BVB to face a club from England for the 33rd time

The scenario

• After a rather fortuitous 0-0 away to AC Milan in their opening match, Newcastle United ran out 4-1 victors over Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 2 and top Group F with four points.
• Borussia Dortmund have only one point on the board following a 2-0 defeat in Paris and a 0-0 draw against Milan, and have not yet scored a goal in the competition.
• It will be the first meeting between the two teams and only Newcastle’s sixth game against German opposition. For Borussia, it will be a 33rd meeting with English clubs.
• Newcastle have never lost to a Bundesliga club (four wins and one draw so far), while BVB have succumbed to defeat on seven of their last eight visits to England.

Newcastle United facts

• Eddie Howe’s team finished last season in fourth place in the Premier League. It was the club’s best league placement since coming in third position in the 2002/03 season.
• Newcastle United are on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions (six wins and two draws).
• The club from the north-east of England are taking part in the UEFA Champions League for the third time, after 1997/98 and 2002/03.
• The Magpies are unbeaten at home in international matches since a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Deportivo La Coruna in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup (10 wins and five draws).

Borussia Dortmund facts

• Borussia Dortmund are taking part in the UEFA Champions League for the 18th time since the competition was rebranded.
• BVB have reached the next round on 12 of their 17 group phase participations to date.
• BVB played four of their eight Champions League matches last season against teams from the Premier League. They faced Manchester City in the group phase (0-0, 1-2) and then Chelsea in the round of 16 (1-0, 0-2).
• The 1-0 win in the last 16 first leg against Chelsea ended a run of 10 winless matches against opponents from the island.
• BVB have lost 11 of their 16 away games in England to date. (br)