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

· UEFA Champions League

Tottenham Hotspur

4': Son Heung-Min
15': Harry Kane
60': Harry Kane
90'+2': Jan Vertonghen

FT
3 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

11': Andriy Yarmolenko

Harry Kane's brace helps Tottenham hold off Dortmund

In the other game in Group A, Harry Kane scored twice and Tottenham withstood heavy pressure from Borussia Dortmund to win 3-1 at Wembley.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Ömer Toprak tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
2': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
2': Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane following a fast break.
7': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
7': Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
14': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
15': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
18': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
18': Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
19': Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
19': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund).
21': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
24': Ömer Toprak (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ben Davies.
32': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
34': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
34': Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
36': Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
38': Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
38': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
40': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ben Davies.
41': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Nuri Sahin tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
42': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Serge Aurier tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
45': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
45': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
47': Delay in match Ömer Toprak (Borussia Dortmund) because of an injury.
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball.
51': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane following a fast break.
52': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
53': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
53': Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Ben Davies is caught offside.
56': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ben Davies.
56': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
57': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
58': Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
58': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
60': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
62': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
62': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Nuri Sahin tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
63': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ben Davies.
65': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
65': Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
65': Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze replaces Shinji Kagawa.
67': Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
68': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
70': Attempt missed. Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross following a corner.
70': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuri Sahin.
71': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
71': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
72': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Gonzalo Castro replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ömer Toprak.
74': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
75': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
76': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
77': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
77': Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Ömer Toprak.
80': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a headed pass.
83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Son Heung-Min.
83': Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
83': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Nuri Sahin tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
86': Attempt missed. Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Fernando Llorente replaces Harry Kane.
88': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund).
88': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Jeremy Toljan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
89': Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
90': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+2': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+2': Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Second yellow card to Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Andriy Yarmolenko (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.

Statistics

DOR		TOT
6	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	1
67.9	Possession	32.1
10	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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	3
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: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 67,343

Line-Ups

Tottenham Hotspur (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
6	Davinson Sánchez
5	Jan Vertonghen
4	Toby Alderweireld
33	Ben Davies
24	Sèrge Aurier
15	Eric Dier
19	Mousa Dembélé
7	Son Heung-Min
23	Christian Eriksen
10	Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Michel Vorm, Kyle Walker-Peters, Juan Foyth, Kieran Trippier, Harry Winks, Fernando Llorente, Moussa Sissoko.

Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No.	Name
38	Roman Bürki (GK)
36	Ömer Toprak
25	Sokratis Papastathopoulos
15	Jeremy Toljan
26	Lukasz Piszczek
8	Nuri Sahin
23	Shinji Kagawa
19	Mahmoud Dahoud
17	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
22	Christian Pulisic
9	Andriy Yarmolenko

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:

Gonzalo Castro, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Mario Götze, Roman Weidenfeller, Neven Subotic, Alexander Isak, Maximilian Philipp.

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