Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund, 2023 Club Friendly

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Chelsea
  • 89': Mason Burstow
FT
1 - 1
Borussia Dortmund
  • 80': Marius Wolf

Nkunku sustains knee injury as Chelsea draw with Dortmund

Chelsea summer arrival Christopher Nkunku suffered a knee injury as his side struck late to ensure a 1-1 in the final match of their U.S. preseason tour.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 1': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 12': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea).
  • 14': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 22': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Christopher Nkunku because of an injury.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 23': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
  • 25': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 27': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
  • 27': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 28': Delay in match (Chelsea).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
  • 31': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 33': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 34': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 35': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
  • 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alexander Meyer.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
  • 43': Foul by Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 43': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 44': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Mats Hummels.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssoufa Moukoko.
  • 45': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 45'+2': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Samuel Bamba replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 47': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Samuel Bamba (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
  • 59': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 61': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 61': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Youssoufa Moukoko.
  • 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Antonios Papadopoulos replaces Niklas Süle.
  • 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Antonios Papadopoulos (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 65': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Samuel Bamba (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 68': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 69': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Samuel Bamba (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Antonios Papadopoulos.
  • 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Antonios Papadopoulos.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson following a corner.
  • 71': Delay in match (Chelsea).
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Bashir Humphreys replaces Thiago Silva.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Ben Chilwell.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Hendry Blank replaces Mats Hummels.
  • 73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Salih Özcan.
  • 73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Guille Bueno replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
  • 73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Marco Reus.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hendry Blank.
  • 79': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Samuel Bamba (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Goal! Chelsea 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Haller following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Lewis Hall replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 81': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 81': Samuel Bamba (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Antonios Papadopoulos (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 83': Mason Burstow (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kepa.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 86': Foul by Hendry Blank (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 86': Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 89': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Goal! Chelsea 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Mason Burstow (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Borussia Dortmund 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
44.5 Possession 55.5
12 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
325 Accurate Passes 438
392 Passes 496
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 40
36 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
8 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
10 Effective Clearances 14
10 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 48,183

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
37 Levi Colwill
6 Thiago Silva
21 Ben Chilwell
24 Reece James Yellow Card
30 Carney Chukwuemeka
5 Enzo Fernández
23 Conor Gallagher
43 Nicolas Jackson
45 Christopher Nkunku
17 Raheem Sterling
Chelsea Substitutes:
Cesare Casadei, Ângelo Gabriel, Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Bashir Humphreys, Andrey Santos, Gaga Slonina, Lewis Hall, Lesley Ugochukwu, Diego Moreira, Ian Maatsen, Mykhailo Mudryk, Lucas Bergstrom, Trevoh Chalobah, Mason Burstow.

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No. Name
33 Alexander Meyer (GK)
15 Mats Hummels
25 Niklas Süle
5 Ramy Bensebaini
26 Julian Ryerson
6 Salih Özcan Yellow Card
11 Marco Reus
20 Marcel Sabitzer
18 Youssoufa Moukoko
27 Karim Adeyemi
21 Donyell Malen
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Marius Wolf, Hendry Blank, Emre Can, Marian Kirsch, Samuel Bamba, Thorgan Hazard, Guillermo Bueno, Felix Nmecha, Julian Brandt, Antonios Papadopoulos, Sébastien Haller, Ole Pohlmann.

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