German champions Borussia Dortmund welcome Spanish champions Real Madrid to the Signal-Iduna Park, on the second day of Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League in Group D action.

Real Madrid have not fared well in Germany, having won just one of their last 23 matches in the country. The home side have had their struggles as of late, having won just once in their last five, while conceding nine goals in the process. Dortmund will be looking to use the great home field atmosphere to their advantage, and continue to compound Madrid’s German misery.

Can Real Madrid end their drought? Or will Dortmund get the win at home?

Tune into theScore Live Blog to find out!

Here are your starting XIs, formations and substitutions for both sides:


Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller, Subotić, Hummels, Piszczek, Schmelzer, Kehl, Bender, Götze, Reus, Grosskreutz, Lewandowski. Subs: Langerak, Löwe, Felipe Santana, Leitner, Gündoğan, Perišić, Schieber.

Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas, Varane, Pepe, Ramos, Khedira, Özil, Xabi Alonso, Essien, Di María, Ronaldo, Benzema. Subs: Adán, Carvalho, Albiol, Kaká, Modrić, José Callejón, Higuaín.

2 mins: After a brief, but uneventful attack into the Madrid half, its the guests on the ball again. Varane tries to get beyond Schmelzer, but its won by the Dortmund defender.

5 mins: Madrid win a corner, and its whipped into the Dortmund area, but its headed away by Hummels.

Madrid with a flurry of pressure and chances early on, as Dortmund are already forced to play more defensive

7 mins: Ozil does well to keep close control, as he carries the ball into the left corner, before it takes a deflection off the Dortmund defender. The home side with possession now, as they start from the back. Subotic plays it high up the pitch for Grosskreutz, but Varane is there to win the ball.

These German and Polish names are quite the challenge to spell correctly in a quick, timely manner.

11 mins: Ramos tries to play a ball for Khedira, but the German slips, and Dortmund now have a corner, from the left. It's delivered into the area but goes right across the six, but no harm done, as Madrid defend well.

Rain in the forecast for the entire evening, so expect a wet affair tonight. Players already slipping and sliding all over the pitch.

14 mins: Lewandowski loses his footing, but manages to find a teammate, as Dortmund start on the counter. Piszczek then has a cross from the right, Ramos is there, but his defending is not certain, and it leads to a chance for Lewandowski, but he can't get his header on goal

19 mins: Real Madrid substitution - Khedira off. Luka Modric on.

Injury forced change for the Spanish champions early on.

Play resumes as Modric makes his entrance.

20 mins: Ramos with a long, well weighted through ball deep into the Dortmund half. In the end, its Schmelzer holding off Ozil, as the ball goes out for a Dortmund goal kick.

24 mins: Madrid on the ball, starting from the back, as Varane plays a ball low on the ground for Di Maria. The Spaniards now spread the ball around the Dortmund half. In the end, its a disappointing shot from Di Maria, but these conditions are causing some difficulty for both sides.

27 mins: Top class save from Casillas! Dortmund do well to work the ball down the left wing. It's Gotze who then squares it outside the area for Kiehl, but what a punching save from Casillas.

29 mins: Madrid on the ball, but not for long, as Di Maria catches the Dortmund player. It's taken quickly, but not before a mistake has the home side going backwards. Subotic does well to fend off Benzema though, no harm done.