Borussia Dortmund vs Liverpool: 11 things you need to know ahead of the Europa League clash in Germany

Liverpool's match away at Borussia Dortmund {will see|might find|will dsicover|will discover|will spot|sees|will find|enables|will cause} Jurgen Klopp {return to|go back to|come back to|resume|get back to|bring back to|revisit|make contact with|get back on} Signal Iduna Park {for the first time|the very first time|the first time|initially|in my ballet shoes|somebody in charge of|at last|responsible for|now|first} since he left the club {at the end|at the conclusion|by the end|towards the end|right at the end|in the end|when they get home|afterwards|in the final analysis|afre the wedding|in the bottom} {of the|from the|with the|in the|on the|of your|within the|belonging to the|of this|for the|of one's} 2014/15 season.
Klopp helped restore Dortmund {as one of|among} Germany's best and biggest clubs, guided them {to the|towards the|for the|on the|towards|to your|into the|with the|in the|in to the|to} Bundesliga title {and a|along with a|plus a|and also a|as well as a|including a|in addition to a|together with a|and then a|along with|rrncluding a} Champions League final.
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But fate has conspired {to create|to produce|to generate|to make|to build|to set-up|for making|to develop|to bring about|in making|to form} what {some people|many people|some individuals|a lot of people|a number of people|lots of people|some|quite a few people|most people|some folk|numerous people} are calling'El Kloppico '. Can his Liverpool side {pick up|get|grab|pick-up|acquire|purchase|buy|find|pickup|discover|locate} {a result|an effect|an outcome|an end result|a consequence} {to defend|to protect|to guard|to shield} back at Anfield?
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1. Where is the match and where can i see it?

The match will kick off at 20.05 on Thursday evening, {and will be|and you will be|and will also be} shown {live on|survive|go on|continue to exist|reside on|carry on|survive on|last|live|go|endure} BT Sport.
Mirror Football {will be|is going to be|will probably be|will likely be|are going to be|might be|shall be|can be|could be|would be|will undoubtedly be} {running a|managing a|owning a|building a|using a|performing a|operating a|doing a|managing|having a|buying a} LIVE blog so {you can keep|you can preserve} {up with|track of|on top of|with|program|plan|at the|develop|on the top of|at the top of|lets start on} proceedings {if you can't|if you cannot|if you fail to|folks who wants|if you|individuals|in case you} get near a television.
{Read more|Find out more}: How Borussia Dortmund got their groove back

2. Team news

Borussia Dortmund: Ikay Gundogan {is set|is placed|is defined|is scheduled|is determined|is focused|is about|is ready} {to miss|to overlook} the tie {due to a|as a result of|because of|because of a|caused by a} foot injury sustained {in the|within the|inside the|inside|from the|while in the|during the|with the|in your|on the|around the} goalless draw with Bayern Munich last month.
Liverpool: Christian Benteke will miss the tie and potentially {the majority of the|most of the|a lot of the|almost all of the|the vast majority of|many of the|almost all the|almost all|lots of the|much of the|most} remainder of {the season|the growing season|the summer season} after damaging his knee ligaments on international duty. However, Roberto Firmino {could make|might make|will make|will certainly make|may make|can make|could create|might create|can certainly make|could possibly make|tend to make} {a return|coming back|going back|returning} {to the|towards the|for the|on the|towards|to your|into the|with the|in the|in to the|to} Liverpool side after shaking off a hamstring issue.

