(Football news) Borussia took the lead shortly before halftime, and with four points from the match, they earned the victory. The Bundesliga team now sits second in Group F.
Newcastle is currently in third place and has four points as well. The two teams are two points ahead of AC Milan in fourth place and two points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain in this intriguing division.
November 7th’s rematch between the two teams in Germany is expected to be very important because it takes place before Eddie Howe’s team travels to PSG.
Donyell Malen was set up by Marius Wolf inside the Newcastle box, and Dortmund had a great chance to grab the lead inside the opening two minutes, but Nick Pope brilliantly stopped the striker’s low shot.
After that, in the tenth minute, the England international denied Niclas Fullkrug, and the Magpies goalkeeper made two outstanding saves in quick succession. As a result, Borussia missed three great chances in the first ten minutes.
Following a pass from Alexander Isak to his teammate inside the Dortmund box, Gregor Kobel was called upon to make a save against Anthony Gordon.
After Newcastle was forced to make a change, Callum Wilson came in to replace the injured Isak, Malen whistled one just wide of the Newcastle goal in the fifteenth minute.
After Borussia Dortmund launched swift counterattacks, Malen twice had goal-bound attempts stopped, but the score was tied at thirty minutes. Malen was still causing the home team’s defence a lot of issues.
Joelinton and Dan Burn made an attempt for Newcastle towards the end of the first half, but Nmecha’s incredible shot into the far corner from a Nico Schlotterbeck pass gave Dortmund the lead in the 45th minute.
When Wilson found himself free inside the BVB box in the 57th minute, he had an opportunity to tie the score, but Kobel was there to make an incredible save at close range.
After Borussia Dortmund had made a solid start to the second half, Newcastle were finally applying pressure, and Gordon even had a shot deflected wide of the post before trying to get the audience interested in the match.
For the last 25 minutes of the match, Sandro Tonali who is facing a lengthy ban as a result of an inquiry into alleged betting offences was brought on as the Magpies looked for some motivation.
With the support of an enthusiastic spectator base, Howe’s team was all motion, but Dortmund was playing better football; they sat back late in the game and took advantage of opportunities to break because of their speed in the last third of the field.
Wilson headed a late free kick from Matt Targett against the crossbar, and in stoppage time, the home team’s attempt from Gordon rebounded onto the woodwork. Dortmund had to weather two critical moments in order to secure a crucial three points in this part.
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