Borussia Dortmund vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueJadon Sancho, Erling Haaland late goals earn Dortmund 2-0 win over Zenit
Borussia Dortmund needed a penalty from Jadon Sancho and a stoppage-time goal from Erling Haaland to beat visitors Zenit St Petersburg 2-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 2': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Vyacheslav Karavaev tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Erokhin is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
- 9': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 9': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
- 13': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 17': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 17': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 22': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 25': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 26': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mikhail Kerzhakov.
- 34': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 34': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
- 37': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 39': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mikhail Kerzhakov.
- 42': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 48': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 55': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 55': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Sebastián Driussi.
- 60': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Wendel.
- 61': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 64': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 66': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 69': Attempt saved. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
- 71': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 73': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Wendel.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Marco Reus.
- 74': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Yuri Zhirkov replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilmar Barrios.
- 76': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 76': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 77': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Penalty conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 81': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksey Sutormin replaces Wilmar Barrios.
- 83': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
- 83': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
- 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Delaney replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham replaces Giovanni Reyna.
- 90': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 90'+1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Foul by Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90'+3': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
Statistics
 ZEN |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 30.7 | Possession | 69.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 766 |
| 373 | Passes | 850 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 18 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 16 | Manuel Akanji |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 8 | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 32 | Giovanni Reyna |
| 7 | Jadon Sancho |
Zenit St Petersburg (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK) |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 15 | Vyacheslav Karavaev  |
| 20 | Wendel |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 11 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 21 | Aleksandr Erokhin |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
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