As a LL fan, the Malaga loss had made me bitter against BVB. But the latter's triumph against Bayern in the SC, made amends for it.
And as things stand, I'm inclining towards them. So Dortmund, for 3 reasons:
- rare match-up. Last played more than a decade ago ('97 Uefa SC)
- despite the injury issue, their existing resources can still make for a competitive match
- an opportunity for the Barca scouts to concretise our interest in some of their players.
United is the weakest no doubt. But the ever capricious nature of a KO competition make me wary of an upset. And I'd rather save us the embarrassment. A loss to BVB or anyone else I can stomach.