Borussia Dortmund vs F.C. København, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Dortmund ease past Copenhagen 3-0 in Group G opener
Borussia Dortmund cruised to a 3-0 win over FC Copenhagen in their Champions League opener on Tuesday, with U.S. star Gio Reyna getting two assists.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Zeca (FC Copenhagen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 5': Foul by Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen).
- 5': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 14': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
- 14': Attempt missed. Davit Khocholava (FC Copenhagen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 16': Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Davit Khocholava.
- 20': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Rasmus Falk.
- 23': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Thorgan Hazard because of an injury.
- 25': Hand ball by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
- 27': Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Davit Khocholava (FC Copenhagen).
- 27': Davit Khocholava (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt missed. Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 32': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
- 35': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, FC Copenhagen 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 37': Foul by Zeca (FC Copenhagen).
- 37': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
- 42': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, FC Copenhagen 0. Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 43': Attempt saved. Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Diks.
- 44': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Alexander Meyer.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, FC Copenhagen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 2, FC Copenhagen 0.
- 46': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 47': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Alexander Meyer.
- 47': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt tries a through ball, but Giovanni Reyna is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen).
- 48': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen).
- 51': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen).
- 52': Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen).
- 53': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 57': Rasmus Falk (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 59': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 60': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Mohamed Daramy.
- 61': Foul by Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen).
- 61': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Lukas Lerager (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Salih Özcan.
- 66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Anthony Modeste.
- 70': Attempt missed. Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 70': Foul by Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
- 70': Hákon Haraldsson (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Christian Sørensen replaces Zeca.
- 75': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
- 77': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 77': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
- 80': Attempt missed. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 81': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Elias Jelert replaces Kevin Diks.
- 81': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Nicolai Boilesen replaces Davit Khocholava.
- 82': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 82': Rasmus Falk (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, FC Copenhagen 0. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 86': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Marco Reus.
- 86': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Tom Rothe replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Hákon Haraldsson (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Lerager.
- 89': Offside, FC Copenhagen. Hákon Haraldsson tries a through ball, but Andreas Cornelius is caught offside.
- 89': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Rasmus Falk (FC Copenhagen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90': VAR Decision: No Goal Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Copenhagen.
- 90'+1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
- 90'+2': Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+2': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+2': Hákon Haraldsson (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, FC Copenhagen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, FC Copenhagen 0.
Statistics
KBH |
DOR![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.4 | Possession | 62.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 591 |
| 396 | Passes | 673 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 11 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 23 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 21 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 70,700
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Meyer (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 25 | Niklas Süle |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 6 | Salih Özcan |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 20 | Anthony Modeste |
| 10 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
F.C. København (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 51 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 5 | Davit Khocholava |
| 3 | Denis Vavro |
| 34 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | Kevin Diks |
| 10 | Zeca |
| 33 | Rasmus Falk Jensen |
| 12 | Lukas Lerager |
| 14 | Andreas Cornelius |
| 15 | Mohamed Daramy |
| 7 | Viktor Claesson |
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