{"id":3232,"date":"2023-09-07T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borussiadortmund.co.uk\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2023-09-07T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:36:29","slug":"from-san-siro-to-st-james-bvbs-gruesome-ucl-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borussiadortmund.co.uk\/preview\/from-san-siro-to-st-james-bvbs-gruesome-ucl-group\/","title":{"rendered":"From San Siro to St James\u2019 &#8211; BVB\u2019s gruesome UCL group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco provided football fans with some intriguing matchups.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning European champions Manchester City were handed a very favourable draw; Pep Guardiola\u2019s side will face Crvena Zvezda of Serbia, Young Boys of Switzerland and RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>Their fierce rivals Manchester United were also dealt a kind hand.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag\u2019s Red Devils are set to face Copenhagen, Galatasaray and German champions Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2023\/24 group stage draw \u2705<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCLdraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kCTj9JfBFM\">pic.twitter.com\/kCTj9JfBFM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1697291794617143488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere across the Bundesliga, Union Berlin\u2019s fairytale continued.<\/p>\n<p>A remarkable rise up the pyramid has culminated in ties with record title holders and European behemoth Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Italian champions Napoli and Portuguese side SC Braga join them in group C.<\/p>\n<p>But while Bayern and Leipzig will certainly fancy their chances of reaching the knockout stages, and Union will relish the chance to take on European royalty in the German capital, Borussia Dortmund haven\u2019t quite been so lucky.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Our UCL Group \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vkXXHBPeMr\">pic.twitter.com\/vkXXHBPeMr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackYellow\/status\/1697290959342494091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"champions league\">Group F<\/h2>\n<p>BVB\u2019s stature across the continent saw them gain enough coefficients to earn a place in pot two.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA\u2019s seeding system usually gives those teams in pot two a great chance of qualification.<\/p>\n<p>However, a case can certainly be made to suggest that Dortmund will be facing the strongest team of both pots three and four.<\/p>\n<p>After being assigned to Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s group F, AC Milan and Newcastle United were picked from the remaining pots to complete the group everyone is touting as the \u2018group of death\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A disastrous draw to Bundesliga newcomers Heidenheim last weekend has cemented a poor start to the season for \u2018die Schwarzgelben\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>With rumours circulating regarding tensions among the club\u2019s management after an unfulfilling summer transfer window, any sort of feel-good factor is scarce at Signal Iduna Park.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Borussia Dortmund - 1. FC Heidenheim 2-2 | Highlights | Matchday 3 \u2013 Bundesliga 2023\/24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9DrtwAxvn54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adding this to that Champions League draw, the odds currently seem to be weighted against Edin Terzic\u2019s side ahead of their European campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the big names, those group F opponents aren\u2019t all what they once were.<\/p>\n<p>So what chances do the Black and Yellows really have?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"psg\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/h2>\n<p><b>2022-23 Ligue 1: <\/b>1st<\/p>\n<p><b>2022-23 UCL: <\/b>Round of 16<\/p>\n<p><b>Best UCL Finish: <\/b>Runners-Up (2020)<\/p>\n<p><b>BVB Record: <\/b>P4 W1 D2 L1<\/p>\n<p>French champions Paris Saint-Germain are quite the daunting prospect out of pot one.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying that PSG have long had a strong chokehold over the rest of Ligue 1, having been crowned champions in nine of the past 11 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Under the ownership of Qatar Sports Investments, the Parisians have been targeting European glory for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having boasted some of the continent\u2019s biggest superstars, the club have always fell short on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, across the previous seven years, PSG have only gone further than the round of 16 on two occasions: the 2021 semi-finals and the 2020 final, where a goal from former player Kingsley Coman secured Bayern Munich\u2019s fifth title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Haaland net buster \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund vs Paris \u23ea<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCLdraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tx3YqlP2jz\">pic.twitter.com\/tx3YqlP2jz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1697333884210295177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Given such frustrations, the side from the city of love have looked to change their footballing structure over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>This restructuring culminated in big change this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Enrique, who won the competition with Barcelona in 2015, is now at the helm at the Parc des Princes.