Dortmund goal drought

Jan Koller and Jan Derek Sorensen must try to find some goalscoring form against a fading Dynamo Kiev as Borussia Dortmund attempt to stay in contention in Group B of the Champions' League tonight.

The Germans' 2-1 win over Boavista, Liverpool's opponents tonight, in their last Champions' League outing has revived their chance of progressing from the first group stage.

But with Marcio Amoroso suspended and his fellow Brazilian Ewerthon Henrique ineligible, Dortmund, beaten 2-0 at home by Freiburg on Saturday, will look to Koller and Sorensen for goals. The pair have managed just two between them in 23 games for the club.

Dynamo Kiev, unbeaten in 10 domestic games, are all but out of the running after picking up just one point from their opening four matches. But they can consider themselves unlucky after losing by a single goal in two tight games with Liverpool and will be out to show that they are better than their bottom position in the group suggests.

They will also be well aware that they proved themselves Dortmund's equal by holding them to a 2-2 draw in the opening group match.

Francesco Totti has a chance to prove his credentials as a candidate for European Player of the Year when Roma meet Real Madrid in Group A. The Italy playmaker has been put forward for the award by the Roma coach, Fabio Capello, among others, after showing some outstanding form for club and country this season.

Amid a stream of eulogies, the Italy coach, Giovanni Trapattoni, even compared the 25-year-old to the Portuguese legend Eusebio, but fans at the Bernabeu will get a chance to compare Totti with the man widely seen as the best attacking midfielder in the modern game, Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane.

Zidane, who moved to Spain in July after five seasons in Serie A with Juventus, is finally available for the Champions' League having served a five-match European suspension incurred last season.

Madrid, five points clear of Roma, have already booked a place in the second phase of the competition, but a win for the Italians will ensure they finish ahead of Anderlecht and extend their first season in Europe's élite competition since the Champions' League format was introduced.

Totti admits that lining up against Zidane, a player with whom he is frequently compared, is an additional motivation for tonight's meeting of the Italian and Spanish champions.

"He is a truly great player and he has always played with great teams where he has got used to winning. He has won so much and I would like to win as much as he has, even if I am just starting," said the Roma captain.

Totti claimed his first major honour when Roma won the Italian title last season -- pipping Zidane's Juventus on the final day. "Zidane and [Barcelona's] Rivaldo are among the best players around and for me to line up against players like them is an extra stimulus," said Totti.

After a sluggish start to the season, Roma were much more impressive on Sunday during a 5-1 rout of Lecce in which Totti was the main inspiration with two goals and a series of defence-splitting passes.

Totti believes Roma are hitting form just in time to gain revenge for the 2-1 home defeat to Madrid in September and is hoping to celebrate qualification in Spain rather than wait for next week's match with Anderlecht.

"We are going to try and win in Madrid and to impose our game plan on the match. There are still two games to go but we are close to qualifying and we would like to close the discussion this week and avenge that defeat at the Olympic stadium," said Totti.