It's been a long time since Borussia Dortmund met Barcelona in a non-exhibition match.
The teams have only faced off twice in their combined history — in the two-legged 1997 UEFA Super Cup — and a lot has changed since Barca claimed a 3-1 aggregate victory over the German side. In short, the Blaugrana have become a global superpower, even more than they were in the late '90s, and have won four more Champions League titles and three FIFA Club World Cups since first encountering Dortmund 22 years ago.
Not that Dortmund is any slouch, but Die Borussen is now best-known as the second biggest club in Germany while Barcelona has battled archrival Real Madrid for tops in the world since the turn of the century.
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Currently, Barcelona finds itself in a very unfamiliar fifth place in La Liga after a 2-1-1 start to the domestic campaign, but the imminent return of Lionel Messi should help kickstart things at Camp Nou. Messi's medical clearance after recovering from calf injury comes at a bad time for the rest of the clubs in Spain, but it's an even worse time for Dortmund.
The German club came out of the gates flying in the Bundesliga, sitting one point behind current leader RB Leipzig after four weeks, and Dortmund surely would've relished facing a limping Barca without Messi to start the Champions League group stage. Instead, Die Borussen will have to face the second-leading goal scorer in UCL history — Messi has feasted upon German opposition in this competition, with 16 goals in 14 UCL games against German teams.
When is Dortmund vs. Barcelona?
Kick-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Signal Iduna Park.
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