Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal · Champions League
Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2 in the Champions League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal met in the Champions League at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Borussia Dortmund: R. Veiga 53'; S. Guirassy 80', 85'. Villarreal: S. Mouriño 66'; S. Guirassy 90'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Borussia Dortmund had 18 shots with 6 on target, Villarreal 13 with 6 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 9 to Borussia Dortmund and 7 to Villarreal. Borussia Dortmund conceded 15 fouls, Villarreal 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Borussia Dortmund, 3 for Villarreal).
Line-ups
Borussia Dortmund started in a 3-4-2-1: Gregor Kobel, Joane Gadou, Waldemar Anton, Daniel Svensson, Julian Ryerson, Joey Veerman, Felix Nmecha, Maximilian Beier, Konstantinos Karetsas, Marcel Sabitzer, Serhou Guirassy.
Villarreal started in a 4-2-3-1: Péter Gulácsi, Santiago Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Tajon Buchanan, Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Tani Oluwaseyi, Georges Mikautadze.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Villarreal.
- 53'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Villarreal. Own goal by R. Veiga.
- 66'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Villarreal. S. Mouriño (Villarreal) scores, assisted by G. Mikautadze.
- 80'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Villarreal. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) scores, assisted by F. Silva.
- 85'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Villarreal. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty.
- 90+3'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal. Own goal by S. Guirassy.
- 90'Full-time. Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal.
Full commentary (73 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal.
- 2'Corner, Villarreal.
- 2'Attempt missed. P. Navarro (Villarreal), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
- 5'Offside, Villarreal.
- 5'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 9'Attempt missed. M. Beier (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt missed. G. Mikautadze (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 16'Attempt missed. P. Gueye (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 18'Corner, Villarreal.
- 27'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: E. Nwaneri comes on for K. Karetsas.
- 34'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 34'Attempt blocked. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 38'Yellow card for W. Anton (Borussia Dortmund) for foul.
- 38'Yellow card for P. Navarro (Villarreal) for foul.
- 39'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 42'Yellow card for S. Cardona (Villarreal) for foul.
- 42'Attempt saved. T. Buchanan (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt blocked. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 44'Attempt blocked. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45+1'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), header. xG 0.18.
- 45'Half-time. Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Villarreal.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Villarreal: A. Freeman comes on for S. Cardona.
- 46'Attempt missed. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 48'Offside, Villarreal.
- 51'Attempt blocked. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Villarreal. Own goal by R. Veiga.
- 56'Attempt blocked. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 58'Attempt missed. T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal), header. xG 0.22.
- 59'Substitution, Villarreal: N. Pépé comes on for N. Saliba.
- 59'Substitution, Villarreal: A. Moleiro comes on for T. Oluwaseyi.
- 62'Attempt blocked. N. Pépé (Villarreal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 62'Corner, Villarreal.
- 64'Corner, Villarreal.
- 64'Attempt blocked. G. Mikautadze (Villarreal), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 65'Corner, Villarreal.
- 65'Attempt saved. S. Comesaña (Villarreal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 66'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Villarreal. S. Mouriño (Villarreal) scores, assisted by G. Mikautadze.
- 68'Attempt saved. T. Buchanan (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 68'Corner, Villarreal.
- 69'Attempt saved. T. Buchanan (Villarreal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 70'Offside, Villarreal.
- 72'Attempt blocked. J. Veerman (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 72'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 74'Attempt missed. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), header. xG 0.07.
- 74'Attempt missed. M. Beier (Borussia Dortmund), header. xG 0.06.
- 75'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: F. Silva comes on for F. Nmecha.
- 75'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: J. Bellingham comes on for M. Sabitzer.
- 75'Substitution, Villarreal: A. Diatta comes on for T. Buchanan.
- 76'Attempt saved. F. Silva (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 76'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 77'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 78'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 79'Attempt blocked. E. Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 80'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Villarreal. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) scores, assisted by F. Silva.
- 82'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: C. Chukwuemeka comes on for E. Nwaneri.
- 82'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: K. Prates comes on for M. Beier.
- 82'Attempt saved. F. Silva (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 83'Corner, Borussia Dortmund.
- 83'Substitution, Villarreal: G. Moreno comes on for P. Navarro.
- 83'Yellow card for S. Mouriño (Villarreal) for foul.
- 85'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Villarreal. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty.
- 89'Attempt saved. F. Silva (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Offside, Borussia Dortmund.
- 90+3'Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal. Own goal by S. Guirassy.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. N. Pépé (Villarreal), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. R. Veiga (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+5'Corner, Villarreal.
- 90'Full-time. Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal.