Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 to progress to Champions League knockout play-offs
Borussia Dortmund cruised through to the knockout phase play-offs of the Champions League with a 3-1 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, with Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy grabbing two first-half goals as the Ukrainian side were eliminated.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a headed pass.
- 8': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 8': Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin.
- 13': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 13': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 17': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 19': Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 22': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 22': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 25': Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 27': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 28': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
- 28': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 32': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 32': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 34': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
- 35': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 35': Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 38': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 38': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 39': Attempt missed. Irakli Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 39': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Kevin is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Pascal Groß replaces Maximilian Beier.
- 46': Hand ball by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 46': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 47': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedrinho.
- 56': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
- 57': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 57': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 61': Irakli Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 64': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Julian Brandt.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 65': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 65': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
- 72': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a through ball.
- 72': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Pedro Henrique replaces Irakli Azarovi.
- 73': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 75': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 75': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 76': Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julien Duranville.
- 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a through ball.
- 82': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
- 83': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton replaces Pedrinho.
- 84': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Artem Bondarenko replaces Marlon Gomes.
- 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 89': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
- 89': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Taras Stepanenko replaces Dmytro Kryskiv.
- 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Waldemar Anton replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
- 90': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 90': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+4': Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
Statistics
 SHK |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 461 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 536 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 27 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 11 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier  |
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Dmytro Riznyk (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 5 | Valeriy Bondar |
| 16 | Irakli Azarovi |
| 17 | Vinicius Augusto |
| 10 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 8 | Dmytro Kryskiv |
| 30 | Marlon Gomes |
| 38 | Pedrinho |
| 37 | Kevin |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zubkov |
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