UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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Borussia Dortmund
  • 31': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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Tottenham Hotspur
  • 49': Harry Kane
  • 76': Son Heung-Min

Tottenham come from behind to beat Dortmund and seal top spot

Son Heung-Min scored Tottenham's winner as they came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund and secure top spot in their group.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 2': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
  • 5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
  • 6': Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 8': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Schmelzer with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze.
  • 13': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 18': Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jeremy Toljan tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 19': Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko with a through ball.
  • 20': Foul by Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 20': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
  • 25': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 28': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 28': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 31': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marcel Schmelzer.
  • 33': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
  • 35': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marcel Schmelzer.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 42': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andriy Yarmolenko.
  • 45'+1': Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 49': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 51': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jeremy Toljan tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 52': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 59': Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 60': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 60': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Bartra.
  • 61': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 61': Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 63': Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Gonzalo Castro replaces Shinji Kagawa.
  • 69': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 69': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Danny Rose.
  • 71': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
  • 73': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 73': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 76': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 76': Delay in match Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) because of an injury.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ömer Toprak replaces Dan-Axel Zagadou because of an injury.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
  • 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mousa Dembélé replaces Dele Alli.
  • 82': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 82': Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 84': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Fernando Llorente replaces Harry Kane.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 88': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 89': Delay in match Roman Bürki (Borussia Dortmund) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Weidenfeller replaces Roman Bürki because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+3': Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ömer Toprak.
  • 90'+6': Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+6': Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 4
49.9 Possession 50.1
12 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
3 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 65,849

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
38 Roman Bürki (GK)
2 Dan-Axel Zagadou
5 Marc Bartra
33 Julian Weigl
29 Marcel Schmelzer Yellow Card
15 Jeremy Toljan Yellow Card
23 Shinji Kagawa
10 Mario Götze
13 Raphaël Guerreiro
9 Andriy Yarmolenko
17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
André Schürrle, Ömer Toprak, Roman Weidenfeller, Nuri Sahin, Maximilian Philipp, Mahmoud Dahoud, Gonzalo Castro.

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
6 Davinson Sánchez
5 Jan Vertonghen
15 Eric Dier
29 Harry Winks
23 Christian Eriksen
20 Dele Alli
3 Danny Rose
24 Sèrge Aurier
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Fernando Llorente, Ben Davies, Michel Vorm, Mousa Dembélé, Moussa Sissoko, Juan Foyth, Kieran Trippier.

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