Where the match is played:
Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
City: Dortmund
Capacity: 81365 spectators8.40pm
Good evening and welcome to the live broadcast of Borussia Dortmund-Atletico Madrid, a match valid for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.8.40pm
At the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund we start again from the 2-1 in favor of Atletico Madrid, gained six days ago at the Civitas Metropolitano. The hosts Borussia will try to overturn the result and qualify for the semi-finals. Edin Terzic’s team, which qualified in first place in the group with Paris Saint-Germain, Milan and Newcastle and was capable of eliminating PSV in the round of 16, is fresh from victory at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, while it is unbeaten at home in the Champions League , having achieved two wins and two draws so far.8.47pm
However, Atletico Madrid’s form is excellent, fresh from three consecutive victories, including the one in the first leg and the one against Girona in the last round of the Liga, which brought the Colchoneros closer to the third place occupied by Michel’s team. Diego Pablo Simeone’s team, which won the group with Lazio, Feyenoord and Celtic and eliminated Inter after penalties in the round of 16, has won only once away from Madrid in this Champions League, instead being defeated at San Siro from Inter, in the first leg match of the last round.8.51pm
OFFICIAL LINEUPS – Borussia Dortmund lines up on the pitch with the 4-2-3-1: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can; Adeyemi, Brandt, Sancho; Füllkrug. Available: Meyer, Lotka, Ozcan, Nmecha, Reus, Duranville, Wolf, Moukoko, Sule, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens.8.54pm
OFFICIAL LINEUPS – Atletico Madrid lines up on the pitch with the 3-5-2: Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Azpilicueta; Morata, Griezmann. Available: Moldovan, Gomis, Gabriel, Saul, Correa, Savic, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Reinildo, Barrios, Nino.8.53pm
Three heavy absences for Terzic, who has to give up Bensebaini, Malen and Haller. The Dortmund coach confirms the defensive line deployed in the first leg, still relying on Sabitzer and Can in the middle of the pitch. Brandt takes Nmecha’s place in the attacking midfield, with Reus and Bynoe-Gittens on the bench.8.55pm
Simeone has to do without Lemar, Vitolo and Depay, as well as the suspended Samuel Lino. To replace the latter, Simeone chooses to insert an extra defender, Hermoso, raising Azpilicueta on the midfielder line. The attacking duo of Griezmann and Morata are not affected.8.58pm
Almost everything is ready at Signal Iduna Park. In a few minutes the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic will start the match.8.58pm
KICK OFF! Borussia Dortmund-Atletico Madrid begins. The first ball of the match is played by the yellow and blacks.9.03pm
3′INCREDIBLE SAVE BY AZPILICUETA! Adeyemi runs down the left and crosses low to the center for Sabitzer, who controls and fires a sure shot from close range. The former Chelsea defender stretches out and slides to block the shot, saving a goal.9.09pm
5′WHAT DID MORATA DO WRONG! Perfect counterattack by Atletico Madrid, with the Spanish striker escaping from Sabitzer and, face to face with Kobel, trying to overcome him with a lob, widening the shot too much, which ends up on the back.9.08pm
6′Molina receives on the baseline and unloads to De Paul, who kicks with first intention. Weak conclusion, blocked in two stages by Kobel.9.09pm
9′
High pace at the start of the game.9.12pm
12′Borussia Dortmund defensive turnover. Atletico Madrid waits in their own half.9.15pm
15′Adeyemi serves on the run Brandt, who looks for the discharge backwards for Fullkrug. Koke intercepts and deflects for a corner.9.17pm
16′BRANDT TRYING! The number 19 takes a short corner, exchanging with Sancho, who returns the ball to him. Brandt enters the area and tries to surprise Oblak on his post, but the Slovenian goalkeeper blocks.9.19pm
18′Ryerson crosses a ball into the middle which is deflected first by Hermoso and then by Witsel, to end up in the area of Adeyemi, who kicks with a counter-ball. Central conclusion, easy for Oblak.9.20pm
21′
New long phase of ball possession for the yellow and blacks, who however struggle to find spaces with short phrasing.9.24pm
24′De Paul verticalizes for Molina, who cuts behind Maatsen, but is caught in an offside position.9.26pm
27′Sabitzer receives from Brandt on the edge of the area, controls and shoots looking for the far post, but misses the target.9.30pm
30′César Azpilicueta WARNED for a late challenge on Adeyemi.9.32pm
33′Nice first move from Dortmund, concluded by Sabitzer with a cross shot towards the far post, cleared by Hermoso.9.35pm
34′
GOAL! BORUSSIA DORTMUND-Atletico Madrid 1-0! Julian Brandt’s network! Splendid verticalization from the outside by Hummels for the number 19 who, positioned inside the area, controls with his chest, moves the ball to his left and kicks to cross. Oblak touches the ball, but is unable to avoid the goal which establishes absolute parity in the double match.9.38pm
37′Difficult moment for Atletico Madrid, who have not yet managed to react after Brandt’s goal. Dortmund’s offensive pressure continues.9.39pm
38′Can receives from Maatsen, advances to 25 meters and tries the conclusion. Oblak blocks in two stages.9.40pm
