Our prediction for this match:
Manchester City
Match Time & Date:
20/07/2018
09:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Borussia Dortmund
All eyes will be on Soldier Field when Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund face each other in their International Champions Cup opener. Manchester City won the Premier League last season in style and Pep Guardiola’s troops are now on a quest to defend their title and to go all the way in the Champions League. Riyad Mahrez, who joined the club earlier this month, is likely to make his Man City debut against Borussia Dortmund. After playing out back-to-back draws with the likes of Zwickau and Los Angeles FC, the Millionaires recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Austria Wien in their last warm-up game. The Bundesliga side are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against Man City and given the attacking potential of the Premier League side, a real football festival is on the horizon. When the two teams faced each other at ICC 2016 Man City defeated Borussia Dortmund on penalties.
Highlighted Player (Leroy Sane):
Leroy Sane began his senior career at Schalke 04. The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as attacking midfielder as well, made his debut for die Knappen on 20 April, 2014 against Stuttgart. Sane came as a substitute in the second half of the match, replacing Max Mayer 13 minutes before the final whistle.
He scored 11 goals in 47 league appearances for Schalke and on 2 August, 2016 he signed a deal with big-spending Premier League side Manchester City. The former Schalke footballer joined the Citizens on a five-year deal for a fee of £37 million. Sane was born in Essen on 11 January, 1996, but his father is Senegalese.
Souleymane Sane used to play for the Senegalese national football team in the past, while his mother Regina Weber was a rhythmic gymnast. Speaking of his international career, Leroy Sane has 6 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 13 November, 2015 in a 2-0 loss to France.
Highlighted Team (Borussia Dortmund):
1909 by eighteen footballers from Dortmund. Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) play their home games at Signal Iduna Park, but the stadium’s original name is Westfalenstadion. The capacity of Borussia’s home ground is 81,539 and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1974. BVB have the highest average attendance in the world of football.
Borussia Dortmund have won eight Bundesliga trophies, while clinching the German Cup title three times.
However, the club’s biggest success came in 1997 when they outplayed Juventus in the Champions League final. Karl-Heinz Riedle scored a brace for BVB in the 3-1 win over Juve, with Lars Ricken finding the net in the title game as well. Borussia’s biggest rivals are Schalke 04 and the two teams square off against each other in the Revierderby.
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