Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
Champions League · League phase · Matchday 1Signal Iduna Park, DortmundRef: Simone Sozza, Italy
Match
Timeline
E. Nwaneri ↑
K. Karetsas ↓
27'
38'
Half time · 0-0
46'
A. Freeman ↑
S. Cardona ↓
own goal
53'
59'
A. Moleiro ↑
T. Oluwaseyi ↓
59'
N. Pepe ↑
N. Saliba ↓
66'
⚽
assist: G. Mikautadze
J. Bellingham ↑
M. Sabitzer ↓
75'
F. Silva ↑
F. Nmecha ↓
75'
75'
A. Diatta ↑
T. Buchanan ↓
assist: F. Silva
80'
K. Prates ↑
M. Beier ↓
82'
C. Chukwuemeka ↑
↓
82'
83'
G. Moreno ↑
P. Navarro ↓
penalty
85'
90'
⚽
own goal
Full time · 3-2
Match
Stats
52%
Possession
48%
2.83
Expected goals (xG)
1.34
18
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
6
12
Shots inside box
9
9
Corners
7
514
Passes
481
461
Accurate passes
413
15
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
3
5
Saves
4
1
Yellow cards
3
Ratings
Top performers
Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund · 2G8.7
Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund7.7
Tajon Buchanan Villarreal7.6
Fábio Silva Borussia Dortmund · 1A7.5
Péter Gulácsi Villarreal7.5
Joey Veerman Borussia Dortmund7.2
Confirmed
Lineups
3-4-2-1
Coach: Niko Kovac
Substitutes (10)
4-2-3-1
Coach: Inigo Perez
Substitutes (11)
Team news
Missing players
- Borussia Dortmund
- R. Bensebaini · Missing Fixture · Red Card
- E. Can · Missing Fixture · Knee Injury
- M. Kaba · Missing Fixture · Injury
- G. Konstantelias · Missing Fixture · Knee Injury
- J. Lerma · Missing Fixture · Muscle Injury
- N. Schlotterbeck · Missing Fixture · Red Card
- F. Mane · Questionable · Injury
- Villarreal
- J. Foyth · Missing Fixture · Injury
Head to head
Last 1 meetings
1Borussia Dortmund
0Draws
0Villarreal
2026-09-08Borussia Dortmund3 — 2Villarreal