Ajax Amsterdam vs Borussia Dortmund, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Ajax hit four past Dortmund to continue winning record
Ajax produced a dominant showing to rout Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Tuesday and keep up their 100% record in the Champions League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 9': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 9': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 10': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
- 11': Own Goal by Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund. Ajax 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 16': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 16': Hand ball by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
- 22': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
- 25': Goal! Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 27': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
- 27': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antony.
- 32': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 33': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
- 33': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 33': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 36': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nico Schulz.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
- 40': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 40': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 41': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ajax 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Nico Schulz.
- 47': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 48': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Hummels with a through ball.
- 48': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 48': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 49': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 52': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
- 52': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Donyell Malen.
- 55': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
- 55': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Goal! Ajax 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Haller with a headed pass.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
- 63': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
- 64': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
- 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 67': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
- 68': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 69': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 69': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
- 69': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Goal! Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
- 78': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marin Pongracic replaces Mats Hummels.
- 82': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
- 83': Substitution, Ajax. Mohamed Daramy replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 86': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Julian Brandt.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
- 90'+2': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 0': Match ends, Ajax 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.
Statistics
 DOR |
AJA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.6 | Possession | 55.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 541 |
| 488 | Passes | 615 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 25 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 15 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,029
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 54,029
Line-Ups
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 |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 11 | Antony |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 16 | Manuel Akanji |
| 14 | Nico Schulz |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
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