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On Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund will face Inter Milan. The outcome of this and all other matches on Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League group stage will determine whether BVB will advance directly to the round of 16, whether they will have to go through the round-of-16 play-offs (two matches) in February, or whether they will be eliminated from the competition.

The most likely scenario is participation in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 play-offs, in which the teams ranked 9th to 24th in the final table will compete in home and away matches to determine eight additional participants in the knockout stage. These fixtures will be drawn on Friday, 30 January 2026, from 12:00 CET at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The teams ranked 9th to 16th will play their first legs away on 17 or 18 February 2026. The second legs will be played a week later, on 24/25 February. The draw for the round of 16 will take place on 27 February.

This week (Thursday, 29 January), the UEFA Europa League will also conclude its group stage. The DFL (German Football League) will then know which of its participants are still represented in which branches of the international club competitions. The DFL has announced the exact dates for further Bundesliga matchdays – so far, they have been set until Matchday 24 at the end of February – for the sixth calendar week. They are expected to be published on 5 February. (br)

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The goal difference across these games is 47 scored and 14 conceded. Their home record against Italian teams is eight wins, five draws and seven defeats. None of the last four matches at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK have been lost (two wins, two draws). Inter Milan have won eight of their 28 away games in Germany, but only one of their last six (2-1 in Munich in last season's quarter-finals). Their overall record in their last 14 away games in the UEFA Champions League is positive, with seven wins, four draws and three defeats.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/26/ucl-faktenvorschau/43-Fakten2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"43-Fakten2-1769431505334\"><\/p>\nPrevious encounters:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan have met twice before, in the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/26/1964-Borussia-glaenzt-im-Hinspiel-und-kaempft-in-San-Siro-gegen-zwoelf.html\">semi-finals of the European Cup<\/a> in 1963/64 (a 2-2 draw at home, a 2-0 loss away), the quarter-finals of the 1993/94 UEFA Cup (a 3-1 loss at home, a 2-1 win away) and the group stage of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League (a 3-2 win at home, a 2-0 loss away). The Italians have a slight edge in the head-to-head record (three wins, one draw, two defeats).<\/p>\nHead-to-head:<\/b> Borussia are facing a Serie A opponent for the 42nd time. They have recorded 12 wins, 21 defeats and eight draws \u2013 most recently a 4-4 draw at Juventus this season. For Inter, it is their 60th encounter with a German club. Their overall record (26 wins, 11 draws, 22 defeats) is positive, but their away record is not: eight wins, eight draws, 12 defeats.<\/p>\nBVB facts:<\/b> Borussia are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time \u2013 the tenth time in a row \u2013 and have reached the knockout stages in ten of their last 11 appearances, reaching the final three times (1997, 2013, 2024). With 34 goals scored so far on both sides (19 for BVB, 15 for their opponents), games involving BVB (average 5.9) are the highest-scoring of the current Champions League season.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/26/ucl-faktenvorschau/43-Fakten.jpg\" data-assetref=\"43-Fakten-1769431545239\"><\/p>\nInter facts: <\/b>The Nerazzurri are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 19th time, the eighth time in a row. They have reached the final three times (most recently in 2025, losing 5-0 to Paris Saint-Germain) and won the trophy in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich \u2013 their third triumph after 1964 and 1965 (when the competition was called the European Cup). Inter have also won the Intercontinental Cup three times and the UEFA Cup three times. After 22 matchdays, coach Cristian Chivu's team currently top the Serie A table with a five-point lead over local rivals AC Milan. Most recently, they celebrated a 6-2 victory over bottom-of-the-table Pisa after trailing 2-0.. \nCompiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario:<\/b> After a 2-2 draw with Bodø/Glimt and a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund have dropped from sixth to 16th place and, like Inter Milan (14th), now only have a theoretical chance of finishing in the top eight and thus qualifying directly for the round of 16. After four wins in the first four games, which took them up to third place, Inter Milan have dropped to 14th place following three consecutive defeats: away to Atlético Madrid and at home to Liverpool and Arsenal. However, with 12 points (Dortmund have 11), they have already secured their place in the play-offs.