Wednesday’s cover: Borussia Dortmund ‘must give 300 per cent’ against Benfica



Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin warms up on Wednesday's Sport cover of The National during a training session in Dortmund ahead of his club's crucial second-leg Uefa Champions League meeting with Benfica.

Ian Hawkey wrote ahead of the match about a Dortmund attack out for revenge after Benfica took a 1-0 lead in the first leg.

“Beware a Borussia Dortmund scorned. Since the German club returned from Lisbon perplexed at how they had not converted any of their chances, fluffed a penalty and ended up losers of the first leg of their last-16 Uefa Champions League tie with Benfica, a pent-up frustration has been unleashed on others.”

Read Hawkey's preview, plus Andy Mitten's weekly Primera Liga in Focus, which looks at a newly-buoyant Barcelona side who are confident but well behind Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League tie.

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Director: Laila Abbas

Starring: Yasmine Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Ashraf Barhoum

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