UEFA Champions League

Dinamo Zagreb vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Dinamo Zagreb
    FT
    0 - 3
    Borussia Dortmund
    • 41': Jamie Gittens
    • 56': Ramy Bensebaini
    • 90': Serhou Guirassy

    Dortmund ease past Dinamo Zagreb to stay on qualification course

    Borussia Dortmund eased past hosts Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday to stay firmly on course for a top-eight finish and automatic qualification to the knockout stage.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 4': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Martin Baturina is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 6': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 6': Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Lukas Kacavenda is caught offside.
    • 8': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Waldemar Anton with a through ball.
    • 8': Danijel Zagorac (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 9': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 9': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Luka Stojkovic is caught offside.
    • 11': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 15': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luka Stojkovic.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kacavenda.
    • 18': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
    • 19': Foul by Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 19': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
    • 24': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marko Rog.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
    • 25': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 27': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
    • 33': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 33': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 33': Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross.
    • 37': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross.
    • 41': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Ryerson replaces Julian Brandt because of an injury.
    • 48': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Branko Pavic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 50': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 53': Foul by Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 53': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Danijel Zagorac.
    • 56': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 59': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Luka Stojkovic.
    • 61': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 61': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Jamie Gittens.
    • 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy replaces Maximilian Beier.
    • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Sandro Kulenovic replaces Martin Baturina.
    • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Pjaca replaces Luka Stojkovic.
    • 63': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Danijel Zagorac.
    • 66': Foul by Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 66': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Foul by Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 68': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
    • 73': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic replaces Lukas Kacavenda.
    • 73': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Arbër Hoxha replaces Branko Pavic.
    • 74': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Donyell Malen.
    • 76': Foul by Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 76': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Hand ball by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 78': Foul by Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 78': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 80': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maxime Bernauer.
    • 83': Foul by Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 83': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 84': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 90'+3': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    70.5 Possession 29.5
    17 SHOTS 5
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    604 Accurate Passes 210
    672 Passes 282
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 0
    21 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    32 Long Balls 47
    18 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    22 Tackles 24
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 8
    13 Effective Clearances 26
    13 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Maksimir
    Location: Zagreb, Croatia
    Attendance: 20,019

    UEFA Champions League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 8 +12 21
    2 Barcelona 8 +15 19
    3 Arsenal 8 +13 19
    4 Internazionale 8 +10 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DZG Dinamo Zagreb (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Danijel Zagorac (GK)
    6 Maxime Bernauer
    4 Raúl Torrente Yellow Card
    28 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    18 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
    22 Stefan Ristovski
    66 Branko Pavic
    7 Luka Stojkovic
    30 Marko Rog
    10 Martin Baturina Yellow Card
    8 Lukas Kacavenda
    Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:
    Takuya Ogiwara, Sandro Kulenovic, Arbër Hoxha, Dario Spikic, Ivan Filipovic, Nathanaël Mbuku, Marko Pjaca.

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    4 Nico Schlotterbeck
    3 Waldemar Anton
    5 Ramy Bensebaini
    13 Pascal Groß
    8 Felix Nmecha
    10 Julian Brandt
    20 Marcel Sabitzer
    14 Maximilian Beier
    43 Jamie Gittens
    21 Donyell Malen
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Julian Ryerson, Serhou Guirassy, Cole Campbell, Julien Duranville, Yan Couto, Marcel Lotka, Giovanni Reyna, Alexander Meyer, Emre Can, Almugera Kabar.

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