Borussia Dortmund will host Chelsea in Germany today (4:00 p.m.), for the first leg match of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 and will seek to “make the home team count” to make a “significant difference”.
Leading the way will be Blue, who are going through an irregular season. However, the incorporation of the Argentine Enzo Fernández (world champion with the Albiceleste in Qatar 2022) has renewed the illusion of the London club. It must be remembered that the rematch will take place on March 7 at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London. Dortmund comes from beating Werder Bremen 0-2 on Saturday in the Bundesliga, where they are third with 40 units, three less than the leader, Bayern Munich.
For their part, Chelsea drew 1-1 the same day on their visit to West Ham in the Premier League, in which they are in tenth place with 31 points and are eight points behind Tottenham (39), who are keeping the ticket to the Europa League 2023-2024.
The Spanish Jesús Gil Manzano will be the main referee of this match.
In the other game of the day, Bruges from Belgium will receive the Portuguese Benfica, who left PSG second in the group stage. This match also starts at 16:00.
