Borussia Dortmund vs. Besiktas: UEFA Champions League probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

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Haaland made his first start at the weekend since the third game of Group C against Ajax, scoring as he usually does, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat in a thrilling Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich. He lasted 82 minutes at Signal Iduna Park, which was perhaps longer than coach Marco Rose wanted as the Norwegian returned from a hip problem. The question now is whether he looks to give more minutes to the 21-year-old or a rest during the week given that Dortmund are confirmed as finishing third in their group and will drop into the UEFA Europa League, regardless of results on this final matchday. Their 3-1 loss at Sporting Lisbon means they cannot overtake the Portuguese side despite the three-point difference due to an inferior head-to-head record. Jude Bellingham also returned against Bayern, providing the assists for both goals. He should start again in midfield, especially since Emre Can is suspended. Julian Brandt was stretchered off after a clash of heads at the weekend. Marco Rose has confirmed he won't feature here. There's a chance Gio Reyna could be given some minutes after he returned to training last week after several months out, while Axel Witsel and Donyell Malen are confirmed starters.

While Dortmund are soaring up in second place in the Bundesliga, Besiktas are having a pretty woeful season by their standards. Former Schalke youngster Can Bozdogan earned the 16-time Turkish champions a 1-1 draw at struggling Kasimpasa on Friday, ending a six-match losing run across all competitions. The Istanbul club sit ninth in their domestic league, 18 points off leaders Trabzonspor, having only won twice since the middle of September. They are already out of Europe this season after failing to pick up a single point from the first five matchdays, including a 2-1 defeat to Dortmund in Istanbul, where Haaland and Bellingham got on the scoresheet. It means Besiktas are only playing for pride in their 50th Champions League game, with a squad featuring a host of former Bundesliga players, including ex-BVB striker Batshuayi, Bozgodan (Cologne and Schalke), Domagoj Vida (Bayer Leverkusen), Kenan Karaman (Hoffenheim, Hannover, Fortuna Düsseldorf) and more.

Match stats

Haaland has scored 13 times in 12 Champions League appearances for Dortmund, only failing to fire in four.

Marco Reus is Dortmund's record Champions League scorer, with 19 goals in 55 games, ahead of Robert Lewandowski (17) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (15) and Haaland.

Bellingham is joint fourth in this season's Champions League assist charts, with three.

Dortmund have won three of their four home games against Turkish clubs in UEFA competition.

Besiktas have lost four of their six games in Germany, including a 5-0 loss at Bayern on their most recent visit in 2018.

Batshuayi spent the second half of 2017/18 season on loan at Dortmund, scoring seven goals in ten Bundesliga appearances and two more in four Europa League outings.

Probable line-ups

Dortmund: Kobel - Meunier, Akanji, Hummels, Schulz - Bellingham, Witsel, Dahoud - Wolf, Malen, Reus (c)

Out: Brandt (concussion), Can (suspended), Morey (knee), Moukoko (hamstring), Schmelzer (knee)

Doubtful: Hazard (not included), Reyna (match fitness),

Coach: Marco Rose

Besiktas: Destanoglu - Rosier, Vida, Montero, N'Sakala - Souza - Ghezzal, Pjanic, Hutchinson (c), Larin - Batshuayi

Out: Günok (knee), Ljajic (unavailable), N'Koudou (ankle), Yalcin (unavailable)

Doubtful: Teixeira (muscular), Töre (knee)

Coach: Sergen Yalcin