Matchday thread - Toon v Borussia Dortmund

[UlversToon]

Getting this done now as I'll be too excited to do it in the morning, can't wait!

The third game of Newcastle's Champions League Group Stage campaign sees Borussia Dortmund debut at St. James' Park on Wednesday.

Unlike their Parisian counterparts, the visitors have taken their full 3,000 allocation of tickets.

It's an 8pm KO live on TNT Sports 2.

Elsewhere in our group that night, PSG host AC Milan.

Team: Harvey Barnes and Sven Botman miss out while it's anticipated that Sandro Tonali will have started his ban by Wednesday, although he was seen training alongside his colleagues on Tuesday.

Javier Manquillo, Emil Krafth, Matt Ritchie and Mark Gillespie were all omitted from United's CL squad while Joe Willock is back in training but not match fit.

While these two sides have never previously met, several current Magpies are no strangers to Dortmund.

Alexander Isak was with BVB from 2017 and 2019 - mainly for their B team - while Fabian Schar and Joelinton both faced Dortmund in the Bundesliga while with Hoffenheim, the latter netting against them.

Kieran Trippier meanwhile started for Spurs both home and away to Dortmund in the Europa League with Spurs in 2016, twice finishing on the losing side.

A year later he watched from the bench as Spurs won home and away in the Champions League and was similarly unused the following season as the Cockerels collected another six points in the same competition.

Coral price this tie as follows:

NUFC win 8/13
The draw 3/1
BVB win 21/5

BVB: Julian Ryerson didn't travel due to illness.

Edin Terzic's side finished second in the Bundesliga behind Bayern Munich last season, denied the title only on goal difference.

Ahead of their trip to SJP, The Black and Yellows beat Werder Bremen 1-0 at home on Friday to top the table - although they dropped back to fourth after their nearest rivals caught up on Saturday.

That extended their unbeaten domestic league record to 16 games since losing at Bayern Munich in April and just that single reverse in 27 Bundesliga outings.

So far in the Champions League, Dortmund have been beaten 0-2 in Paris and held to a scoreless draw at home by AC Milan.

They'll wear an all-yellow strip at SJP on Wednesday.

Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal)

VAR: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

UK TV: Live on TNT Sports 2

UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle

Stats:

This will be Newcastle's fourteenth Champions League home fixture, with the previous 13 bringing eight home wins and five losses. They are yet to draw a game at SJP in this competition.

NUFC in the Champions League @ SJP:

1997/98 Croatia Zagreb won 2-1
1997/98 Barcelona won 3-2
1997/98 PSV lost 0-2
1997/98 Dynamo Kiev won 2-0
2002/03 Zeljeznicar won 4-0
2002/03 Feyenoord lost 0-1
2002/03 Juventus won 1-0
2002/03 Dynamo Kiev won 2-1
2002/03 Inter Milan lost 1-4
2002/03 Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1
2002/03 Barcelona lost 0-2
2003/04 Partizan Belgrade lost 0-1 (lost 3-4 pens)
2023/24 PSG won 4-1

This will be only the third occasion that a side from the Bundesliga has played competitively at SJP:

2001/02 1860 Munich won 3-1 (IT)
2002/03 Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1 (CL)

The Magpies have never lost to a German side in any cup competition - here's the away record:

2001/02 1860 Munich won 3-2 (IT)
2002/23 Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1 (CL)
2006/07 Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 (UE)

The Magpies are unbeaten in their most recent 15 competitive European home games, since a 1-2 Intertoto Cup loss to Deportivo La Coruna in 2005:

2006/07 Lillestrøm drew 1-1 Luque (IC)
2006/07 FK Ventspils drew 0-0 (UE)
2006/07 Levadia Tallinn won 2-1 Martins 2 (UE)
2006/07 Fenerbahce won 1-0 Sibierski (UE)
2006/07 Celta Vigo won 2-1 Sibierski, S.Taylor (UE)
2006/07 Zulte Waregem won 1-0 Martins (UE)
2006/07 Alkmaar won 4-2 OG, Dyer, Martins 2 (UE)
2012/13 Atromitos won 1-0 Vuckic (EU)
2012/13 Bordeaux won 3-0 Ameobi, OG, Cisse (EU)
2012/13 Brugge won 1-0 Obertan (EU)
2012/13 Maritimo drew 1-1 Marveaux (EU)
2012/13 Metalist Kharkiv drew 0-0 (EU)
2012/13 Anji Makhachkala won 1-0 Cisse (EU)
2012/13 Benfica drew 1-1 Cisse (EU)
2023/24 PSG won 4-1 Almiron, Burn, Longstaff, Schar (CL)

[overseasTOON]

Can't wait for tonight and far too excited.

Not expecting to turn them over a la PSG but if we get at them from the off I'm expecting 3 points and to be smiling like a loon for a few days.

[bodacious benny]

2-1 win!

[Blue & Maroon]

Would take a point! Going to be a much tougher game than PSG

[bodacious benny]

Would take a point! Going to be a much tougher game than PSG

I think they’ll be coming here thinking that getting a point will be a good result, so we’ve got to be going for all three!

[Slim999]

Any sort of win would be good .

I'll say 3-1

Gordon & Longstaff + isak

Draw wouldn't be a disaster

[UlversToon]

3-2 Toon, but as others say would be happy with a draw.

Can't wait, arrived at the hotel this morning to see the Dortmund players setting off for training and didn't see anything to frighten us!

[Lammy]

I think we should get the win tonight

[originallad]

No Anderson

[originallad]

Should be one nil down already. Cut us to shreds!

[originallad]

I feel this might be end to end!

[originallad]

Outstanding Pope!!

[originallad]

Ffs Isak injured

[overseasTOON]

Tonights the night my neighbours will conclude I have Tourettes.

End to end swearing from me so far.

[originallad]

Wilson looking slow. Needed Isak for these type of games.

[overseasTOON]

Bloody hell it's a bit wet out there tonight.

[originallad]

Bollocks

[lassassinblanc]

Lovely goal

[originallad]

Great goal tbf. In the balance of play they deserve it. They play great counter attacking football.

[overseasTOON]

Thoughts on ref?

Seems to be trying to let it flow and giving a bit of leeway given the conditions. I feel we go to ground a tad too easily expecting something.