Borussia Dortmund can afford to pull no punches heading into the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Benfica. Thomas Tuchel’s men are trailing by a goal after the first leg, and will surely be going out all guns blazing at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Benfica lineups: Christian Pulisic replaces Marco Reus
The lineups are out for Borussia Dortmund’s clash with Benfica.
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The big news is that American wonderkid Christian Pulisic has been handed his first start in over a month, replacing the injured Marco Reus in Dortmund’s attack. Midfielder Raphaël Guerreiro has been left on the bench.
Benfica coach Rui Vitória has made three changes to the team that won 1-0 in Lisbon last month: winger André Carrillo is benched and replaced by André Almeida, Andreas Samaris comes in for the injured Ljubomir Fejsa in the centre of midfield, while Franco Cervi replaces Rafa Silva up top.
Borussia Dortmund starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Roman Bürki; Marc Bartra, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Łukasz Piszczek; Marcel Schmelzer, Julian Weigl, Gonzalo Castro, Erik Durm; Christian Pulisic, Ousmane Dembélé; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Benfica starting lineup (4-4-2): Ederson; Eliseu, Victor Lindelöf, Luisão, Nélson Semedo; André Almeida, Pizzi, Andreas Samaris, Eduardo Salvio; Franco Cervi, Kostas Mitroglou.
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