Dortmund vs Inter Milan 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 56': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
- 68': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Serhou Guirassy.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 75': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Inter Milan 1. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Fábio Silva.
- 82': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Milan. Andy Diouf replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Petar Sucic.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Filippo Mané because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Inter Milan 2. Andy Diouf (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Inter Milan 2.
Game Information
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 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 476 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 546 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 27 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 39 | Filippo Mané |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham |
| 8 | Felix Nmecha |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 21 | Fábio Silva |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 8 | Petar Sucic |
| 7 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 11 | Luis Henrique |
| 14 | Ange-Yoan Bonny |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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