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19:54
Tooor for Borussia Dortmund, 1:3 by Jude Bellingham
After all, Dortmund has an answer ready this time and immediately shortens it to 1:3! Substitute Moukoko does the same thing as Kent at the other end, dancing out four blues before bringing the ball in low at the level of the penalty area. Guerreiro puts the ball down for Bellingham and the Englishman flicks the ball into the left corner from 16 meters out!
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19:52
Tooor for Rangers FC, 0:3 by John Lundstram
Unbelievable! It’s getting embarrassing for Borussia Dortmund. Ryan Kent easily beats four BVB defenders on the left edge of the penalty area and then puts it back into the path of John Lundstram. The guests’ midfielder pulls from 17 meters with his left and hits the right corner with a bang.
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19:52
The second section starts again with a corner for the Rangers. This time Hummels is there with his head and clarifies.
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19:50
With fresh staff it goes into the second round. Moukoko and Reyna replace the shockingly weak Witsel and Brandt.
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19:50
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Youssoufa Moukoko
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19:49
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Julian Brandt
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19:49
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Gio Reyna
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19:49
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Axel Witsel
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19:49
Kick-off 2nd half
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19:39
Mid-term conclusion:
From Dortmund’s point of view, the thousandth competitive game in front of a home crowd should be a big party, but so far it’s turning into a nightmare! After 45 minutes, Glasgow Rangers lead 2-0 at Signal Iduna Park. The guests got into the match much better and had the first huge opportunity through Barišić after just ten minutes, which keeper Kobel was just able to thwart. A little later, BVB should have taken the lead when Zagadou headed freely from five yards. But that was it for Dortmund’s big chances. The guests took the lead with a legitimate penalty converted by Tavernier and then added more against completely insecure Borussia by Morelos. BVB is completely off track and has to improve significantly after the change so that there can still be a party here today. See you soon!
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19:33
In injury time there is actually another corner for the Rangers. But this time it won’t be dangerous and then it’s halftime.
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19:32
Official injury time (minutes): 2
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19:31
Can BVB find an answer before the break? It doesn’t look like it at the moment, because the black and yellow seem pretty shocked by the double hit of the guests.
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19:27
Tooor for Rangers FC, 0-2 by Alfredo Morelos
After the next corner, the doorbell rings! And that’s way too easy! Joe Aribo heads the ball in from the right to the far post, where Alfredo Morelos stands alone, pushing the ball over the line from close range. The home side’s entire defense fell asleep!
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19:27
Suddenly BVB is swimming! Left-back Borna Barišić is again able to move into the penalty area without resistance and give the ball inside from a five-pointer. Two guests just barely miss there and after a shot from a tight angle, Kobel parries to a corner.
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19:25
Tooor for Rangers FC, 0-1 by James Tavernier
The captain takes charge and bangs the thing in! James Tavernier starts up slowly, sees that Gregor Kobel is heading into the left corner early and nets into the right corner.
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19:22
Penalty for the Rangers? Barely a minute after a Rangers corner, the VAR intervened and sent referee Turpin to the monitor. In the dogfight, Zagadou was clearly on the ball with his hand and the French referee was quick to point to the point. penalty!
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19:22
There was more in it! Reus is on the right pentagon in front of keeper McGregor on the ball, but he really wants to pass it in with his heel and ends up with a defender. A pass to the outside and holding the ball would have been options.
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19:19
Dortmund now has more than 60% possession of the ball and always lets the ball run nicely through their own ranks. The hosts’ game is still a little lacking in creativity.
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19:16
After half an hour, BVB clearly took command of this game and are now pushing the game further and further forward. Four black and yellow players in the opposing penalty area are putting pressure on the guests, who have not played offensively for a long time.
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19:14
Now the hosts combine quickly and it’s getting dangerous! Dahoud finds Reus in the penalty area, who sends Bellingham into the box on the left. The Englishman’s low cross rushes sharply into the middle at a height of five, where both Reus and Malen narrowly miss.
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19:13
The absence of Thomas Meunier is particularly noticeable at BVB today. Temporary full-back Manuel Akanji concentrates almost exclusively on his defensive tasks and there is nothing going forward from his side.
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19:11
Raphaël Guerreiro moves forward on the left and gets at least one more corner kick with his weak cross. Julian Brandt’s cross is far too long and almost flies into the opposite side.
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19:09
Donyell Malen goes into a running duel with Calvin Bassey on the right flank, but cannot get past the Rangers defender, who is as strong as he is agile.
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19:08
Hummels can repeatedly lead the ball into the opposing half without being really pressured. The 33-year-old always keeps his head up and looks for a pass up front, but Rangers skillfully block all passes.
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19:04
BVB is slowly but surely coming into play. A second corner doesn’t lead to a conclusion this time, but Dortmund stays on the trigger. Glasgow have now withdrawn further.