<\/p>\n<p>2022-23 Ligue 1 runners-up RC Lens finished just a point behind them, yet still star names Neymar and Lionel Messi left the club.<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Ramos also departed, with Milan Skriniar and Lucas Hernandez freshening up the defence.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Verratti is also expected to leave; Manuel Ugarte has come in from Sporting, while French natives Randal Kolo-Muani and Ousmane Dembele represent a new era in that frontline.<\/p>\n<p>That attack has also been bolstered by the addition of Benfica talent Gon\u00e7alo Ramos, who came in on loan. Three-time winner Marco Asensio also joined on a free from Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>With so much change, PSG have made a slow start to the new Ligue 1 campaign, but there could be very exciting times ahead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Skriniar (free)<br \/>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Asensio (free)<br \/>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Ugarte (\u20ac60M)<br \/>\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Kang In Lee (\u20ac22M)<br \/>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Lucas Hernandez (\u20ac47M)<br \/>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Cher Ndour (free)<br \/>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Arnau Tenas (free)<br \/>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Gon\u00e7alo Ramos (\u20ac80M)<br \/>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (\u20ac50M)<br \/>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Bradley Barcola (\u20ac45M)<\/p>\n<p>Rate PSG&#39;s transfer window out of 10? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6zKY8IMmMu\">pic.twitter.com\/6zKY8IMmMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1697348505335922744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"borussia dortmund\">Dortmund Links<\/h3>\n<p>PSG last faced \u2018die Borussen\u2019 in the 2020 round of 16, where the French side won 3-2 on aggregate. Two goals from star-boy Erling Haaland gave Lucien Favre\u2019s side a first leg lead, only for that advantage to be overturned in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The sides also met twice in 2010, drawing both times in the Europa League group stage. That year BVB finished three points behind their French opponents and a point shy of Sevilla, crashing out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Ousmane Dembele, Dortmund\u2019s record sale and record signing, will finally reunite once again with his former employers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Thomas Meunier, a UCL runner-up with PSG, will also have a reunion of his own.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"milan\">A.C Milan<\/h2>\n<p><b>2022-23 Serie A: <\/b>4th<\/p>\n<p><b>2022-23 UCL: <\/b>Semi-Finals<\/p>\n<p><b>Best UCL Finish: <\/b>Winners x7 (1963,1969,1989,1990,1994,2003,2007)<\/p>\n<p><b>BVB Record: <\/b>P6 W2 D1 L3<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan are the club with the second most Champions League crowns.<\/p>\n<p>Italian football has certainly declined since its glory days, and since Milan\u2019s star-studded team including the likes of Cafu, Paolo Maldini and Kaka, were most recently kings of Europe in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus\u2019 Serie A dominance has been broken in recent seasons; Napoli were champions last season, Inter won the Scudetto in 2021, and Milan lifted the title in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Both Milan clubs staged a \u2018Derby della Madonnina\u2019 semi-final in the competition last year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kak\u00e1, Man Utd v AC Milan (2007) Champions League classic displays\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uotVLA0LBIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Inter won 3-0 across both legs before losing to Manchester City in the Istanbul final.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing one of their star men, with Sandro Tonali joining Newcastle for a reported \u20ac64m, it\u2019s been a fairly positive summer for the Rossoneri.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samuel Chukwueze and Noah Okafor were recruited &#8211; additions with plenty of promise.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao are all still at the San Siro and are the standouts of a very talented squad.<\/p>\n<p>After a disappointing fourth place finish last term, Stefano Pioli\u2019s men have started the new campaign strongly with three wins from three.<\/p>\n<p>In Borussia Dortmund\u2019s current state, that\u2019s a very tricky opponent, even if they aren\u2019t what they once were.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rossoneri\">Dortmund Links<\/h3>\n<p>The aforementioned Pulisic will be looking forward to a return to Signal Iduna Park, where he first made a name for himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christian Pulisic has won AC Milan&#39;s MVP for August \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>What an impact he&#39;s already made \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IM5DppIBP8\">pic.twitter.com\/IM5DppIBP8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1699459948227236172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This will be the first time in 20 years that these two sides have met.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2002-03 group stage, each team earned a 1-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Just a year prior to that, the teams met in the UEFA Cup semi-finals, where a Marcio Amoroso hat-trick sent \u2018die Schwarzgelben\u2019 to the final with a 5-3 aggregate scoreline.