Borussia Dortmund vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur win 4-0 on aggregate0 - 1
2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur win 4-0 on aggregate
Kane the hero as Tottenham Hotspur advance with win at Borussia Dortmund
Tottenham Hotspur weathered a first-half storm from Borussia Dortmund to win 1-0 at the Westfalenstadion.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Christian Eriksen.
- 12': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Manuel Akanji tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 17': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 23': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdou Diallo.
- 28': Delay in match Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 33': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 33': Attempt saved. Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 34': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 34': Attempt saved. Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 34': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 35': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
- 37': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 39': Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund).
- 39': Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
- 41': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 41': Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 45': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
- 48': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a through ball.
- 50': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
- 53': Hand ball by Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund).
- 53': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 53': Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier replaces Harry Winks because of an injury.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 58': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Axel Witsel tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
- 62': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Marius Wolf.
- 64': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 69': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 73': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic tries a through ball, but Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Delaney replaces Marco Reus.
- 74': Foul by Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund).
- 74': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 76': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaney with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 86': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 87': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 88': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 89': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen with a through ball.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
- 90'+1': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 90'+2': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
TOT |
DOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 352 | Accurate Passes | 688 |
| 426 | Passes | 761 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 38 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 66,099
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 16 | Manuel Akanji |
| 33 | Julian Weigl |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 4 | Abdou Diallo |
| 27 | Marius Wolf |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 10 | Mario Götze |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 7 | Jadon Sancho |
| 9 | Paco Alcácer |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 23 | Christian Eriksen |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 24 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
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