Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a cup match between Borussia Dortmund and Zenit Petersburg. The Round of 16 clash scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
For Borussia Dortmund, today's match is a mere formality. The club is fresh of a 4-2 thrashing of Zenit Petersburg in the first leg just two weeks prior. At the minimum, a 3-0 defeat would see Dortmund exit the tournament, but don't expect that to be the case at Westfalenstadion. Not if club manager Jurgen Klopp and his new priorities for 2014 have anything to say about it (h/t to Sky Sports). "My priority for 2014 is to have my team complete the second half of the season in better physical shape," Klopp said. "We've been hardly recognisable due to all our injuries. We're strong when we have everyone fit, and even when we don't have everyone fit we still have the desire. We've proved that and that's why we're in a relatively good position," he added.
"We want to make the most of it."
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Borussia Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Schmelzer, Sokratis, Hummels, Ducksch; Kehl, Sahin; Reus, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang; Lewandowski
Zenit Petersburg Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Lodygin; Smolnikov, Lombaerts, Hubocan, Anyukov; Witsel, Fayzulin; Danny, Shatov, Hulk; Rondåon
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