Jose Mourinho signaled his exit from Real Madrid after once again losing out in the semi finals of the Champions league, this time
against Dortmund.
Serge Aurier was impressive on his full debut
against Dortmund but Kieran Trippier has hardly put a foot wrong and Pochettino has stuck with the former Burnley defender in the league.
Galatasaray have some quality players in their squad and we can expect a tight game on Saturday where Jose Mourinho will be looking to get back on track after terrible tour of China where they lost
against Dortmund and friendly game City was canceled due to poor pitch conditions.
He has moments of madness — an early red card in Leipzig in January of this year and a decisive foul in the box
against Dortmund in the German Cup final — but few keepers have a career without error.
Bellerin started in the Champions league
against Dortmund away and looked shaky looking like he may need time.
Ultimately, Bayern's season will be judged by how they perform on the European stage: a result
against Dortmund is currently not considered a benchmark.
Second - placed Schalke's win earlier in the day meant Bayern could not seal the title
against Dortmund, but they showed no sign of any disappointment as they netted five times before half - time alone.
With important games
against Dortmund in the Champions League and a tricky League Cup game against the Saints could make this month a challenge for the Gunners.
They are far too open defensively which was demonstrated perfectly
against Dortmund away from home this year.
«Of course we have a psychological advantage from the result of the first leg, but
against Dortmund (when they came from behind to win 3 - 2), Marseille proved what they could do in the Champions League.»
Thomas should be played in Flamini's position
against Dortmund.
Up front Giroud has improved vastly on his first year in English football, scoring consecutively in his first 4 games of the premier league, and scoring
against Dortmund and Crystal Palace last week.
They showed
it against Dortmund on Wednesday night.
Bayern Munich on the other hand visited Asia where they played four high profile friendlies losing three and winning only one and Audi Cup games give Carlo Ancolotti side a chance to get their act together before season opener
against Dortmund in German Super Cup next weekend.
«If the Yellow Submarines score Liverpool have to get at least three but they got four
against Dortmund in the last round and I expect the Kop to play its part.»
Struck the opener
against Dortmund two decades ago, then steered Barça to glory in Tbilisi in his debut season in charge of the Azulgrana.
Some parity was restored in wins
against Dortmund and West Brom, but questions marks still remain about the manager's performance.
A brilliant, mature performance
against Dortmund showed he is more than capable.
The Bayern coach said he would not let Tuesday's clash with Sevilla inform his selection
against Dortmund, saying his team «absolutely wanted to win» on Saturday.
For me, the games
against Dortmund and Marseille were the highlights of the season and the ARS was the driving, dominant force.
Nagelsmann was seen attending Bayern's DFB Pokal game
against Dortmund in April wearing a red jacket, with people seeing that as a sign of his desire to return to Munich, where his family still resides.
Pochettino is likely to demand a response from his squad after what was a tepid display at Emirates and we could see Tottenham go full - throttle
against Dortmund.
On our Champions League state of play «I've played a lot of times
against Dortmund and they are a big team so it gives us great confidence to win against them.
Arsenal can guarantee qualification from Group F with a win
against Dortmund on Wednesday night at the Emirates and will keep us top of the table.
Shortly before the start of the season, the 26 - year - old suffered a serious injury in the Super Cup
against Dortmund and has only just returned to the squad.
But, there were questions asked of Pochettino's decision to keep Rose out of the playing eleven against Arsenal on Saturday and we could see the player being reinstated
against Dortmund.
He wasn't as lucky though
against Dortmund, despite having a good game, against the German wonderkid Mario Gotze.
Divock Origi has come into his own and appears to be the prefered option in attack ahead of Daniel Sturridge and Christian Benteke after scoring in both ties
against Dortmund.
The midfielder has endured a poor start to the season and was anonymous in the North London Derby, but looked close to his best
against Dortmund.
He came on as 83rd minute sub in the 8 - 2 drubbing at Old Trafford, as a 81st minute sub in the 1 - 0 win over Swansea, a 85th minute sub
against Dortmund, and as a 76th minute sub over Blackburn, where he scored a late consolation as Arsenal lost 4 - 3.
in 2010 - 2011, Arsenal got four points against Marseille and four points
against Dortmund when they had Lewandowski, Sahin, Goetze, Kagawa etc on the pitch.
Alcantara controversy Guardiola's side
against Dortmund in the Super Cup was surprisingly attacking.
Spurs have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, but Mauricio Pochettino has insisted a result
against Dortmund is important after Saturday's 2 - 0 defeat at Arsenal.
But in APOEL's home game
against Dortmund, starting goalkeeper Boy Waterman was injured and the Mexican youngster came in to replace him.
What the fuck have have you got
against Dortmund?
Napoli's win
against Dortmund means that, if Arsenal get a positive result at home in the next game against the Italians, they'll face the German side with a lead in the group.
This weekend, the Premier League has thrown up a pretty uninspiring fixture list but across Europe there are plenty of huge fixtures including the Madrid derby in La Liga and Bayern Munich
against Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Of course, the two - legged tie
against Dortmund is the main course during the next four weeks.
Last season, against all odds, Pellegrini led Malaga to Champions league quarterfinals and perhaps won the tactical battle over two legs
against Dortmund as well but the Germans shocked them to snatch victory by scoring 2 injury time goals.
And, of course, there's what standing in front of Juventus three days after the first leg
against Dortmund.
Against Dortmund, James Rodríguez had a few moments that suggested he might become a star again.
Playing
against Dortmund's devastating attack?
Lovren also got one in
against Dortmund.
Since joining for approximately # 20million, his Anfield career has been one sickening rollercoaster — with incredible highs such as his winning goal
against Dortmund contrasting with his annual shit show against Crystal Palace.
Two equally stunning goals from Alexis Sanchez and Yaya Sanogo sealed a comfortable win for Arsenal
against Dortmund on Matchday Five.
Two minutes later, Sissoko put in Son left of the area and — just like he did
against Dortmund on Wednesday — he aimed his shot for the near post, but this time Fabianski saved.
His performance
against Dortmund was...
VIRUS CRISIS IN THE ARSENAL CAMP (
against Dortmund last year)... 2 players with a virus.
Arsenal's performance
against Dortmund was arguably their worst of the season so far, as they went down 2 - 0 with ease.
Before that there was Bastian Schweinsteiger's online outburst
against Dortmund.