and welcome to one of the most football crazy cities anywhere in europe we're in
dortmund's famed of course for the famous yellow wall i'm derek ray
and delighted to have stuart robson sharing commentary duties with me
and we've got so much to look forward to this is where it all begins in europe's
premier club competition the uefa champions league the group stage match day one action it
is borussia dortmund taking on chelsea well thanks derek this is such an important game
both sides will be desperate to start this group well let's hope to see some great football today
now
here's the starting eleven for borussia dortmund manuela kanji
plays with matt's homos in central defence corgan azar starts with marco rice out wide
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
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here's the lineup for chelsea edward mendy starts in goal thiago silva plays with antonio rudiger
in central defense and golo kante starts alongside matteo covetic in central midfield
as for the strike duo romelu lukaku plays alongside christian pulisic
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
he could pick out a teammate the clearance wasn't decisive
gives it a go able to get a body in the way
well not many would debate the point that darling hollande is a joy to watch whenever
he's out there on the pitch but what should we expect from him today stuart well he's such a
natural finisher he has everything a good goal scorer needs composure
technique and awareness he will certainly need to be tightly marked today
well he almost headed it in oh
mount
and back with that nice and easy for the keeper
that's fine play to keep control of the ball
making progress is rice and options around him
but nothing comes of it good defending it was
using his physical strength and he's in
the breakthrough nicely
well here it is again the path behind the defense is absolutely perfect but i don't
think the keepers have been treated in his near post quite easily i thought
let's see what happens next
pulisic and chelsea moving the ball forward what can they do from here covertich pulisic
mount and return to mount
i think you've got to conclude that was good refereeing a free kick in the end
after initially playing advantage but it just wasn't there
an opportunity to level matters and the penalty is converted a goal is his and now he can exhale
well as you can see from the replay the keeper tries to read the penalty
but he's sent the wrong way and it ends up looking a very easy finish
back underway level begging one girl a piece in this game in position here to protect the ball
axel vitzell ellinghauler tremendous challenge
now that pass easy on the eye good ball played over
oh my goodness he's got that so well a goal of the highest class fantastic technique
well here it is again and it's all about the pace in transition they're so quick to
get out from the back and then the finish is fairly simple in the end that's a good goal
that girl certainly should shake them up a bit
there's a slide draw pass oh but there's defensive diligence for you when things look dangerous
in a position of menace
into the penalty area and they would have been disappointed had he spilled that one
corte
here's cover chips
looking away patiently looking for an opening superb block
front now hold on
quite possibly a yellow card as the flow was stopped well the referee has decided
to book him well it's not a good challenge and quite rightly he gets a yellow card for that
reese james it's callum hudson odoi and felicic has it can he put it away and a really fine
piece of goalkeeping well i'm not sure that was the right decision easy save in the end
azar on to holland
position to read it
that's going to be all for the first half here in the rural region
well in typical fashion early asking plenty of questions of
the defense in the first half difficult to contain stuart
yeah he's played pretty well to be fair he's looked confident and assured on the ball
but he's gonna need a helping hand if they are to turn this around in the second half
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
axelritsel
and this is a voice now they keep passing away clean challenge
rudiger here's cover checks today
chelsea
looking for that final pass and for that chance to level the game determined block
pulisic oh a lovely ball and lukaku is through and it's two for him today a masterful performance
the defenders unable to stop it
well here it is again and the pace in which they break forward is devastating
it's so hard to defend against and when he gets onto it he decides to go for power
it's a really emphatic finish which gives the keeper no chance
so they get the ball moving again 3-1 the score line here what's going to happen next
30 minutes to go then
mount how can i exploit the space out wide
it's there for him and opting for power over placement but not the desired result
substitution it is for dortmund
a complete miscue by the goalkeeper will there
be a price to pay well the keeper has outdone himself wonderful save
rhys james
conte has it patient build up at the moment
and space available inside and he's kept it out fully stretched somehow reaching it
now the delivery insufficient guy on the crossing front you've got to say
strength and control a big part of his game
well these fans can sense an opportunity here they need to make the most of this corner
the danger is still there free kick to chelsea
pulisic
well chelsea unable to retain possession
we're inside the final quarter of an hour now
well that's the moment he would like to airbrush from history he's thrown it
straight to the opposition well let's get more details on the injury situation from
our pitch side reporter jeff shreeves he landed really heavily on his shoulder then
you can see the discomfort he's in but he's a tough guy i think he'll carry on cheers jeff
hudson odoi
boyce and now dahun terrific save
hazard and the cross is very much on
he's got to score not finished yet not quite yet still excitement left in the game
well here's the replay and it's a really inviting ball played into the box 50 players to attack it
and the finish is really well taken because he judges the white of the ball
the right technique and then make such good contract that's a clever goal
well the action underway once more and no shortage of entertainment three two
has it
well no stopping him
sort of assessment of the situation at the back a message delivered from the
referee to the fourth official three minutes on the board and breaking it pace with menace
marco voice
using his strength to shield the ball hollande and now many a the crossbar got in the way
able to deal with the threat 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
lukaku does know how to take a game by the scruff of the neck what would be your verdict
on his performance well he looked a top class player today every time he touched the ball
he was a threat and he worked so hard for the team as well what a good display that was