UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • Red Card 29': Mats Hummels
  • 37': Marco Reus (P)
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  • 72': Dusan Tadic
  • 83': Sébastien Haller
  • 90'+3': Davy Klaassen

Ajax win at Dortmund to qualify for Champions League last 16

Ajax came from behind to beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in Champions League Group C and advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 3': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
  • 3': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 4': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
  • 5': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 7': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
  • 7': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 18': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 20': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard tries a through ball, but Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 22': Offside, Ajax. Antony tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 24': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 24': Sébastien Haller (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 25': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 25': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Offside, Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Antony.
  • 29': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 29': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the red card.
  • 32': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
  • 32': Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marin Pongracic replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  • 34': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Penalty conceded by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': VAR Decision: Penalty Borussia Dortmund.
  • 37': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 39': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Ajax).
  • 41': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 44': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
  • 45': Offside, Ajax. Antony tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 50': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Julian Brandt.
  • 52': Offside, Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 55': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 56': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Passlack replaces Marius Wolf because of an injury.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
  • 65': Foul by Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 65': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Offside, Ajax. Steven Berghuis tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 69': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 69': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Steffen Tigges.
  • 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Marco Reus.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 78': Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Ansgar Knauff (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Gregor Kobel tries a through ball, but Ansgar Knauff is caught offside.
  • 83': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 2. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
  • 87': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen tries a through ball, but Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 3. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Ajax 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
7 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
70.2 Possession 29.8
15 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
563 Accurate Passes 189
633 Passes 264
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 50
24 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 15
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 54,820

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
15 Mats Hummels Red Card
16 Manuel Akanji
39 Marius Wolf
24 Thomas Meunier
28 Axel Witsel
22 Jude Bellingham
19 Julian Brandt
27 Steffen Tigges
11 Marco Reus
10 Thorgan Hazard

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Remko Pasveer (GK)
21 Lisandro Martínez
2 Jurriën Timber
17 Daley Blind
12 Noussair Mazraoui
23 Steven Berghuis
8 Ryan Gravenberch
4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
22 Sébastien Haller
10 Dusan Tadic
11 Antony

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