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Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal 3-2 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
FT

3-2

  • Renato Veiga (OG)53'
  • Serhou Guirassy80'
  • Serhou Guirassy (P)85'
  • Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González66'
  • Serhou Guirassy (OG)90+3'
Villarreal
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Signal Iduna Park · Dortmund · Matchday 1

What happened

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Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund.

Serhou Guirassy 80', 85' and Serhou Guirassy (og) 90+3' scored for Borussia Dortmund, Renato Veiga (og) 53' and Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González 66' for Villarreal.

Borussia Dortmund had 52% of the ball to Villarreal's 48%; the sides had 18 and 13 shots (6 and 6 on target).

The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

52%48%

Shots

1813

Shots on Target

66

Corners

97

Fouls

1510

Match timeline

  1. 90+3’Serhou GuirassyVillarreal3–2
  2. 85’Serhou GuirassyBorussia Dortmund2–2
  3. 83’SubstitutionPau Navarro · On: Gerard Moreno
  4. 83’Yellow cardÁlvaro Santiago Mouriño González
  5. 82’SubstitutionMaximilian Beier · On: Kauã Prates
  6. 82’SubstitutionEthan Nwaneri · On: Carney Chukwuemeka
  7. 80’Serhou GuirassyBorussia Dortmund · assist Fábio Silva1–2
  8. 75’SubstitutionTajon Buchanan · On: Alassane Diatta
  9. 75’SubstitutionMarcel Sabitzer · On: Jobe Bellingham
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Team stats comparison

Borussia DortmundVillarreal
  • 52Possession48
  • 18Shots13
  • 6Shots on Target6
  • 9Corners7
  • 1Offsides3
  • 5Saves4
  • 513Passes481
  • 15Fouls10
  • 1Yellow Cards3

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Venue
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Referee
S. Sozza
Borussia Dortmund coach
N. Kovač
Villarreal coach
Iñigo Pérez

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Referee
S. Sozza
Match ID
cornerflick:match:borussia-dortmund-vs-villarreal-champions-league-2026-09-08

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Borussia Dortmund3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · N. Kovač

1. G. Kobel (GK)1Kobel22. Kouakou Joane Gadou (DF)22Gadou3. W. Anton (DF)3Anton24. D. Svensson (DF)24Svensson26. J. Ryerson (MF)26Ryerson25. J. Veerman (MF)25Veerman20. M. Sabitzer (MF)20Sabitzer14. M. Beier (MF)14Beier19. K. Karetsas (MF)19Karetsas8. F. Nmecha (MF)8Nmecha9. S. Guirassy (FW)9Guirassy25. P. Gulácsi (GK)25Gulácsi15. S. Mouriño (DF)15Mouriño6. Pau Navarro (DF)6Navarro12. Renato Veiga (DF)12Veiga23. Sergi Cardona (DF)23Cardona17. T. Buchanan (MF)17Buchanan18. P. Gueye (MF)18Gueye24. N. Saliba (MF)24Saliba14. Santi Comesaña (MF)14Comesaña21. T. Oluwaseyi (FW)21Oluwaseyi9. G. Mikautadze (FW)9Mikautadze
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Villarreal

Villarreal4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · Iñigo Pérez

UEFA Champions League table

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Full timeline

19 events

  1. 27’SubstitutionKonstantinos Karetsas · On: Ethan Nwaneri
  2. 38’Yellow cardWaldemar Anton
  3. 38’Yellow cardPau Navarro
  4. 42’Yellow cardSergi Cardona Bermúdez
  5. 45’SubstitutionSergi Cardona Bermúdez · On: Alex Freeman
  6. 53’Renato VeigaBorussia Dortmund0–1
  7. 59’SubstitutionTani Oluwaseyi · On: Alberto Moleiro
  8. 59’SubstitutionNathan-Dylan Saliba · On: Nicolas Pépé
  9. 66’Álvaro Santiago Mouriño GonzálezVillarreal · assist Georges Mikautadze0–2
  10. 75’SubstitutionTajon Buchanan · On: Alassane Diatta
  11. 75’SubstitutionMarcel Sabitzer · On: Jobe Bellingham
  12. 75’SubstitutionFelix Nmecha · On: Fábio Silva
  13. 80’Serhou GuirassyBorussia Dortmund · assist Fábio Silva1–2
  14. 82’SubstitutionMaximilian Beier · On: Kauã Prates
  15. 82’SubstitutionEthan Nwaneri · On: Carney Chukwuemeka
  16. 83’SubstitutionPau Navarro · On: Gerard Moreno
  17. 83’Yellow cardÁlvaro Santiago Mouriño González
  18. 85’Serhou GuirassyBorussia Dortmund2–2
  19. 90+3’Serhou GuirassyVillarreal3–2

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