Real Madrid visit Borussia Dortmund to celebrate their centenary

One of Germany's greatest clubs: Signal Iduna Park will be the venue for a very special evening as Borussia Dortmund celebrate their centenary with a clash against Real Madrid (Wednesday, 20.15 CET). The last time they met, during the 2002/03 season, the encounter ended with a 1-1 draw.

BV Borussia Dortmund, founded on 19 December 1909, is one of Germany’s historical clubs and became the last champions prior to the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. Their honours include six league titles, two German cups, one Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup and one Cup Winner’s Cup.

Despite finishing in sixth place of the table and not qualifying for European competitions last season, Borussia Dortmund are sure to return to Germany’s top spots of the table after overcoming financial problems and counting with Europe’s best attendance average.

They played ten games during their preseason and remained undefeated tallying five victories and five draws. Rivals included important teams such as Valencia, Udinese and Basel. They have knocked out SPVGG, a fourth division team, in the second round of the DSF Cup. Jurgen Klopp’s men have started the Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over FC Koln and a painful 4-1 defeat against Hamburg.

Borussia Dortmund likes to play an offensive 4-4-2 diamond formation. Their most common line-up consists of keeper Weidenfeller; defenders Owomoyela, Subotic, Santana and Schemelzer; Tinga, Kuba, Sahin and Hajnal as midfielders; and Valdez and Barrios up front.

Real Madrid Press