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21:47
Mid-term conclusion:
It is 0-0 at the break in Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League home game against Manchester City FC. The black and yellow worked carefully against the ball in the early stages and made early transitions, which, however, were fruitless. After more active moments by the Citizens, it was the Bundesliga side who missed a good first chance with Adeyemi’s attempt in the sixteenth minute (17′). As a result, the English champions recorded clear ball possession and field advantages, but did not have any significant penetration and missed any significant approach to the home box. In the last quarter of an hour, the Terzić selection balanced the balance of power and just barely missed the lead due to an unchallenged direct acceptance by Moukoko (36′). See you soon!
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21:46
Ake with your head! The moved up Dutchman reaches Foden’s free-kick cross from the left wing at the right pentagon. He gets no pressure behind the ball and nods it well over the home casing.
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21:45
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
Round one in Signal Iduna Park is to be extended by 60 seconds.
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21:44
Moukoko with the next try! The 17-year-old is the addressee of a steep allusion to Adeyemis on the half-right. Although he has Aké breathing down his neck, he can shoot with the right hand from a full run and 17 meters. Ortega buries the slow shot in the left corner.
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21:42
City would of course be able to live with a draw because that would ensure victory in the group. However, Pep Guardiola should expect a little more determination than before from his team.
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21:39
BVB now has two good chances and would have deserved the lead. His goalkeeper Kobel is still waiting for the first real test.
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21:37
Moukoko with the next top-class of BVB! Adeyemi, who was sent to the right-hand penalty area line with Süle’s deep pass, played flat and hard inwards with the first contact. Moukoko is a step faster than Aké, but pushes the ball from eleven meters just past the far corner.
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21:34
Adeyemi once again initiates a fast black and yellow attack on the right. He passes inside to Bellingham in front of the penalty area. He has technical problems when accepting and is separated from the ball by Stones.
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21:31
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) is shown a yellow card.
After bouncing the ball in midfield, the Argentinian knocked Hazard down with a kick to his right ankle. The second warning of the game is due.
31
21:31
… Gündoğan’s execution with the left instep headed Hummels out of the danger zone at the penalty spot.
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21:30
After Cans tackled Haaland from the side, with which the ball hits the Norwegian only slightly and above all, City is awarded a free kick in a half-right position…
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21:29
Incidentally, Seville’s win against Copenhagen in the previous night’s game means the Danes will miss out on wintering in European competitions. In the event of a tie at Signal Iduna Park, all places would be assigned.
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21:27
Reyna vs Ortega! Adeyemi is picking up speed again in the half-right offensive corridor. After a solo, he moves a good 20 meters to the half-left edge of the sixteen to Reyna, who takes the measurement with his right inside instep. Ortega grabs safely in the right corner.
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21:23
So far, the Terzic team has found a good balance between periods of ball possession and periods in which the focus is on defensive work. Above all, BVB has the central defensive areas well under control.
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21:19
Haaland is the focus for the first time when he is sent steeply into the sixteen on the half-right. Hummels stops his former teammate with a clean tackle in the sixteen. The due corner brings City nothing.
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21:16
Adeyemi with the big chance to 1:0! The ex-Salzburg player escapes Cancelo after a through pass by Süles on the right wing, penetrates the penalty area and shoots from eleven meters at the flat half-right corner. Ortega saves thanks to his good positional play.
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21:16
Rodri appears in the offensive center directly in front of the last opposing line and pulls off with the right instep. The ball rolls harmlessly far to the left of the home box.
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21:13
Cancelo places the ball on the left flank on his right foot and looks for Haaland with a high-impact cross with his inside instep. However, the flank is set too high and therefore sails into the right gate.
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21:11
The favorite intersperses his first longer ball possession phase and gradually shifts the focus of the action into the home half. Since Dortmund is moving in a concentrated manner, the guest will not find any gaps in depth.
8th.
21:09
Brandt tries it right away! The ex-Leverkusener circles the free kick due from half-right 22 meters per right inside instep over the sky-blue wall. He misses the right angle by a good half meter. Guest keeper Ortega realized early on that he didn’t have to intervene.
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21:07
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown a yellow card.
Referee Massa shows Cancelo the first yellow card at this early stage. After losing the ball himself, the Portuguese stopped the next black-yellow transition moment by knocking Adeyemi to the ground.
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21:05
BVB countered dangerously! As part of a counterattack, Brandt drives the ball forward through the middle. In the sixteen he serves the can that ran with him and should get the ball back directly at the penalty spot. But the pass catches him in the back, so he can’t reach it.
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21:02
Moukoko fires a shot with the left instep from 20 meters to the left, which clearly misses the targeted short corner. Because of an offside position by his template provider Reyna, the flag of the responsible assistant goes up anyway.
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21:00
Dortmund’s home game against City – let’s go to Signal-Iduna-Park!
20:57
The Champions League anthem sounds.
20:56
The teams have just entered the field.
20:50
By the way, Sevilla FC won last night’s game against FC Copenhagen 3-0, so Dortmund need a point to celebrate their early entry into the knockout stage.
20:41
In the Sky Blues, who so far only conceded a Champions League goal in the first leg against the Bundesliga club and who were able to reduce the gap to the top of the Premier League table to two points at the weekend, coach Pep Guardiola put in place after the 3-1 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion FC six times. Instead of Ederson, Laporte, Akanji, Grealish, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva (all on the bench), Ortega, Stones, Aké, Gündoğan, Foden and Álvarez start.
20:37
On the side of the black and yellow, who failed two years ago in the Champions League quarter-finals at the current English champions (1: 2 and 1: 2), coach Edin Terzić has made two personnel changes compared to the 5-0 home win against Borussia Dortmund performed. Can and Hazard take the place of Guerreiro (muscular problems) and Özcan (suspended).
20:23
Manchester City FC have already secured promotion to the Champions League with three wins and a draw. As a result of the flawless first half of the season, the Sky Blues let the reins slide a bit in their recent guest appearance at FC Copenhagen and allowed themselves a 0-0 draw. When they meet again with BVB, which they defeated 2-1 in mid-September with two late goals, another draw is enough to take first place.
20:17
In the Bundesliga, after three matches without a win and the successful but unconvincing 2-0 DFB Cup second round appearance at Hannover 96, the black and yellow landed a liberating blow with a 5-0 home win against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. Led by double packer Bellingham, the very young Terzić squad presented an extremely attractive offensive performance and were rewarded with a real smashing victory despite persistent weaknesses in defence.
20:09
After Borussia Dortmund missed out on booking a place in the round of 16 in the European premier class 14 days ago due to a 1-1 home draw against Sevilla FC, things are about to get tight again in the final 180 minutes of the group stage. With a five-point lead and the direct comparison against the Andalusians, almost everything would have to go against BVB for them to miss the winter in the Champions League.
20:00
Hello and welcome to the Champions League on Tuesday night! Borussia Dortmund welcomes Manchester City FC on the 5th group matchday and can secure a place in the round of 16. The black and yellow and the sky blues will face each other from 9 p.m. on the lawn of the Signal Iduna Park.