<\/p>\nRules:<\/b> The eight best teams after the league phase qualify directly for the round of 16. The teams in ninth to 24th place compete in the play-offs for the knockout phase with home and away legs. 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They have recorded 12 wins, 21 defeats and eight draws \u2013 most recently a 4-4 draw at Juventus this season. For Inter, it is their 60th encounter with a German club. Their overall record (26 wins, 11 draws, 22 defeats) is positive, but their away record is not: eight wins, eight draws, 12 defeats.<\/p>\nBVB facts:<\/b> Borussia are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time \u2013 the tenth time in a row \u2013 and have reached the knockout stages in ten of their last 11 appearances, reaching the final three times (1997, 2013, 2024). With 34 goals scored so far on both sides (19 for BVB, 15 for their opponents), games involving BVB (average 5.9) are the highest-scoring of the current Champions League season.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/26/ucl-faktenvorschau/43-Fakten.jpg\" data-assetref=\"43-Fakten-1769431545239\"><\/p>\nInter facts: <\/b>The Nerazzurri are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 19th time, the eighth time in a row. They have reached the final three times (most recently in 2025, losing 5-0 to Paris Saint-Germain) and won the trophy in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich \u2013 their third triumph after 1964 and 1965 (when the competition was called the European Cup). Inter have also won the Intercontinental Cup three times and the UEFA Cup three times. After 22 matchdays, coach Cristian Chivu's team currently top the Serie A table with a five-point lead over local rivals AC Milan. 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The 3-0 win in Berlin saw them keep a clean sheet for the tenth time this season. Forty-two points after 19 matchdays is a better record than in the season when the Bundesliga shield last came to Borsigplatz. While the football world is focusing on the gap to Bayern Munich (which is still huge!), those in charge at BVB are looking at the teams chasing them.<\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund have won their third league game in a row and have scored three goals in all four Bundesliga matches they've played in 2026. The 3-0 win in Berlin saw them keep a clean sheet for the tenth time this season. Forty-two points after 19 matchdays is a better record than in the season when the Bundesliga shield last came to Borsigplatz. While the football world is focusing on the gap to Bayern Munich (which is still huge!), those in charge at BVB are looking at the teams chasing them.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"That was a statement in its own right. Four days after an extremely disappointing first half in the Champions League match at Tottenham Hotspur, the team got back to basics and, unlike Bayern, Leipzig and Stuttgart, did not stumble in what Nico Schlotterbeck described as \u201cthe toughest away game in the league\u201d. \u201cWe took up the fight, we upped the intensity, we fought passionately, and at times we also played really decent football,\u201d said Niko Kovac, summing up the thrilling 90 minutes at the Alte Försterei, adding: \u201cOverall, I was very satisfied with the performance. We showed what we had to show. Otherwise, the game would not have ended that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/Borussia-embrace-the-fight-to-win-3-0-in-Berlin.html\" target=\"_blank\">It ended 3-0<\/b><\/a> thanks to goals from Emre Can (penalty), Nico Schlotterbeck and Maximilian Beier. The order of the goalscorers also indirectly underlines the virtues that were required. The defenders were in the foreground, well ahead of the creative attacking forces. First the fight, then a little bit of glamour. \u201cWe wanted to present them with the same difficulties they wanted to present us with: long balls, physicality, tackles. We embraced that and wanted to do it even better,\u201d said Gregor Kobel, revealing the team\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Kovac-1769336565449\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/Emre-Can-That-was-real-mens-football.html\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Emre Can<\/b><\/a> led the way. Not only because he confidently converted his 12th penalty in his Bundesliga career, \u201ceven though I made a mistake. I actually wanted to shoot to the right corner, but changed direction at the last moment, which isn\u2019t really a good thing. You should stick to your first idea.