UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
  • 37': Donyell Malen
FT
1 - 0
Sporting CP

    Malen's maiden goal hands Dortmund 1-0 win over Sporting

    Borussia Dortmund beat Sporting 1-0 thanks to Donyell Malen's first goal for the club in their Champions League Group C match.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 8': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
    • 8': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Mahmoud Dahoud because of an injury.
    • 14': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 16': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 23': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 24': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Meunier tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Julian Brandt.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zouhair Feddal with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 31': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 32': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 32': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) with an attempt from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 41': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 41': Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 42': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Tiago Tomás is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
    • 48': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 48': Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 49': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 51': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 52': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tiago Tomás with a cross.
    • 56': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 56': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 57': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 58': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Tiago Tomás.
    • 59': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 59': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 62': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 63': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis tries a through ball, but Nuno Santos is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 66': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Thorgan Hazard.
    • 71': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 71': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
    • 73': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Pablo Sarabia.
    • 75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Nico Schulz replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Donyell Malen.
    • 75': Foul by Reinier (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 75': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 77': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
    • 80': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Pedro Porro.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Matheus Reis.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces João Palhinha.
    • 88': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Sebastián Coates tries a through ball, but Nuno Santos is caught offside.
    • 90': Luís Neto (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Tabata with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jovane Cabral (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 7
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    41.3 Possession 58.7
    7 SHOTS 6
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    328 Accurate Passes 502
    410 Passes 593
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    17 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    46 Long Balls 36
    20 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 11
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    24 Interceptions 12
    19 Effective Clearances 12
    19 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
    Location: Aue, Germany
    Attendance: 25,000

    Line-Ups

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    15 Mats Hummels Yellow Card
    16 Manuel Akanji
    13 Raphaël Guerreiro
    24 Thomas Meunier
    11 Marco Reus
    28 Axel Witsel
    8 Mahmoud Dahoud
    21 Donyell Malen
    10 Thorgan Hazard
    22 Jude Bellingham
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Nico Schulz, Ansgar Knauff, Luca Unbehaun, Youssoufa Moukoko, Felix Passlack, Julian Brandt, Marin Pongracic, Marwin Hitz, Reiner, Marius Wolf.

    SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Antonio Adán (GK)
    4 Sebastián Coates
    3 Zouhair Feddal
    13 Luís Neto Yellow Card
    6 João Palhinha
    8 Matheus Nunes Yellow Card
    2 Matheus Reis
    24 Pedro Porro
    21 Paulinho
    19 Tiago Tomás
    17 Pablo Sarabia
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Joao Goulart, Gonçalo Esteves, Ruben Vinagre, Manuel Ugarte, João Virgínia, Jovane Cabral, Daniel Bragança, Ricardo Esgaio, Bruno Tabata, André Paulo, Nuno Santos, José Marsà.

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