UEFA Champions League

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

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    Borussia Dortmund
    • 45': Felix Nmecha
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    Borussia Dortmund hang on for vital win at Newcastle

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 1': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.
    • 2': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 2': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emre Can.
    • 8': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 8': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 8': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 12': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Reus following a corner.
    • 15': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak because of an injury.
    • 17': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 20': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 23': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emre Can.
    • 24': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
    • 29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marco Reus.
    • 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Donyell Malen.
    • 33': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 35': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 35': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 36': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 43': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Emre Can because of an injury.
    • 44': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 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.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nick Pope.
    • 45'+3': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
    • 50': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
    • 50': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
    • 53': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
    • 53': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 53': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
    • 62': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
    • 62': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
    • 62': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 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.
    • 66': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
    • 67': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Nico Schlotterbeck tries a through ball, but Mats Hummels is caught offside.
    • 68': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.
    • 70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
    • 73': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
    • 74': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
    • 74': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Felix Nmecha.
    • 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Donyell Malen.
    • 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
    • 79': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
    • 79': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 80': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 83': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 84': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 86': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 86': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
    • 88': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
    • 90': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 90'+1': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 90'+3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

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

    UEFA Champions League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 6 +12 13
    2 PSV Eindhoven 6 -2 9
    3 Lens 6 -5 8
    4 Sevilla 6 -5 2
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NEW 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 Yellow Card
    7 Joelinton
    36 Sean Longstaff
    14 Alexander Isak
    10 Anthony Gordon
    24 Miguel Almirón
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Martin Dúbravka, Callum Wilson, Valentino Livramento, Matt Targett, Loris Karius, Lewis Hall, Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy, Paul Dummett, Sandro Tonali.

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    4 Nico Schlotterbeck
    15 Mats Hummels
    5 Ramy Bensebaini
    17 Marius Wolf Yellow Card
    23 Emre Can
    8 Felix Nmecha
    20 Marcel Sabitzer
    14 Niclas Füllkrug
    11 Marco Reus
    21 Donyell Malen
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Alexander Meyer, Salih Ozcan, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Giovanni Reyna, Youssoufa Moukoko, Karim Adeyemi, Marcel Lotka, Niklas Süle, Sébastien Haller, Hendry Blank.

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