DORTMUND, Germany - The only thing left to resolve in Group D of the Champions League is which team will finish top, Arsenal or Borussia Dortmund.Dortmund has 12 points and needs a point from its last match against Anderlecht to make sure of finishing as group winner — unless Arsenal wins at Galatasaray by more than six goals.Anderlecht will finish third no matter what and will join the Europa League round of 32 after the break.Galatasaray cannot advance to the next round.Here are some things to know about Tuesdays matches:___GOALKEEPING CHANGEBorussia Dortmund had found itself in a bizarre situation — among the top 16 clubs in Europe but struggling in the Bundesliga. The 1-0 victory over Hoffenheim lifted the 2011 and 2012 champion out of the drop zone.Jurgen Klopp made several changes for Fridays win, leaving four World Cup winners on the bench, including Roman Weidenfeller, Germanys back-up goalkeeper in Brazil. Mitch Langerak, an Australian, played his 12th Bundesliga match and notched his 10th win whilst keeping a clean sheet.Klopp has been noncommittal about the future but Langerak, Weidenfellers lontgtime understudy, could end up with a permanent promotion. Weidenfeller said it was a coaching decision I have to accept.____GUNDOGAN BACKIlkay Gundogan was considered one of Germanys top midfielders until a back injury sidelined him. Gundogan decided against surgery and spent 14 months recovering.The midfielder is back just in time to help Dortmund out of the doldrums. Gundogan scored the winning goal against Hoffenheim with a rare header but also provided the much needed creative spark and the passing he had been known for before his injury.I just have to get used now again to the full load but my back is fine, Gundogan said. Defender Mats Hummels described Gundogan as a fantastic player who was one of the best in his role until the injury.____LESSON LEARNTArsenal has learnt to its cost the perils of finishing second in a Champions League group.The English club was runner-up in three of its last four campaigns, earning last-16 matches against Bayern Munich twice and Barcelona. Arsenal lost all three encounters.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may, though, choose to rest star forward Alexis Sanchez after saying the Chile international was in the red zone in reference to his fitness before playing him for the full ninety minutes in Saturdays 3-2 loss at Stoke in the Premier League.____GALATASARAY SEEKS PRESTIGEWith only one point from five games so far, Galatasaray has been eliminated from European competitions for the season and has sacked Italian coach Cesare Prandelli.For the Turks, Tuesdays match against Arsenal is simply a matter of prestige and a vote of confidence in their new manager Hamza Hamzaoglu, the assistant national team coach who replaced Prandelli last week.We play against Arsenal — it is an important game from the point of view of prestige and for our self-confidence, Hamzaoglu said.____ANDERLECHT HURTINGAnderlecht has nothing to play for and is seeking to end a miserable run that has seen it losing twice and drawing once in its last three Belgian league matches.However, Anderlecht remains unbeaten in its away matches in the group, drawing both in Istanbul and coming from three goals down to draw 3-3 against Arsenal in London.The Belgian team will be without midfielder Steven Defour because of a calf injury. Air Max Pas Cher Chine . The R&A announced Monday that golfs oldest championship will return to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the first time since Max Faulkner won in 1951. Nike Air Max 97 Blanche Soldes . That little deal worked out in a big way for the Mavericks. Nowitzki had 21 points Tuesday night to pass Oscar Robertson for 10th on the NBAs career scoring list, leading the Mavs to a 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz. http://www.maxnikepascher.fr/destockage-air-max-2019.html. Maricopa County spokeswoman Cari Gerchick says thats the finding from an autopsy conducted Thursday by the county Medical Examiners Office. Grossiste Chinois Nike Air Max . Austin does not believe the game-time temperature is going to be an advantage for either side heading into the Grey Cup. "We dont think about (the cold)," said Austin. "Im not even sure how you would determine an advantage. Air Max 97 Jaune Pas Cher . A groundswell for raising the number of playoff qualifiers to seven in each conference figures to get plenty of support from the 32 owners. Most notably, Arizonas Bill Bidwill, who saw his Cardinals go 10-6 and not get in, while Green Bay (8-7-1) qualified by winning the NFC North.GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Phoenix Coyotes recalled defenceman Connor Murphy from Portland of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Murphy has a goal, seven assists and 10 peenalty minutes in 26 games for the Coyotes this season.dddddddddddd. He has 11 assists and 46 penalty minutes in 34 games for Portland. The Coyotes are at New Jersey on Thursday night. ' ' '
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