UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Borussia Dortmund WWDWW 1
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Newcastle United WWWDW 0
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DOR101
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St. James' Park · 52,024 att.

Match Report

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Borussia Dortmund hang on for vital win at Newcastle

Borussia Dortmund rekindled their hopes in Champions League Group F with a gritty 1-0 victory at Newcastle United thanks to Felix Nmecha's clinical first-half strike on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
4
39.9
Possession
60.1
13
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
234
Accurate Passes
387
320
Passes
470
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
40
19
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
6
0.4
Tackle %
1.0
13
Interceptions
9
35
Effective Clearances
14
35
Clearances
14

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 36Sean LongstaffRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

DOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 4Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 15Mats HummelsCD-R
  4. 5Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 17Marius WolfRB
  6. 23Emre CanCM
  7. 8Felix NmechaLM
  8. 20Marcel SabitzerRM
  9. 14Niclas FüllkrugF
  10. 11Marco ReusLF
  11. 21Donyell MalenRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak because of an injury.
  2. 35' Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Emre Can because of an injury.
  4. 45' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck following a fast break.
  5. 63' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
  6. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joelinton.
  7. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Sean Longstaff.
  8. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.
  9. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
  10. 79' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Donyell Malen.
  11. 79' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Felix Nmecha.
  12. 79' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  13. 79' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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