UEFA Champions League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 47': Son Heung-Min
  • 83': Jan Vertonghen
  • 86': Fernando Llorente
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3 - 0
1st Leg
Borussia Dortmund

    Tottenham hit three past Borussia Dortmund to take control of Champions League tie

    Tottenham Hotspur will take a commanding lead to the Westfalenstadion next month after beating Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the Champions League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez tries a through ball, but Christian Eriksen is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez with a headed pass.
    • 11': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
    • 12': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 12': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 14': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 14': Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 19': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 29': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 29': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
    • 35': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 36': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
    • 40': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Juan Foyth (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 44': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 47': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 50': Ömer Toprak (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 53': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 53': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Juan Foyth tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 57': Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 60': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 60': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
    • 66': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaney.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
    • 75': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
    • 76': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thomas Delaney.
    • 76': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur). Video Review.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Schmelzer replaces Dan-Axel Zagadou.
    • 77': Hand ball by Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 79': Hand ball by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 80': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 80': Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
    • 83': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
    • 84': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Fernando Llorente replaces Lucas Moura.
    • 85': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Juan Foyth (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 86': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marcel Schmelzer.
    • 86': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Fernando Llorente (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro replaces Jadon Sancho.
    • 89': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 89': Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Götze.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Wanyama replaces Moussa Sissoko.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Borussia Dortmund 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 5
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    6 SHOTS 15
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.8 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    445 Accurate Passes 525
    521 Passes 596
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    6 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    47 Long Balls 54
    23 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 17
    15 Effective Clearances 9
    15 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 71,214

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    6 Davinson Sánchez
    4 Toby Alderweireld
    21 Juan Foyth
    8 Harry Winks
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    23 Christian Eriksen
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    24 Sèrge Aurier Yellow Card
    27 Lucas Moura
    7 Son Heung-Min
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Kieran Trippier, Danny Rose, Erik Lamela, Oliver Skipp, Paulo Gazzaniga, Victor Wanyama, Fernando Llorente.

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Roman Bürki (GK)
    2 Dan-Axel Zagadou
    36 Ömer Toprak
    4 Abdou Diallo
    5 Achraf Hakimi
    28 Axel Witsel
    6 Thomas Delaney Yellow Card
    19 Mahmoud Dahoud
    10 Mario Götze
    22 Christian Pulisic
    7 Jadon Sancho
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Maximilian Philipp, Marius Wolf, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Marwin Hitz, Raphaël Guerreiro, Leonardo Balerdi, Marcel Schmelzer.

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