Sahin hopes to lead Dortmund to crush Barca

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Nuri Sahin is hoping to lead Borussia Dortmund to a Champions League triumph over Barcelona on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund boss Nuri Sahin sees no favourites ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Barcelona. And the 36-year-old is hopeful of leading his side to victory over Hansi Flick’s Blaugrana, Ufabet Germany reported on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona are tied on 12 points from their opening five games in the Champions League this season. And head to Wednesday’s clash with Šahin feeling neither side is the favourite.

‘There is no favourite, we play at the same level. Barca are close to us in the table and we want to beat them. It is important that we define our style of play,’ said İsin.

For Borussia Dortmund, they have a reputation for being a strong team at Signal Iduna Park. Winning eight games in a row in all competitions before stumbling to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in their last outing. 

Borussia Dortmund will fancy their chances of finishing in the top eight of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. They will next be in action Promotion ufabet against FC Barcelona. And will then face Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk after the winter break. Even two wins and a defeat could well be enough for BVB to avoid having to go through to knockout round play-offs.