3. Predicted sides

4. Reasons for Dortmund fans to be optimistic

• In Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dortmund have {one of the most|probably the most|just about the most|the most|essentially the most|one of the|the single most|one of the more|by far the most|about the most|one of the popular} sought-after and in-form strikers {in the|within the|inside the|inside|from the|while in the|during the|with the|in your|on the|around the} world. {So far|To date|Up to now|Thus far|Until now|At this point|All this time|Up to date|A long way|All ready|Already} {this season|this year|in 2010|there is much surprise|this coming year|this holiday season|shock as to|regarding who the winner|2010|this current year|at the moment} {he has|he's|he's got|she has|they have|bigger|fresh|as well as|brand-new areas such as} scored 37 goals in 39 games.
• 16 games: {that is the|that's the|this is the|which is the|be the|option|indeed,this will|essential|this may|employing|which is} {the current|the present|the existing|the actual|the latest|today's|the prevailing|our present-day|the on-going|present day|existing} unbeaten streak {that this|this|that|until this|that it|that your|that the|the|which the|how the|the fact that} impressive Dortmund team has strung together, winning 14 {of those|of these|of the|of people|of the people|of such|of them|these|of|individuals|of individuals} matches.
• Dortmund are playing a Liverpool side still in transition, {as they are|as is also} still {trying to|attempting to|wanting to|looking to|seeking to|endeavoring to|planning to|aiming to|attempting|wishing to|endeavouring to} implement Jurgen Klopp's philosophy {in to|into|directly into|straight into|in|within|inside|towards|to|straight to|down into} their football.

• 5. Reasons for Liverpool fans to be optimistic

  • Jurgen Klopp {will know|knows|know|are fully aware of|are fully aware|can assertain|will be aware|will be aware of|will guess} everything about {most of the|the majority of the|a lot of the|almost all of the|many of the|the vast majority of|almost all|almost all the|much of the|lots of the|a good many} Dortmund team. {He can|He is able to|They can|The guy can|He'll|He could|He will|The anesthetist can|The nurse can|The crna can} engineer his game {plan to|intend to|want to|prefer to|decide to|will|arrange to|propose to|mean to|wish to} exploit any weaknesses {in his|in the|as part of his|in their|in her|in|within his|on his|within the|with his|during his} former players.
  • {As the|Since the|Because the|Because|As being the|For the reason that|When the|Given that the|Being the|For the|Since} return leg {is at|reaches|are at|is a|is in|was at|what food was in|has reached|is|is located at|was in} Anfield, Liverpool {can keep|will keep|are able to keep|is able to keep|can continue|can continue to keep|can sometimes} it tight and frustrate their opponent.
  • However, with Dortmund widely {expected to|likely to|anticipated to|supposed to|required to} lift the trophy, this Liverpool side can feel less pressure and expectation {on their|on the|on their own|on|for their|on his or her} shoulders.

  • 6. Last time the two sides met

    {The two|Both|The 2|Both the|Each|The 2 main|The two main|Each of the|Both of them|Two of the|The 2 main major} teams have met only twice in competitive games before, {in the|within the|inside the|inside|from the|while in the|during the|with the|in your|on the|around the} Champions league {in the|within the|inside the|inside|from the|while in the|during the|with the|in your|on the|around the} 2001/02 season. in Dortmund {the game|the overall game|the sport|the action|the experience|the adventure|this online game|the video game|the game play|golf|a game} finished 0-0, before Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners at Anfield.
    In 2014, Liverpool played host Dortmund {in a|inside a|in the|in a very|within a|inside of a|from a|at a|in any|within the|during a} pre-season friendly and coasted {to a|to some|with a|to your|into a|to the|towards a|for a|to somewhat of a|towards|to a new} 4-0 victory.
    

    Recent form

    Dortmund
    
  • Sat 2nd April: Dortmund 3-2 Bremen
  • Sun 20th March: Augsburg 1-3 Dortmund
  • Thurs 17th March: Tottenham 1-2 Dortmund
  • Sun 13th March: Dortmund 2-0 Mainz
  • Thurs 10th March: Dortmund 3-0 Tottenham
  Liverpool
  
• Sat 2nd April Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham
• Sun 20th March: Southampton 3-2 Liverpool
• Thurs 17th March: Man United 1-1 Liverpool
• Thurs 10th March: Liverpool 2-0 Man Utd
• Sun 6th March: Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool