Borussia Dortmund visits Sabah in Baku desperate to end winless run

Borussia Dortmund visits Sabah in Baku on Tuesday at 18.45 with an urgent need to react. The German side has gone three consecutive matches without a win and two without finding the net, a run that has slowed the team's strong start under Niko Kovac and puts pressure on their visit to Azerbaijan on Champions League matchday three.

• Dortmund arrives after a 1-0 loss to Bodø/Glimt and draws with Werder Bremen and Union Berlin.
• Serhou Guirassy remains the main attacking reference and must regain his scoring touch.
• Sabah is playing its first Champions League campaign and is level on three points with Dortmund.
• Both teams are fighting to move closer to the direct qualification spots for the round of 16.

Borussia Dortmund's rough patch: two matches without scoring

The narrow defeat in Norway against Bodø/Glimt left Dortmund on three points after two European rounds. Added to that are the 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen and the 0-0 against Union Berlin in the Bundesliga, results that highlight a scoring problem. The German team has failed to beat the opposition goalkeeper in its last two outings.

Serhou Guirassy, the reference who must revive the attack

The Guinean striker opened the competition with a decisive double in the 3-2 win over Villarreal on matchday one. That performance kept Dortmund competitive in a tight debut, but his subsequent drought has coincided with poor results. Guirassy is expected to recover his finishing touch so the team can take all three points and avoid complicating its path to the knockout stage.

Sabah, a debutant eager to deliver another blow

Sabah is living a historic moment in its first appearance in Europe's top club competition. Founded in 2017, the Azerbaijani club won its first league title last season and is now enjoying its debut among the continent's elite. It started with a heavy 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Manchester United but bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Slavia Prague thanks to goals from Kaheem Parris and Joy-Lance Mickels.

What is at stake for Dortmund in Baku

On three points, Dortmund sits in eighteenth place and Sabah in twenty-second, making the table situation particularly relevant. The Germans are favorites on paper due to squad depth and experience, but they face an opponent that has already shown it can surprise and dreams of extending its European adventure in front of its home crowd. Kovac's team needs a win to move closer to the direct qualification spots for the round of 16.

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