Borussia Dortmund face Monaco at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday, April 12. Here’s all the info you need to watch this Champions League quarterfinal.
Borussia Dortmund were en route to their home stadium to face Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie on Tuesday when an explosion went off near their bus. Windows shattered, and one Dortmund player, Marc Bartra, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
It was later confirmed by Dortmund Police that three separate explosions went off around the BVB bus. Borussia Dortmund officials, understandably feeling apprehensive about playing Tuesday, delayed the game to Wednesday while in the incident is investigated. Let’s all hope their are no major issues on Wednesday.
In their round of 16 tie, Dortmund overcame a 1-0 first-leg deficit to knock off Benfica by an aggregate score of 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick from goal machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. American Christian Pulisic chipped in with a goal and an assist.
Monaco took part in a wild round of 16 matchup against Manchester City as they scored three goals in the second leg to level the aggregate score at 6-6. They advanced thanks to the three away goals they scored in England during the first leg.
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The Champions League quarterfinal match between Borussia Dortmund and Monaco will be broadcast live on FS2 and the FoxSoccer2Go apps, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions.
Date: Wednesday, April 12
Start time: 12:45 p.m. ET
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
TV Info: FS2
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go, Fubo.TV
While both clubs were surely affected by the terrible incident on Tuesday, Dortmund will have the most to overcome as they prepare for this huge quarterfinal first leg. Hopefully it will be the actual soccer match that receives all the attention on Wednesday.