and welcome to one of the most football crazy cities anywhere in europe we're in dortmund
famed of course for the famous yellow wall my name is derek ray and i'm joined for commentary
by the former arsenal and west ham player stuart robson and what we have for you tonight is live
champions league group stage match day one action it is borussia dortmund up against bashiq well
the hosts certainly go into this game as strong favourites they have better technical players and
can be brilliant when everything clicks but their opponents are well organized resilient and pose a
threat on the counter attack therefore an early goal will be the main priority for the home team
and introducing the borussia dortmund side matt hummel starts alongside manuela kanji in central
defense and so many different ways to configure an attack in this case it'll be two men up front
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starting 11 for besheat dash well the wingers will be key here they have to
choose the right time to give width and the right time to come in field
to support the center forward if they can do that they're a potent front three no doubt about that
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
jude bellingham really poor timing and some will argue that he was asking for a yellow card
well there we have it the first yellow card of the game and he's
gonna have to be careful now there's a long time to go here
well no surprise to see him go for goal but a routine save in the end
an encouraging move from dartmouth and that is offside
unable to retain possession
a move of promise on the flank
and creditors due for that good piece of defending
to produce something exciting
28 and belligan
really sound goalkeeping well that had to be a goal didn't it what a stop that is
marco royce with the corner not the result from the set piece they were looking for
i'll be impressed here and there's going to be a dortmund free kick
well a judgment call for the referee many an official would have cautioned him
not quite the tantalizing free kick he was hoping for goalkeepers ball now will the
keeper have to pay the price for that mistake hold up and the keeper stretching to deny him
a lot better than that didn't really make the keeper work
have been awarded the free kick by the referee
short and along the ground
i'm not sure why the fans are so upset i think the referee got that absolutely right
and cougar
but nothing comes of it good defending it was when you're on a yellow card you've
really got to tread oh so carefully and his day is done second yellow card stuart
well i have to say it was coming why was he not taken off earlier
almost
well read to ease the pressure and breaking at pace with menace
it's a good document move in the making well that is how to nullify the opposition
the ball with mehmed toppa
he's taking on his opponents here and a throw in it's going to be
he cuts it back that's high level goalkeeping well that's a fantastic save he's such a good keeper
who's going to get on the end of it it didn't happen for them
no good vision
it's a brilliant strike
so the match has restarted one nil here
that's going to be all for the first half here in the region well julian brandt having his
say in the first half what did you make of what you saw from him well i'm sure the manager will
be delighted with him he'll have drilled it into them to keep their focus keep playing
through to the halftime whistle and it certainly put them in a good position to go on and win this
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
and they have possession again
an encouraging move from dartmouth struggling to keep the ball
tactically quite clear what they're doing trying to get right on top of their opponents
oh a nice looking pass oh a save of the highest order
well he got his angles absolutely right what a good save that is
substitution it is for dortmund
corner fired in by thrice it might still be problematic well that's the end of that for now
no let up in the pressing department
price and unable to keep the ball
somehow reaching it
it hasn't come to very much holland well it's great when you can rely on your keeper well doc
getting ready for the set-piece routine hoping to increase their lead
so deciding to make a personnel change at this juncture
royce taking this one well he would love to have that header back
well he must have thought that was in he struck it so cleanly
it's a good dortmund move in the making but really sticking to the task defensively
yilmaz
hutchinson well they have it again
hold on
will go to the bench can he deliver it with accuracy no nonsense clearance
and that's an important intervention and then with a real chance
well we can take another look now this great interplay between the two of
them to start the move off and there's certainly no doubt about the finish it
really hits you with power and accuracy nothing that people can do about that
well a second goal for them here
and the ball with hutchinson
mas
and a very good challenge
and they'll get ready for the throw in
and threading it forward hold on now able to close down the shorts
marco royce with the corner and still dangerous
on a time for cool heads
gazelle and space to cross it
so full time it is and the morale boosting three points on the board to begin the european campaign
yeah it's so vital to get off to a quick start in these group stages they'll be happy with the
three points but now they have to back it up in the next game six points and you're halfway there
well marco rice a player who almost always catches the eye it's certainly true in this
game stuart you've got to say impressive well he should be pleased with himself today because
he performed really well he scored a good goal and they won the game an excellent day all round
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