UEFA Champions League

Dortmund vs Newcastle 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 26': Niclas Füllkrug
  • 79': Julian Brandt
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2 - 0

Borussia Dortmund beat Newcastle to take control of Group F

Borussia Dortmund scored once in each half to beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday and provisionally take over the lead in Group F with two games remaining.

Match Commentary

  • 9': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Newcastle United 0. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Callum Wilson.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Lewis Hall.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Newcastle United 0. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi following a fast break.
  • 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joe Willock.
  • 80': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Newcastle United 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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5 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 5
54.3 Possession 45.7
10 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 316
471 Passes 397
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.4
38 Long Balls 42
23 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 17
17 Tackles 27
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 22
14 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
15 Mats Hummels
26 Julian Ryerson
25 Niklas Süle
8 Felix Nmecha
6 Salih Özcan
20 Marcel Sabitzer
14 Niclas Füllkrug
19 Julian Brandt
27 Karim Adeyemi

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Nick Pope (GK)
5 Fabian Schär
6 Jamaal Lascelles
20 Lewis Hall Yellow Card
2 Kieran Trippier
39 Bruno Guimarães
28 Joe Willock
36 Sean Longstaff
9 Callum Wilson
7 Joelinton
21 Tino Livramento

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