UEFA Champions League

Dortmund vs Celtic 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 7': Emre Can (P)
  • 11': Karim Adeyemi
  • 29': Karim Adeyemi
  • 40': Serhou Guirassy (P)
  • 42': Karim Adeyemi
  • 66': Serhou Guirassy
  • 79': Felix Nmecha
FT
7 - 1
  • 9': Daizen Maeda

Dortmund hammer Celtic 7-1 with Adeyemi first-half hat trick

Karim Adeyemi scored a first-half hat-trick as last season's losing finalists Borussia Dortmund hammered Celtic 7-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday with five goals in the opening 42 minutes.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Celtic 0. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 9': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Celtic 1. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross.
  • 11': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Celtic 1. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
  • 29': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Celtic 1. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 32': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, Celtic 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 5, Celtic 1. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Álex Valle replaces Greg Taylor.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Paulo Bernardo.
  • 48': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Karim Adeyemi because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Pascal Groß.
  • 61': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Yan Couto.
  • 63': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Nicolas Kühn.
  • 63': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 66': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 6, Celtic 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Serhou Guirassy.
  • 74': Reo Hatate (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 7, Celtic 1. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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
+19 Arsenal 8 24 0
+14 Bayern Munich 8 21 1
+12 Liverpool 8 18 2
+10 Tottenham Hotspur 8 17 1
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 2
47.4 Possession 52.6
9 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 13
0.2 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
390 Accurate Passes 437
449 Passes 499
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.4
22 Long Balls 37
8 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
3 Waldemar Anton
26 Julian Ryerson
2 Yan Couto
10 Julian Brandt
13 Pascal Groß Yellow Card
23 Emre Can
9 Serhou Guirassy
43 Jamie Gittens
27 Karim Adeyemi

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK) Yellow Card
5 Liam Scales
6 Auston Trusty
3 Greg Taylor
2 Alistair Johnston
42 Callum McGregor
28 Paulo Bernardo
27 Arne Engels
8 Kyogo Furuhashi
38 Daizen Maeda
10 Nicolas Kühn

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