UEFA Champions League

Ajax Amsterdam vs Borussia Dortmund, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 11': Marco Reus (OG)
  • 25': Daley Blind
  • 57': Antony
  • 72': Sébastien Haller
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4 - 0

Ajax hit four past Dortmund to continue winning record

Ajax produced a dominant showing to rout Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Tuesday and keep up their 100% record in the Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 10': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 11': Own Goal by Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund. Ajax 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 16': Hand ball by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
  • 22': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
  • 25': Goal! Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 27': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
  • 27': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antony.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 33': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
  • 33': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 36': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nico Schulz.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
  • 40': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
  • 40': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 41': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Nico Schulz.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Hummels with a through ball.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 48': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 52': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
  • 52': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
  • 55': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
  • 55': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Goal! Ajax 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller with a headed pass.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 63': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  • 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 68': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 69': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
  • 69': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Goal! Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Thomas Meunier.
  • 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marin Pongracic replaces Mats Hummels.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 83': Substitution, Ajax. Mohamed Daramy replaces Sébastien Haller.
  • 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
  • 90'+2': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 4
44.6 Possession 55.4
10 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 541
488 Passes 615
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.4
52 Long Balls 49
33 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 4
18 Effective Tackles 12
25 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 13
15 Effective Clearances 15
15 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,029

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Remko Pasveer (GK)
21 Lisandro Martínez
2 Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
17 Daley Blind
12 Noussair Mazraoui
23 Steven Berghuis
8 Ryan Gravenberch
4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
22 Sébastien Haller
10 Dusan Tadic
11 Antony

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
15 Mats Hummels
16 Manuel Akanji
14 Nico Schulz
24 Thomas Meunier
28 Axel Witsel Yellow Card
19 Julian Brandt
22 Jude Bellingham
9 Erling Haaland
21 Donyell Malen
11 Marco Reus

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