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19:03
He has to go in! The first corner of Borussia comes from the left and lands exactly on the head of Dan-Axel Zagadou. the Frenchman is completely free in the center of the five and only has to nod off, but does not hit the ball fully when he tries to touch down and keeper Allan McGregor casually collects the thing. Not only Marco Rose is amazed. How could he not go in?
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18:59
After Guerreiro’s fine through ball to the top, a murmur went through the Dortmund crowd for the first time, but Donyell Malen couldn’t get past the last defender with the ball.
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18:59
It’s no coincidence that the guests had their first real chance here. Dortmund is still finding it incredibly difficult to outplay the massive five-man midfield of Rangers with the two sixes Lundstram and Jack.
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18:57
Huge chance for the Rangers! Ryan Kent is not seriously attacked on the left wing by either Manuel Akanji or Axel Witsel and is able to put the ball through Borna Barišić’s run. The left-back pulls into the penalty area from the side and then pulls flat from the edge of five. Gregor Kobel cleverly shortens the angle and deflects the ball to a corner with a strong foot defense.
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18:53
After an opening pass from Hummels, Bellingham wets two opponents in the center circle and then serves Brandt on the right wing. But he lets the ball slip under the sole of his foot into the side.
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18:51
In the first few minutes, the guests go about their work in an offensive manner and send three people to press in the Dortmund penalty area. So far, BVB has not made any progress in terms of play.
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18:49
In the first few minutes, little comes together on both sides. Hardly an offensive pass ends up with the teammate, possession of the ball changes again and again. Both teams seem a little nervous.
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18:46
The ball rolls! As usual, Borussia Dortmund plays in yellow and black, the Rangers in blue and white.
18:35
A French team of referees led by FIFA referee Clément Turpin is to ensure order on the pitch today. The appointment is not exactly a good omen for BVB, as Dortmund suffered three defeats in three games under Turpin’s management. In 2017 there was a 2-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur, in 2019 they lost 3-1 at FC Barcelona, in 2020 with the same result at Lazio Rome.
18:26
Regardless of the result, there is definitely reason for Borussia to celebrate today, because this game is the thousandth competitive game that a Dortmund team has played in the former Westfalenstadion and today’s Signal-Iduna-Park. That’s another reason why BVB is happy that at least 10,000 spectators can be there live in the stadium to give the anniversary a suitable setting. By the way, they see their team playing in the famous neon yellow jerseys today in memory of the Champions League victory 25 years ago.
18:15
Rangers are also second in their league. However, they are only a single point behind rivals Celtic. Since Giovanni van Bronckhorst took over the coaching post at his former club with assistant coach Roy Makaay three months ago, the cult club from Glasgow have won 13 of 17 competitive games. The reigning champions have recovered well from the bitter 3-0 defeat in the “Old Firm” at the beginning of February and have all won the last three competitive games with an overall score of 10-0 goals.
18:04
In terms of sport, things have been up and down at Borussia in recent weeks. After a good start in 2022, the cup-out at the second division club St. Pauli was the first major setback. The next followed in a hearty 2:5 against Leverkusen. On the other hand, Marco Rose’s team in the Bundesliga recently clinched away wins against the teams in Hoffenheim and Berlin that are playing for international business. With the recent 3-0 win at Union, they are back in the league up to six points behind FC Bayern.
17:56
And that brings us to the line-ups: At BVB Marco Rose is this time relying on the old adage “Never change a winning team” and is sending the same formation into the race that won 3-0 in Berlin at the weekend. The exact opposite is the case for guests. At the weekend, coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst let the second guard down in the cup at second division club Annan Athletic and is now replacing the entire team. Surprisingly, Juve loanee Aaron Ramsey is only on the bench, ex-Bundesliga professional Leon Balogun is not in the squad due to injury.
17:49
One name was once again the main topic at BVB in the run-up to the game: Erling Haaland. On the one hand, because Real Madrid is said to have recently intensified its efforts to lure the BVB goal-getter to Spain next summer. On the other hand, because the Norwegian surprisingly took part in team training yesterday after his persistent problems in the adductor area and suddenly seemed to be an option for the game against Rangers. It is now clear that the BVB fans hoped in vain, because Haaland is not in the squad today either.
17:46
Playoff games like this will be played in the UEFA Europa League for the first time this season. In the group phase, which was reduced to 32 teams, the winners of the eight groups qualified directly for the round of 16. The eight runners-up in the group, on the other hand, compete in these knockout duels against the clubs that were relegated from the Champions League in third place. Rangers, second in Europa League group A, meet Borussia from Dortmund, who finished third in group C of the premier class. The game will be played over two legs, with the second game taking place next week at Ibrox Park.
17:45
Hello and welcome to the UEFA Europa League play-offs! Borussia Dortmund meets the traditional Scottish club Glasgow Rangers in the fight for a ticket for the round of 16. At 6:45 p.m. the ball rolls in the Signal Iduna Park!