UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
  • 45'+2': Serhou Guirassy
  • 54': Serhou Guirassy
  • 58': Karim Adeyemi
  • 90'+5': Daniel Svensson
FT
4 - 0
Villarreal
  • Red Card 52': Juan Foyth

About

Borussia Dortmund are hosting Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park, Aue, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
  • 1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
  • 2': Handball by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
  • 5': Foul by Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 5': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 8': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 8': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
  • 11': Offside, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
  • 14': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
  • 17': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).
  • 19': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 19': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 22': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal).
  • 25': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 25': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santi Comesaña following a fast break.
  • 27': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Aaron Anselmino.
  • 30': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 30': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Cardona with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tani Oluwaseyi.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 43': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Waldemar Anton.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Villarreal 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Anselmino following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Villarreal 0.
  • 46': Foul by Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 46': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
  • 49': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 49': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Juan Foyth (Villarreal) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
  • 52': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the red card.
  • 54': Penalty saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal).
  • 54': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Villarreal 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 57': Foul by Pape Gueye (Villarreal).
  • 57': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Villarreal 0. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 59': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 62': Thomas Partey (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 63': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 64': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Rafa Marín replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moleiro replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 68': Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva replaces Serhou Guirassy.
  • 68': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 70': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 70': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
  • 72': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Santi Comesaña.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 77': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jobe Bellingham replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Pascal Groß replaces Felix Nmecha.
  • 81': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Penalty missed! Still Borussia Dortmund 3, Villarreal 0. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Navarro replaces Santiago Mouriño.
  • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  • 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Waldemar Anton.
  • 85': Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
  • 85': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
  • 89': Handball by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90': Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fábio Silva.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, Villarreal 0. Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Villarreal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Villarreal 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
33 Possession 67
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
250 Accurate Passes 570
312 Passes 627
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 18
0.8 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 50
23 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
28 Effective Clearances 11
28 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Signal Iduna Park
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 +5 10
4 Como 4 +13 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
3 Waldemar Anton
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
28 Aaron Anselmino
20 Marcel Sabitzer
8 Felix Nmecha
24 Daniel Svensson
2 Yan Couto
9 Serhou Guirassy
10 Julian Brandt
27 Karim Adeyemi
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Ramy Bensebaini, Alexander Meyer, Emre Can, Carney Chukwuemeka, Pascal Gross, Filippo Mané, Cole Campbell, Silas Ostrzinski, Jobe Bellingham, Fábio Silva, Julian Ryerson, Julien Duranville.

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Luiz Júnior (GK)
12 Renato Veiga
8 Juan Foyth Red Card
23 Sergi Cardona
15 Santiago Mouriño
18 Pape Gueye
16 Thomas Partey
17 Tajon Buchanan
14 Santi Comesaña
21 Tani Oluwaseyi
19 Nicolas Pépé
Villarreal Substitutes:
Alfonso Pedraza, Pau Navarro, Dani Parejo, Ilias Akhomach, Ayoze Pérez, Alberto Moleiro, Manor Solomon, Georges Mikautadze, Gerard Moreno, Rafa Marín, Arnau Tenas, Adrià Altimira.

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