signal Iduna Park in a match from the playoffs of the Champions League. The German team have a solid advantage after a 3-0 win in the first leg in Portugal. Now Niko Kovac’s team have to finish the job. Let’s preview it in our free soccer predictions for today.

The first game in Lisbon went with a total domination by Borussia Dortmund. Inspired by their new coach Niko Kovac, Die Borussen played a perfect game at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Dortmund scored all three goals in the second half when Guirassy, Groß and Adeyemi put the ball in the net. Meanwhile Julian Brand didn’t score a goal, but he shined with a brace of assists.

Dortmund approach this game after a second consecutive defeat in the Bundesliga under the management of Kovac – 0-2 against Bochum. Now the fans are hoping that Dortmund will show a different face in Europe once again.

Sporting needs a miracle in order to eliminate Borussia Dortmund after such a heavy defeat in the first match. The manager Rui Borges admitted that he didn’t expect such a heavy defeat in the first match in Lisbon. But what he could change now?

Sporting’s big star Viktor Gyökeres is expected to return in the line-up. The Swedish striker had to start from the bench last week as he wasn’t ready to play from the first minute. It was a huge problem for Sporting because Gyökeres can’t be replaced at the moment. Conrad Harder started instead of him last week, but he’s not at the same level as Viktor Gyökeres.

That’s the free soccer predictions for today for the Champions League playoffs match between Borussia Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon. The Germans are already touching the next phase of the competition after a heavy 3-0 win in Lisbon. Let’s see if they will finish the job.