Ten goals scored, three conceded. Three wins, one draw and zero defeats. Yep, Borussia Dortmund are tearing the Europa League a new one this season - and with two games to play, they've already booked their place in the last 128 of the competition. The Europa League final is in August this time. And it's on Mars. Neither of which are true. But what is true is the fact that Thomas Tuchel's side already sit comfortably in the last 32, and tonight's hosts Krasnodar could join them if they beat their German counterparts.

Yep, Dortmund have been basically unstoppable so far, with a 1-1 draw away at PAOK Thessaloniki representing their only dropped points in a group-stage campaign which started by beating Krasnodar 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park. But this isn't Germany. Nope. It's the testicle-shrinking weather of Western Russia, where players' legs have been known to freeze up and break off, like T1000 in Terminator 2. Okay we made that up, but it's cold - very cold - and victory isn't a forgone conclusion for the Bundesliga giants. Is it eck.

Team news? Anyone? Bare with me.

KRASNODAR XI: Dykan; Jędrzejczyk, Granqvist, Kaleshin, Sigurdsson, Mamaev, Akhmedov, Pereyra; Kabore, Aire, Smolov

DORTMUND XI: Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Hummels, Bender, Schmelzer, Weigl, Gündogan, Hofmann, Castro, Mkhitaryan, Ramos

Understandably, Dortmund have gone for a relatively under-strength XI, with the likes of Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who scored in the first four matchdays - both left at home. Adrian Ramos spearheads the Germans' attack. For Krasnodar, they're sparing no expense as far as their first XI goes. It's strong - very strong, and I fancy them here.

Oh, and if the weather wasn't enough to deter Dortmund, then chew on this my friends: Tuchel and his troops have travelled 1,500 miles to be here this evening. They've come a long way and you wonder if everything is pointing toward a home win. Should they win, Krasnodar would move level on points with Group C leaders Dortmund. Should they win, say, 4-0, then Oleg Kononov's men would move top on goal difference.

PREDICTION! Right, it's getting serious now - let's get a prediction horrendously wrong. As noted below - or above, if you're reading this after the match has finished, in which case don't laugh at the prediction - Krasnodar are no mugs and, given their homefield advantage, I fancy a home win. Let's say, 2-1 to the hosts. Stop laughing.

Incidentally, Serdar Gozubuyuk is our referee this evening. I suppose you're wondering how the hell his name is pronounced. It's Ser-Dar. You're welcome.

Five-minute warning, my friends. We won't wait for you. Nope.

KICKOFF: And we're off in Krasnodar. Our mate Ser-Dar blows his whistle and the hosts, playing from right to left, get us underway.

PENALTY TO KRASNODAR! Oh my word what a mare from Mats Hummels early on.

Holy hell what a horrendous start from Dortmund. It's Hummels who concedes a silly penalty by tugging Mamaev's shirt inside the area, and the Krasnodar midfielder strokes home the penalty past Weidenfeller. That wasn't in the script.

Looks like Dortmund left their brains in Germany unfortunately folks. Krasnodar are almost in again here but Sven Bender mops up. It's a terrible start by the visitors, who look all at sea defensively.

This is slightly better from the visitors are they attack for the first time. It falls to Jonas Hofmann on the right-hand side, but his final touch isn't great and it allows Krasnodar the chance to intervene.

SHOT! Much better from Thomas Tuchel's side who look like settling finally. Gundogan's effort is parried by the keeper, before Hoffman blazes over from the rebound. Terrific response it has to be said.

OFF THE BAR! Yep, it's a truly brilliant response and Dortmund are so unlucky not to be level, as Adrián Ramos brilliantly lobs Dykan, but it drops just before the line and bounces off the bar.

They've been unlucky so far, but make no bones about it - there are goals in this one for Dortmund and plenty of them. Krasnodar haven't looked great at the back. Thankfully for the neutral, neither have Dortmund so we could be in for a cracker.

CLOSE! Gonzalo Castro takes a leaf out of Paulo Di Canio's book and looks to execute one of them kung-fu volleys, but his is deflected narrowly wide and the corner comes to nothing. Suffice to say it's been all Dortmund since the goal, which came in the first minute.

Slightly better from Krasnodar but they're having huge problems when it comes to keeping the ball. However, Dortmund's defensive line is higher than Raheem Sterling with a few cylinders of laughing gas so we can never rule them out of scoring a second.

BOOKING: Incidentally, Pereyra was booked for something there it seems. I didn't catch what it was for, but let's get creative and pretend he threw a Lion bar at the referee.

Krasnodar striker Ari is an absolute handful. He's like Alexis Sanchez on speed in terms of guile, but he's a bit like Nicklas Bendtner on heroin when it comes to finishing because he's just had a horrendous effort blocked by Hummels.

Ah here. This is a wonderful cross from Ramos to the back stick but nobody in yellow feels attacking it, which is poor. Ramos has been a real handful for the hosts' defence so far and, if not for the crossbar, he'd have a goal.

