Champions League: Borussia Dortmund tops Beşiktaş after recovering from a 4-0 deficit
DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had an impossible comeback against Beşiktaş.
DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had an impossible comeback against Beşiktaş. Borussia Dortmund was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Jeremy Stinat. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 70% while Beşiktaş was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Borussia Dortmund won the contest.
Beşiktaş shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 29 times, 6 on target, 23 off target.
Cards
Beşiktaş received 3 yellow cards (F. Montero, C. Larin and Josef). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Borussia Dortmund.
(Beşiktaş) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (44′).
After this match, Beşiktaş will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund will have 9 points like Sporting CP to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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29'29'
D. Malen
J. Bellingham
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31'31'
F. Montero
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38'38'
C. Larin
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44'44'
Welinton
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44'44'
Josef
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45'45'
M. Reus (Penalty)
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45'45'
Welinton
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46'46'
V. Rosier
K. Karaman
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46'46'
Reinier
Thomas Meunier
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53'53'
Marco Reus
Mahmoud Dahoud
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62'62'
Felix Passlack
Marius Wolf
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63'63'
Erling Haaland
Marco Reus
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68'68'
Erling Haaland
Nico Schulz
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69'69'
Rachid Ghezzal
Cyle Larin
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73'73'
M. Pongracic
D. Zagadou
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73'73'
Raphaël Guerreiro
Jude Bellingham
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76'76'
Salih Ucan
Can Bozdogan
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81'81'
Erling Haaland
Mahmoud Dahoud
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82'82'
Atiba Hutchinson
Souza
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Beşiktaş: Formation and Lineups
Beşiktaş started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Ersin Destanoğlu , Necip Uysal , Welinton , Francisco Montero , Cengiz Umut Meraş , Mehmet Topal , Souza , Kenan Karaman , Can Bozdoğan , Cyle Larin and Michy Batshuayi .
Substitutes
Beşiktaş made 4 changes: K. Karaman for V. Rosier (46′), C. Larin for R. Ghezzal (69′), C. Bozdogan for S. Ucan (77′) and Josef for A. Hutchinson (82′).
Top player: Francisco Montero
The player who no doubt impressed Beşiktaş the most was Francisco Montero.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın played with: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Mats Hummels , Dan-Axel Zagadou , Nico Schulz , Jude Bellingham , Axel Witsel , Mahmoud Dahoud , Marius Wolf , Donyell Malen and Marco Reus .
Substitutes
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: T. Meunier for Reinier (46′), M. Wolf for F. Passlack (63′), M. Reus for E. Haaland (63′), J. Bellingham for R. Guerreiro (72′) and D. Zagadou for M. Pongracic (73′).
Top player: Erling Braut Haaland
Probably the most impressive player in Borussia Dortmund was Erling Braut Haaland.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 63′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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