\u201d The 32-year-old threw himself into every tackle and won every race for the ball, including the 34.5 km/h sprint with Stanley Nsoki. \u201cEmre does everything for the success of the club, for the success of the team,\u201d emphasised managing director Lars Ricken: \u201cThat\u2019s why he is now our captain under our fourth coach. He takes responsibility, he throws himself into tackles, he carries his teammates with him.\u201d<\/p>\n3-3 in Frankfurt, 3-0 against Bremen, 3-2 against St. Pauli and now 3-0 at Union Berlin: The results are good for Borussia Dortmund. The discussion about the \u201cB grade\u201d continues. \u201cIf we play good football, then they say we\u2019re not getting enough points,\u201d said Can, referring to previous seasons with lots of spectacle but poor results: \u201cIf we don\u2019t play such attractive football but get points, then they say: Why aren\u2019t you playing good football? It\u2019s hard to please everyone. The points haul in the Bundesliga is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Can.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Can-1769336576688\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/BVB-with-more-points-than-in-the-2011-12-title-winning-season.html\" target=\"_blank\">42 points after 19 games,<\/a> 16 more than a year ago, is very good. But the race for the top spots remains close. That\u2019s why Lars Ricken is not looking at the gap to Bayern Munich (eight points!), but at the deceptive nine-point lead over fifth place (as of Sunday afternoon). \u201cIn the end, we have to look at ourselves, because all the teams behind us have also won,\u201d said the sporting director on Saturday evening in freezing cold Berlin. And all the teams in third to sixth place still have a game in hand. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Jubel-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Jubel-BVB-1769336655138\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"That was a statement in its own right. Four days after an extremely disappointing first half in the Champions League match at Tottenham Hotspur, the team got back to basics and, unlike Bayern, Leipzig and Stuttgart, did not stumble in what Nico Schlotterbeck described as \u201cthe toughest away game in the league\u201d. \u201cWe took up the fight, we upped the intensity, we fought passionately, and at times we also played really decent football,\u201d said Niko Kovac, summing up the thrilling 90 minutes at the Alte Försterei, adding: \u201cOverall, I was very satisfied with the performance. We showed what we had to show. Otherwise, the game would not have ended that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/Borussia-embrace-the-fight-to-win-3-0-in-Berlin.html\" target=\"_blank\">It ended 3-0<\/b><\/a> thanks to goals from Emre Can (penalty), Nico Schlotterbeck and Maximilian Beier. The order of the goalscorers also indirectly underlines the virtues that were required. The defenders were in the foreground, well ahead of the creative attacking forces. First the fight, then a little bit of glamour. \u201cWe wanted to present them with the same difficulties they wanted to present us with: long balls, physicality, tackles. We embraced that and wanted to do it even better,\u201d said Gregor Kobel, revealing the team\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Kovac-1769336565449\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/Emre-Can-That-was-real-mens-football.html\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Emre Can<\/b><\/a> led the way. Not only because he confidently converted his 12th penalty in his Bundesliga career, \u201ceven though I made a mistake. I actually wanted to shoot to the right corner, but changed direction at the last moment, which isn\u2019t really a good thing. You should stick to your first idea.\u201d The 32-year-old threw himself into every tackle and won every race for the ball, including the 34.5 km/h sprint with Stanley Nsoki. \u201cEmre does everything for the success of the club, for the success of the team,\u201d emphasised managing director Lars Ricken: \u201cThat\u2019s why he is now our captain under our fourth coach. He takes responsibility, he throws himself into tackles, he carries his teammates with him.\u201d<\/p>\n3-3 in Frankfurt, 3-0 against Bremen, 3-2 against St. Pauli and now 3-0 at Union Berlin: The results are good for Borussia Dortmund. The discussion about the \u201cB grade\u201d continues. \u201cIf we play good football, then they say we\u2019re not getting enough points,\u201d said Can, referring to previous seasons with lots of spectacle but poor results: \u201cIf we don\u2019t play such attractive football but get points, then they say: Why aren\u2019t you playing good football? It\u2019s hard to please everyone. The points haul in the Bundesliga is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Can.