UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 14, 2016
Borussia Dortmund WWWDD 3
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Liverpool DLDDW 4
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DOR213
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2nd Leg - Liverpool win 5-4 on aggregate · Anfield · 42,984 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool improbably defeat Dortmund, advance to Europa League semis

Liverpool incredibly stormed into the Europa League semifinals 5-4 on aggregate after an improbable 4-3 defeat of Borussia Dortmund at Anfield.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
11
0
Saves
3
41.7
Possession
58.3
12
SHOTS
21
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
325
Accurate Passes
457
414
Passes
561
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
9
10
Crosses
29
0.1
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
63
25
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
17
Effective Tackles
17
25
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
10
43
Clearances
16

Head to Head

LIV leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 11Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 23Emre CanLM
  8. 7James MilnerRM
  9. 27Divock OrigiF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaAM-R

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Roman WeidenfellerG
  2. 15Mats HummelsCD-L
  3. 25Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-R
  4. 29Marcel SchmelzerLB
  5. 26Lukasz PiszczekRB
  6. 23Shinji KagawaAM
  7. 33Julian WeiglLM
  8. 27Gonzalo CastroRM
  9. 17Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 11Marco ReusAM-L
  11. 10Henrikh MkhitaryanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Liverpool 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 9' Goal! Liverpool 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a through ball.
  3. 48' Goal! Liverpool 1, Borussia Dortmund 2. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can with a through ball.
  4. 53' Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Liverpool 1, Borussia Dortmund 3. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mats Hummels with a through ball.
  6. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Adam Lallana.
  7. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Roberto Firmino.
  8. 66' Goal! Liverpool 2, Borussia Dortmund 3. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner.
  9. 75' Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Matthias Ginter replaces Shinji Kagawa.
  11. 77' Goal! Liverpool 3, Borussia Dortmund 3. Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross following a corner.
  12. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Emre Can because of an injury.
  13. 82' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Gonzalo Castro.
  14. 83' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Adrián Ramos replaces Marco Reus.
  15. 90'+1' Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Liverpool 4, Borussia Dortmund 3. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a set piece situation.
  17. 90'+2' Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.