
Bologna vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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Bologna stun embattled Dortmund with two-goal comeback in two minutes
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Bologna struck twice in two minutes to bag a 2-1 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday and earn their first win in the competition while piling pressure on the embattled Germans who suffered a fourth straight loss...
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
- 4': Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 6': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Holm with a headed pass.
- 8': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 9': Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
- 11': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 12': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 13': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Waldemar Anton draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Penalty conceded by Emil Holm (Bologna) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Emil Holm (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Goal! Bologna 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 16': Foul by Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
- 16': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 17': Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 19': Remo Freuler (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 20': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 20': Sam Beukema (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Bologna. Emil Holm is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund).
- 23': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
- 25': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
- 25': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 26': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 28': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 28': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 29': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Reyna.
- 29': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santiago Castro with a headed pass following a corner.
- 30': Offside, Bologna. Santiago Castro is caught offside.
- 31': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
- 32': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 33': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 35': Substitution, Bologna. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Riccardo Orsolini because of an injury.
- 36': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna).
- 36': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
- 38': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 38': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 45'+2': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Remo Freuler.
- 48': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 48': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
- 50': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna).
- 50': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 53': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 53': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 55': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Emil Holm (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jens Odgaard with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 60': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolò Casale replaces Jhon Lucumí.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Santiago Castro.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Julien Duranville.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Giovanni Reyna.
- 65': Offside, Bologna. Jens Odgaard is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 67': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 68': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 70': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 71': Goal! Bologna 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
- 72': Attempt saved. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 72': Goal! Bologna 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Pascal Groß.
- 75': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Serhou Guirassy because of an injury.
- 76': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 76': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 80': Nicolò Casale (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
- 81': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
- 82': Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 86': Offside, Bologna. Jens Odgaard is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 87': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 87': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
- 88': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Emil Holm (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 89': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 90': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+1': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bologna 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
Statistics
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BOL![]() |
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18 | Fouls | 15 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 7 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
3 | SHOTS | 17 |
2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
260 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
350 | Passes | 372 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
9 | Crosses | 23 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
66 | Long Balls | 66 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
19 | Tackles | 20 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
5 | Interceptions | 10 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
20 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 26,801
UEFA Champions League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
26 | Jhon Lucumí ![]() |
31 | Sam Beukema |
22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
2 | Emil Holm ![]() |
19 | Lewis Ferguson ![]() |
18 | Tommaso Pobega |
8 | Remo Freuler ![]() |
9 | Santiago Castro |
11 | Dan Ndoye |
7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
3 | Waldemar Anton |
26 | Julian Ryerson ![]() |
13 | Pascal Groß |
8 | Felix Nmecha |
7 | Giovanni Reyna |
14 | Maximilian Beier ![]() |
9 | Serhou Guirassy |
43 | Jamie Gittens |
16 | Julien Duranville |
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