For Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann victory would earn the club the first trophy in their brief history and would also see him leave on a high to join Bayern Munich. Dortmund have won the Cup four times and tomorrow we want it a fifth,' said the coach, who will be leaving at the end of the season. The quality and strength of Erling is going deep and his physical presence but we have also managed differently in the past weeks.' 'It is a mix of joy and tension.

Sporting and Turkish club Besiktas have no points. But we had the right attitude.''We tried everything, put in the work and so sometimes you end up winning a game 1-0.'The Germans had fit-again captain Marco Reus in the lineup but were badly missing injured top striker Erling Haaland and, while dominating possession, they could have used the Norwegian's power and finishing abilities up front.They also suffered an early setback when Mo Dahoud had to be taken off injured after five minutes, with Julian Brandt coming on in his place.Sporting spent most of their time defending in numbers but had a few chances with captain Sebastian Coates, back from suspension, firing over the bar with his back to goal in the 31st minute.Dortmund struck with their first real opportunity when 22-year-old Dutch international Malen completed a quick three-pass move across the entire pitch involving Manuel Akanji and Jude Bellingham.Malen finished the move with a well-placed low shot in the 37th minute for what was also his first ever Champions League goal.Dortmund had the ball in the net twice more in the second half but both efforts were ruled offside.The Germans and group leaders Ajax Amsterdam, 2-0 winners over Besiktas, have six points.

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