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Manchester (AP) - The Dortmunders like to think back to the previous Champions League duels with Manchester City.

Ultimately, the team of then coach Jürgen Klopp paved the way to the historic German final against FC Bayern with a 1-1 and 1-0 win against the top English team in the 2012/13 group stage.

But this time the Revierclub is considered a blatant outsider.

Borussia from Mönchengladbach already had no chance in the round of 16 with two 0-2 defeats against the team around national player Ilkay Gündogan.

INITIAL SITUATION: BVB is in the quarter-finals for the first time in four years.

At that time, Dortmund failed - overshadowed by the attack on the team bus - on Monaco.

The trip to Manchester could be the last in the Champions League for at least a year.

After the 1: 2 against Frankfurt, the gap to fourth place in the Bundesliga is a whopping seven points.

In contrast, the Citizens lead the Premier League table with 14 points ahead of city rivals Manchester United.

However, Pep Guardiola's team failed three times in a row in the quarter-finals.

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STAFF: For Jadon Sancho there is no reunion with his former club, which he left for BVB at the end of August 2017.

The 21-year-old dribbler is out due to a muscle injury in his thigh, has only been able to train in the weight room and will probably miss the second leg next week.

There was a bitter diagnosis for Youssoufa Moukoko shortly before departure.

The only 16-year-old talent suffered a severe ankle ligament injury in the U21 and will have to take a break until the end of the season.

COMPARISON: "Manchester City is one of the best, if not currently the best team in Europe," said BVB sports director Michael Zorc.

Only when it comes to the number of goals scored (17 each) in this year's competition will the two teams meet at eye level.

When it comes to the number of wins and goals against, the difference becomes clear: Except for a draw in Porto, Manchester won all games and only conceded one goal.

In contrast, BVB had to accept two draws and one defeat as well as nine goals in five wins.

In addition, the Citizens won the last six games against German teams.

BVB lost the last five games against English clubs.

REACTIONS:

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«If anyone in Manchester is familiar with Borussia Dortmund, it is me.

I can't find a single player without quality at Borussia Dortmund. "

(Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola)

"BVB has so much individual class, especially on the offensive, that they can hurt any opponent all over Europe."

(Former BVB and today's city professional Ilkay Gündogan in an interview with “Funke Medien”)

«Nobody gave us this evening, we worked hard for it.

Now we want to go a step further, maybe to move into the next round. "

(BVB trainer Edin Terzic)

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