Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Anderlecht and Borussia Dortmund. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Anderlecht and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "Borussia Dortmund are a top team in European football. They eliminated Real Madrid two seasons ago and we have to respect them. We're at home, we are a young team and we do not know our limits yet. We will play our football."
"Dortmund are missing players," he continued. "But they beat Arsenal two weeks ago and for them the strategy is very important. They miss players with great qualities like [Marco] Reus, but they are still a top team. We've watched them three or four times. They played very well against Arsenal and were not in such good shape against Stuttgart or Schalke, but I was still impressed with their strategy."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund has welcomed the return of Shinji Kagawa from Manchester United. The 25-year-old has created five chances in four appearances with the club and has completed 63 percent of his attempted take-ons in the Bundesliga.
Anderlecht's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Proto; Deschacht, Nuytinck, Mbemba, Najar; Praet, Tielemans, Defour, Conté; Mitrović, Suárez
Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Hummels, Papastathopoulos, Durm; Bender, Jojić; Aubameyang, Kagawa, Grosskreutz; Immobile
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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