UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
  • 28': Daniel Svensson
  • 50': Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 82': Serhou Guirassy
  • 90'+1': Julian Brandt
FT
4 - 1
Athletic Club
  • 61': Gorka Guruzeta

About

Borussia Dortmund are hosting Athletic Club at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Aue, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 4': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
  • 4': Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 9': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Handball by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 16': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 16': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 17': Unai Simón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 18': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 24': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robert Navarro.
  • 28': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
  • 28': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Athletic Club 0. Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 30': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 30': Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
  • 32': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Ryerson is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
  • 34': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 40': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
  • 40': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 43': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
  • 43': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 45': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Athletic Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Athletic Club 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Aymeric Laporte replaces Dani Vivian.
  • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
  • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
  • 46': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
  • 46': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Offside, Athletic Club. Maroan Sannadi is caught offside.
  • 49': Handball by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 50': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Athletic Club 0. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 54': Foul by Robert Navarro (Athletic Club).
  • 54': Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 59': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
  • 59': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Athletic Club 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 62': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 62': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Unai Gómez.
  • 65': Offside, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
  • 67': Offside, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 68': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Nico Schlotterbeck replaces Niklas Süle.
  • 70': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 70': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
  • 73': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 73': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
  • 75': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
  • 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ibon Sánchez replaces Maroan Sannadi.
  • 81': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
  • 81': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 82': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 82': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Athletic Club 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer following a corner.
  • 86': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva replaces Serhou Guirassy.
  • 88': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Ibon Sánchez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
  • 89': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 89': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Ibon Sánchez (Athletic Club).
  • 90': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, Athletic Club 1. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ibon Sánchez (Athletic Club).
  • 90'+3': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Athletic Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Athletic Club 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
47.7 Possession 52.3
6 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 458
487 Passes 531
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 58
26 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 8
25 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 15
21 Effective Clearances 16
21 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +6 6
2 Real Madrid 2 +6 6
3 Paris Saint-Germain 2 +5 6
4 Internazionale 2 +5 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
3 Waldemar Anton
5 Ramy Bensebaini
25 Niklas Süle
7 Jobe Bellingham
20 Marcel Sabitzer
24 Daniel Svensson
26 Julian Ryerson
9 Serhou Guirassy
17 Carney Chukwuemeka
27 Karim Adeyemi
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Felix Nmecha, Pascal Groß, Julian Brandt, Maximilian Beier, Alexander Meyer, Fábio Silva, Yan Couto, Nico Schlotterbeck.

ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Unai Simón (GK)
4 Aitor Paredes Yellow Card
3 Dani Vivian
15 Iñigo Lekue
2 Andoni Gorosabel Yellow Card
20 Unai Gómez
18 Mikel Jauregizar
30 Alejandro Rego
21 Maroan Sannadi
23 Robert Navarro
9 Iñaki Williams
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Mikel Santos, Álex Padilla, Oihan Sancet, Adama Boiro, Nico Serrano, Yuri Berchiche, Adrián Pérez, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Jesús Areso, Aymeric Laporte, Gorka Guruzeta, Ibon Sánchez.

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