At the Champions League quarter-final match in Lisbon, "Benfica" will host the Dortmund team. What do historical facts and statistics promise for these teams? - Dortmund's "Borussia" eliminated "Benfica" in the first round of the 1963/64 season of the European Cup - the only meeting of the teams in the past. The Germans lost 1:2 away, but retaliated at home with a 5:0 victory. - The Lisbon club has won only one match (out of the last 15) against German teams (5 draws, 9 losses). This happened in November 1998 against the "Kaiserslautern" club. - Benfica reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the second season in a row and set their record. - "Borussia" have even better results. The representatives of the Bundesliga have reached the decisive stage of the Champions League for the fourth consecutive time and have always finished first in the group. - Dortmund is one of the few teams in this season's Champions League that have not yet experienced a defeat (4 wins, 2 draws). They have beaten the Portuguese "Sporting" team twice (2:1 away and 1:0 at home). - However, recently "Borussia" has not been very successful in the Champions League knockout matches (6 losses, 2 wins). - On the contrary, "Benfica" has only lost once in their last 7 Champions League knockout matches in front of their own fans (3 wins, 3 draws). They were defeated by "Chelsea" in London in 2012 (0:1). - This season, "Borussia" scored 21 goals in the group stage, setting a tournament record. Meanwhile, "Benfica's" defense is very leaky. They have conceded 10 goals, making it one of the worst records in the tournament.