39′GOAL! BORUSSIA DORTMUND-Atletico Madrid 2-0! Ian Maatsen’s goal! Sancho verticalizes for Sabitzer, who unloads for Maatsen. The Dutchman controls and kicks a cross, finding a great corner at the far post. The Gialloneri lead by one goal in the overall tally.9.43pm
42′Play now resumes after an interruption of a couple of minutes due to a blow suffered by Kobel, accidentally hit on the head by Azpilicueta.9.44pm
43′
WARNING Julian Ryerson for an obstruction against Azpilicueta.9.46pm
45′Two minutes of injury time allowed.9.48pm
45’+1′WARNING Mario Hermoso for a slap on Adeyemi. He was warned by a booking and will miss the eventual first leg of the semi-final.9.48pm
45’+3′END OF THE FIRST HALF: BORUSSIA DORTMUND-ATLETIC MADRID 2-0. The Gialloneri lead by one goal in the double match which qualifies for the semi-final.9.50pm
Five minutes were enough for Borussia Dortmund to overturn the result of the first leg and take the lead in the double match against Atletico Madrid. The yellow and blacks immediately became dangerous in the 3rd minute, when Sabitzer had a confident shot blocked by a great save from Azpilicueta. The Colchoneros responded two minutes later, when Morata lost the eye-to-eye challenge with Kobel, kicking a moving penalty into the goal. After an intense start, the match becomes tactical until, in the 34th minute, Hummels passes out wide for Brandt, who crosses a left-footed shot from inside the area, making it 1-0. Five minutes later another diagonal, this time from Maatsen, overturns the overall result, giving Dortmund the lead in the double match.9.55pm
Excellent approach to the match by Borussia, who attacked from the start, closing Atletico Madrid in their half of the pitch and putting them in difficulty with the movement of the three attacking midfielders, always ready to exchange positions. However, Terzic will have to pay attention to the situation of Ryerson, who was booked during the first half. Something will necessarily have to change, however, Simeone, given that the Colchoneros have suffered too much from the offensive proposal of the yellow and blacks, managing to restart only on a few occasions. Not to be ruled out is the yellow carded Azpilicueta leaving the field, who could leave the field to the more attacking Riquelme.10pm
46′First substitution for Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina out, Pablo Barrios in.10.04pm
46′Second substitution for Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata leaves, Ángel Correa enters.10.05pm
46′Third substitution for Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta leaves room for Rodrigo Riquelme.10.05pm
46′LET’S START ONCE AGAIN! The second half of Borussia Dortmund-Atletico Madrid begins.10.06pm
47′
Simeone rearranges his team by widening Llorente in the role of right winger in place of Molina, with De Paul right midfielder and Barrios left midfielder. Riquelme positions himself a few meters wider, while Correa pairs up in attack with Griezmann.10.07pm
49′GOAL! Borussia Dortmund-ATLETIC MADRID 2-1! Own goal by Mats Hummels! Corner comes out at the far post by Griezmann, header by Hermoso and unfortunate deflection by the German defender, which displaces Kobel. All tied in the double challenge.10.10pm
52′Maatsen tries to change the game for Adeyemi, but misses the measurement of the throw, which ends up on the bottom.10.12pm
55′Insistent action by Borussia Dortmund, which forces Atletico to defend in their own area.10.17pm
57′WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CORREA! Koke verticalizes for the number 10, who escapes to Schlotterbeck and, alone in front of Kobel, opens the inside too much, kicking centimeters wide.10.18pm
60′
Protests from Borussia players for a foul called against Sabitzer for a contact with De Paul. Vincic calms things down.10.21pm
63′Always very high intensity on the pitch. The two teams are running a lot.10.24pm
64′GOAL! Borussia Dortmund-ATLETIC MADRID 2-2! Ángel Correa’s goal! Insistent action by the Colchoneros, with Riquelme receiving the ball from the number 10 and shooting from inside the area, having the shot blocked by Kobel. Correa arrives again on the rebound, first having the shot blocked by Hummels and then reiterating it towards goal, kicking under the crossbar. Atletico Madrid ahead in the double match.10.26pm
66′First substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Karim-David Adeyemi’s match ends, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens replacing him.10.26pm
67′Sancho runs down the right and crosses to the far post for Bynoe-Gittens, who heads it but sends it high.10.27pm
69′
Free kick from Brandt, who tries to surprise Oblak with an unexpected shot. The Colchoneros goalkeeper is attentive and blocks with his fists.10.30pm
71′GOAL! BORUSSIA DORTMUND-Atletico Madrid 3-2! Network by Niclas Füllkrug! Brandt verticalizes for Sabitzer, who crosses with first intention to the near post, where Fullkrug anticipates Gimenez and turns his head splendidly to the far post. All tied again at Signal Iduna Park.10.32pm
74′GOAL! BORUSSIA DORTMUND-Atletico Madrid 4-2! Marcel Sabitzer’s net! The Austrian picks up a loose ball on the edge of the area, moves it to his left and kicks it across the ball, finding the bottom corner at the far post. Borussia takes the lead again in the two-legged match.10.35pm
