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

Newcastle United

FT
0 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

45': Felix Nmecha

Borussia Dortmund hang on for vital win at Newcastle

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Borussia Dortmund rekindled their hopes in Champions League Group F with a gritty 1-0 victory at Newcastle United thanks to Felix Nmecha's clinical first-half strike on Wednesday night.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak because of an injury.
35': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Emre Can because of an injury.
45': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck following a fast break.
63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Marco Reus.
65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joelinton.
65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Sean Longstaff.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Donyell Malen.
79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Felix Nmecha.
79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
79': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,024

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

DOR		NEW
15	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	11
3	Saves	4
39.9	Possession	60.1
13	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
234	Accurate Passes	387
320	Passes	470
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	27
0.1	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	40
19	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	6
0.4	Tackle %	1.0
13	Interceptions	9
35	Effective Clearances	14
35	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
5	Fabian Schär
6	Jamaal Lascelles
33	Dan Burn
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
7	Joelinton
36	Sean Longstaff
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
24	Miguel Almirón

Substitutes:

Martin Dúbravka, Callum Wilson, Valentino Livramento, Matt Targett, Loris Karius, Lewis Hall, Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy, Paul Dummett, Sandro Tonali.

Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
4	Nico Schlotterbeck
15	Mats Hummels
5	Ramy Bensebaini
17	Marius Wolf
23	Emre Can
8	Felix Nmecha
20	Marcel Sabitzer
14	Niclas Füllkrug
11	Marco Reus
21	Donyell Malen

Substitutes:

Alexander Meyer, Salih Özcan, Jamie Gittens, Giovanni Reyna, Youssoufa Moukoko, Karim Adeyemi, Marcel Lotka, Niklas Süle, Sébastien Haller, Hendry Blank.