It's all gone a bit quiet now unfortunately. Very little happening. Dortmund still well on top by way of possession and whatnot, but Krasnodar, out of nowhere, have gotten their you know what together defensively.

Excellent over-the-top ball from Hummels to Mkhitaryan, but it's just got a wee bit too much pace on it and rolls out for a goal kick.

Krasnodar might well get another before the break you know. For all of Dortmund's possession and near misses, they're getting a little sloppy and the hosts have the pace to capitalise on soft errors. Still 1-0 though.

SHOT! Gundogan is class, isn't he? Some excellent footwork from the midfielder sets up a counter-attack as he squares to Ramos, who cuts inside and fires over the bar into Belarus most probably.

We said Krasnodar have it in them to nick another before the break and they might've had it here. Pereya's horrendous left-footed shot is terrible as an attempt on goal, but it's superb as a pass as Ari almost latches on to it, but the keeper gobbles up.

Is 'ultra' one of those foreign words that are just used in English? I ask because the home fans, who are presumably Russian, have a massive banner reading 'ULTRAS' behind the Dortmund goal. It's not important. What is important is that there's two minutes left in this half.

So, that's all she wrote for the first half. Dortmund conceded a penalty within the first minute, which Pavel Mamaev converted, but beyond that, the visitors have dominated. Plenty of possession, but not many chances; Ramos has struck the crossbar, while Castro fired just wide, but apart from that, the Germans haven't done enough.

KICKOFF: We're back! Dortmund, who remain top of Group C, but only on goal difference as it stands, get us underway again. Bear in mind there's no Aubameyang or Reus to bail them out - this lot are on their own basically.

CLOSE! What a fine strike this would've been as Marcel Schmelzer watches his half-volley fly just wide of the Krasnodar net from a difficult angle. It's very much as you were from a Dortmund perspective.

It's a good start to the half for Dortmund but you still wonder if they've got the cutting edge up front without the likes of Reus and Aubameyang. Personally, I don't think so, but time will tell.

CLOSE! This is so close for dortmund as Piszczek glances a header just wide. Charles Kaboré was booked for the foul which led to that free kick. They've got two players walking a disciplinary tightrope now.

Hummels has to be so careful and he almost concedes another penalty! He dives in recklessly on Pavel Mamaev who, lucky for him, stays on his feet before the chance goes begging. Had he gone down, it was a stick-on penalty and a second yellow for Hummels.

BOOKING: Krasnodar suffer a third booking now as Jędrzejczyk picks up a yellow for fouling Gundogan. There's a few of them who need to be extra careful now.

CHANCE! Should be 1-1. Simple as. It's Ramos again. Gundogan floats a wonderful cross into the box, but Ramos's back-post header is kept out by Dykan. He should be doing much, much better.

Excellent defending from Jędrzejczyk as he gets back brilliantly well to snuff out Schmelzer's cross. They've got a corner now...

OFF THE BAR!....the crossbar is NOT Dortmund's mate tonight, but this time it's home striker Ari (I think) who heads against his own woodwork.

Krasnodar, to their credit, aren't trying to settle for their solitary goal. They've had some really bright spells in this second period but don't rule them out scoring another. I could easily see this one ending 2-0 to the hosts.

Looks like Manchester United loanee Adnan Januzaj is going to come on. Can he provide the spark which Dortmund need?

SUB: Yep, Dortmund make their first sub as Jonas Hoffman makes way for Januzaj. He's got a solid 20 minutes in which to make an impact here.

SHOT! You could see what Ari was trying to do here, but he got it all wrong as his 40-yard lob ended up on the running track behind the goal. Still, it's a sign that Krasnodar are by no means sitting back. Mind you, it's getting near the stage where they might want to start protecting what they have.

WHAT A BLOCK! Charles Kaboré denies Dortmund a certain equaliser as Gundogan looked certain to fire home from close range, but the big midfielder threw himself in the line of fire. They want this.

SUB: Krasnodar make their first sub as Pereyra makes way for Gazinski. Fourteen minutes of normal time to go.

Krasnodar are lucky Adrian Ramos is offside here because he would've had a stick-on penalty appeal here if he wasn't. Dortmund aren't exactly inspiring confidence that they can salvage this.

Eight minutes to go and Dortmund look a side fresh out of ideas. They looked tired, stale. They look beaten. Simple as. Here's the part they score twice in the final eight minutes.

Five minutes to go and Krasnodar are seeing this one out in a very professional manner it has to be said.

SAVE!Krasnodar have been great. They're beating Dortmund, with three minutes to go, and Ari's thumping header forces visiting goalkeeper Weidenfeller into a smart save. Top notch from the hosts.

CLOSE! Not far away from Leitner but it's not good enough.

That's all she wrote! Krasnodar book their spot in the last 32 of the Europa League with a very hard-fought win over German giants Dortmund. Mamaev's second-minute penalty turned out to be enough for the hosts, who rode their luck at times, but they're over the line. Anywho, that's all. Cheers for tuning in and we'll see you next time.