A final in Lisbon
Lisbon will pass judgment. With Ajax, supreme, out of competition, Sporting de Portugal and Borussia Dortmund will meet tonight the other ticket to the knockout stages of the Champions League. For the Portuguese, a prize; for the Germans, an obligation. Those of Rose, despite being one of the ogres of the group, have reached an extreme situation without their unquestionable leader: Erling Haaland has been apart for more than a month from the playing fields and, foreseeably, he will not add minutes again in the remainder of 2021.
Drama or maximum happiness. On José Alvalade, today things will go extreme. Of course, there is the third way: a draw would postpone the verdict to the last day, in which the Portuguese will face off against Ajax and the Germans against Besiktas. More suffering than necessary, today’s visitors, who start with an advantage, will think. In the classification, Sporting and Dortmund are tied with six points, but the German victory (1-0) at Signal Iduna Park provides a valuable income.
For Borussia, victory would be enough to be in the round of 16. Sporting, however, nYou need to beat the black yellows by at least two goals Of diference. Nothing impossible, but complicated for the Sarabia, Pedro Porro and company. The casualties, with all this, will mark a duel that promises strong emotions and the biggest prize. The round of 16 pass through Lisbon and, surely, will depart from the Portuguese capital. / Image: Twitter @BVB