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Can-1769336576688\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/24/BVB-with-more-points-than-in-the-2011-12-title-winning-season.html\" target=\"_blank\">42 points after 19 games,<\/a> 16 more than a year ago, is very good. But the race for the top spots remains close. That\u2019s why Lars Ricken is not looking at the gap to Bayern Munich (eight points!), but at the deceptive nine-point lead over fifth place (as of Sunday afternoon). \u201cIn the end, we have to look at ourselves, because all the teams behind us have also won,\u201d said the sporting director on Saturday evening in freezing cold Berlin. And all the teams in third to sixth place still have a game in hand. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/25/bl-nachbericht/80-Jubel-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"80-Jubel-BVB-1769336655138\"><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-6a9c13e012","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"An important win \u2013 especially with a view to competitors","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569213_19_1_fc_unionberlin-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569213_19_1_fc_unionberlin-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"1182170586","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Berlin isn\u2019t a circus where you win with tricks; it\u2019s man against man. Who wins the duels? And we won the decisive ones. We\u2019re in second place, we have 16 points more than a year ago, and we don\u2019t want to give that place up.\u201d<\/p>\nJulian Ryerson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThe second half in London was a bit of a reaction and not too bad with ten against eleven \u2013 we don\u2019t need to talk about the first half. We did well today. But there\u2019s always room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/24/bl-reaktionen/81-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"81-Schlotterbeck-1769291622049\"><\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cJulian (Ryserson, ed.) played the ball perfectly. I just had to tap it in. I\u2019m extremely happy with the goal, but above all with the fact that we kept another clean sheet, our tenth. Union away is one of the toughest games in the league. We mastered it brilliantly and won 3-0. We\u2019re a bit more stable in the league than in the Champions League. We played extremely poorly in the first half at Tottenham, we just couldn\u2019t get it right. Today we knew what to expect. We took up the fight. That was the reaction we wanted to see. What we saw today was mature football.\u201d<\/p>\nGregor Kobel<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe have a very good defence. I have to do my job at the back, my teammates in front of me have to do a good job. I think we have very good teamwork from everyone. And it\u2019s something to be proud of that we\u2019ve already kept ten clean sheets. That\u2019s a great thing. But of course we want to build on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/24/bl-reaktionen/81-Can.jpg\" data-assetref=\"81-Can-1769291638575\"><\/p>\nEmre Can<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cWe\u2019ve been criticised a lot in recent weeks, and rightly so, but today I\u2019m incredibly proud of the lads. It\u2019s never easy to play here, you have to fight to get something out of it. And that\u2019s what we did for 90 minutes. Huge compliments to the team. Real men\u2019s football \u2013 not always pretty, but the points count, and the fight paid off. The points haul in the Bundesliga is okay. In the Champions League, I\u2019d say we could do even better. We have a very, very important game on Wednesday, but in the Bundesliga we\u2019re right on target.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lars Ricken<\/b>, in the mixed zone: \u201cI think it\u2019s really outstanding that we won the game. It\u2019s not a given that you\u2019ll win here. The lads threw themselves into the challenges with knives between their teeth. Berlin isn\u2019t a circus where you win with tricks; it\u2019s man against man. Who wins the duels? And we won the decisive ones. We\u2019re in second place, we have 16 points more than a year ago, and we don\u2019t want to give that place up.\u201d<\/p>\nJulian Ryerson<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThe second half in London was a bit of a reaction and not too bad with ten against eleven \u2013 we don\u2019t need to talk about the first half. We did well today. But there\u2019s always room for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/24/bl-reaktionen/81-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"81-Schlotterbeck-1769291622049\"><\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cJulian (Ryserson, ed.) played the ball perfectly. I just had to tap it in. I\u2019m extremely happy with the goal, but above all with the fact that we kept another clean sheet, our tenth. Union away is one of the toughest games in the league. We mastered it brilliantly and won 3-0. We\u2019re a bit more stable in the league than in the Champions League. 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