Dortmund vs Sporting 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Borussia Dortmund

37': Donyell Malen

FT
1 - 0

Sporting CP

Malen's maiden goal hands Dortmund 1-0 win over Sporting

Dortmund's Dutch forward Donyell Malen (L) celebrates scoring his team's first goal with Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham [1296x729]

Borussia Dortmund beat Sporting 1-0 thanks to Donyell Malen's first goal for the club in their Champions League Group C match.

Match Commentary

8': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Mahmoud Dahoud because of an injury.
37': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
42': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
58': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Tiago Tomás.
59': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Thorgan Hazard.
74': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Pablo Sarabia.
75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Nico Schulz replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Donyell Malen.
84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Pedro Porro.
84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Matheus Reis.
84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces João Palhinha.
90': Luís Neto (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 25,000

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

SCP		DOR
6	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
41.3	Possession	58.7
7	SHOTS	6
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
328	Accurate Passes	502
410	Passes	593
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	1
17	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	36
20	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
24	Interceptions	12
19	Effective Clearances	12
19	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
15	Mats Hummels
16	Manuel Akanji
13	Raphaël Guerreiro
24	Thomas Meunier
11	Marco Reus
28	Axel Witsel
8	Mahmoud Dahoud
21	Donyell Malen
10	Thorgan Hazard
22	Jude Bellingham

Substitutes:

Nico Schulz, Ansgar Knauff, Luca Unbehaun, Youssoufa Moukoko, Felix Passlack, Julian Brandt, Marin Pongracic, Marwin Hitz, Reiner, Marius Wolf.

Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
4	Sebastián Coates
3	Zouhair Feddal
13	Luís Neto
6	João Palhinha
8	Matheus Nunes
2	Matheus Reis
24	Pedro Porro
21	Paulinho
19	Tiago Tomas
17	Pablo Sarabia

Substitutes:

Joao Goulart, Gonçalo Esteves, Ruben Vinagre, Manuel Ugarte, João Virgínia, Jovane Cabral, Daniel Bragança, Ricardo Esgaio, Bruno Tabata, André Paulo, Nuno Santos, José Marsà.

UEFA Champions League News

Chelsea's Levi Colwill: Club World Cup will be bigger than UCL

Chelsea's Levi Colwill has said his side is ready to win the Premier League and Champions League after they won the Club World Cup.