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"newcastle\">Newcastle United<\/h2>\n<p><b>2022-23 Premier League: <\/b>4th<\/p>\n<p><b>2022-23 UCL: <\/b>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><b>Best UCL Finish: <\/b>Second group stage ([Round of 16] 2003)<\/p>\n<p><b>BVB Record: <\/b>N\/A<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s November 2002. A last minute winner from Craig Bellamy away at Feyenoord has ensured that Newcastle United become the first team to reach the second group stage of the UEFA Champions League after losing their first three matches.<\/p>\n<p>The club finished third in the Premier League that season with Alan Shearer bagging 25 of his record 206 goals for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 20 years and the Magpies have achieved their highest league finish since.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bd\ufe0fDarren Peacock<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0fDavid Ginola<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0fLes Ferdinand<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0fAlan Shearer<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0fPhillipe Albert<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United destroyed Manchester United at St James&#39; Park in 1996 &#8211; the pair clash this weekend on Super Sunday with both needing the points <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QtPIo1Q0ra\">pic.twitter.com\/QtPIo1Q0ra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1179760955607146497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve been on quite the journey.<\/p>\n<p>From relegations and misery under Mike Ashley\u2019s ownership to a fourth place finish, a cup final and European football, the North East club have resurged since being taken over by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe has built a very impressive team on Tyneside, including the likes of England internationals Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson, and established European players such as Sven Botman, Bruno Guimaraes and former \u2018Borusse\u2019 Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n<p>Across five games against German opposition, Newcastle have never lost, winning four times; an Alan Shearer hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen during that second group stage is fondly remembered by the Toon army.<\/p>\n<p>They may have lost three of their opening four league matches this season, but all English football fans will tell you that St. James\u2019 Park is one of the toughest places to go.<\/p>\n<p>Their defeat to Liverpool two weeks ago was just their third home defeat in 25 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile they have lost just one of their last 28 home European ties.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best of Alexander Isak in 2022\/23!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cxzNvRzGhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alex Isak moved to North Rhine-Westphalia from AIK in his native Sweden for almost \u20ac9m in 2017; although the 23-year-old couldn\u2019t quite deliver what was promised in Germany, he has since starred at Real Sociedad and is proving his worth in England.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bvb\">BVB in the UCL<\/h2>\n<p>Since Borussia Dortmund became champions of Europe in 1997 courtesy of that famous win over Juventus in Munich, the club haven\u2019t quite been so successful on the continental stage.<\/p>\n<p>The following season, Nevio Scala\u2019s side reached the semi-final, where Real Madrid were victorious.<\/p>\n<p>It then took \u2018die Schwarzgelben\u2019 15 years to even progress past the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>That came in 2013, when J\u00fcrgen Klopp\u2019s iconic BVB side lost to Bayern at Wembley, effectively spelling the end for the club\u2019s latest golden era.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they\u2019ve gone further than the first knockout round on three occasions, each time falling at the quarter-final stage (2014, 2017, 2021).<\/p>\n<p>But in that time, they\u2019ve only failed to get out of the groups twice (2017-18, 2021-22).<\/p>\n<p>Last season, after pipping Sevilla to knockout qualification, Edin Terzic\u2019s side crashed out in the round of 16 at the hands of a domestically underperforming Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>That was despite taking a lead from the first leg to Stamford Bridge courtesy of a Karim Adeyemi goal at Signal Iduna Park.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dortmund vs Chelsea (1-0) | Karim Adeyemi solo brilliance sinks Blues | Champions League Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NC07X-QJFBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yellow wall\">Destined to fail or a necessary challenge?<\/h2>\n<p>It can\u2019t be denied that Dortmund find themselves in the competition\u2019s toughest group.<\/p>\n<p>All four sides carry great quality and immense prestige both in Europe and in their own countries.<\/p>\n<p>Those sides may not be what they once were but the Parc des Princes, San Siro and St. James\u2019 Park are all incredibly tough places to win at.<\/p>\n<p>But Borussia Dortmund have their own wildcard.<\/p>\n<p>Their squad may be a little weaker than that of some other sides in that group, but the Westfalenstadion is renowned for its European nights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3009\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.borussiadortmund.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Optimized-bvb2013-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Borussia Dortmund fans at Wembley Stadium, Champions League final 2013\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.borussiadortmund.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Optimized-bvb2013-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.borussiadortmund.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Optimized-bvb2013.jpeg 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