Borussia Dortmund takes the football field of Istanbul as hot favourites against a Besiktas team that won just two of the previous eleven meetings with German oppositions.

Marco Rose’s men proved the doubters wrong by beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 in a thrilling contest. This is their first away win of the season as well and a much needed one after stumbling at Freiburg before the international break.

The men in Black and Yellow finished top of their Champions League group last season ahead of Lazio, Club Brugge and Zenit last term. Erling Haaland grabbed all the headlines with his 10 goals and he will be eager to pick up from where he left off.

Dortmund’s campaign last season was put to an end by Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

Besiktas are returning to the Champions League after a 2 year hiatus. They had a strong campaign in 2017/18 and finished top of the group above FC Porto, RB Leipzig and Monaco. They were eventually knocked out in the round of 16 by Bayern Munich on a humbling 1-8 aggregate.

The Black Eagles earned automatic qualification after winning the Turkish Super Lig last season. Their start to the new campaign is quite strong, having won 3 of the 4 played along with a draw.

The best positive for Sergen Yalcin’s team is the four consecutive clean sheets they kept in the top tier.

Michy Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea scored 2 goals from 3 appearances for his new employers. He will be eager to get into the scoresheet against a team he played during the second half of 2017/18 season.



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多特蒙德在伊斯坦布尔的球场上对贝西克塔斯队的比赛是最热门的，而贝西克塔斯队在之前与德国对手的11场比赛中只赢了2场。

马可·罗斯的球队在一场惊心动魄的比赛中以4比3击败勒沃库森，证明了怀疑者的错误。这也是他们本赛季的第一场客场胜利，也是他们在国际比赛前输给弗莱堡后急需的一场胜利。

黑黄军团在上个赛季的欧冠小组赛中领先拉齐奥、布鲁日和泽尼特，获得小组第一。厄林·哈兰德凭借他的10粒进球占据了所有的头条新闻，他将渴望从他离开的地方重新开始。

多特蒙德上赛季的比赛在四分之一决赛中被曼城队踢得一败涂地。

贝西克塔斯在阔别两年之后重返欧冠。他们在2017/18赛季表现强劲，在小组中领先波尔图、莱比锡和摩纳哥。他们最终在16强中被拜仁慕尼黑以1比8的总成绩淘汰出局。

黑鹰队在上个赛季赢得土耳其超级联赛冠军后，自动获得了资格。他们在新赛季的开局相当强劲，赢得了4场比赛中的3场，并取得了平局。

对Sergen Yalcin的球队来说最好的好消息是他们连续四次保持在顶级联赛中不失球。

从切尔西租借而来的巴特舒阿伊在他的新东家的3场比赛中攻入2球。他渴望在2017/18赛季下半赛季的比赛中打进一球。