UEFA Champions League · Matchday 1
Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal
- Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:00 UTCSignal Iduna ParkMatchday 1
Match stats
Borussia DortmundVillarreal
52Possession48
18Shots13
6Shots on target6
5Shots off target4
7Blocked shots3
12Shots inside box9
6Shots outside box4
9Corners7
1Offsides3
15Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
5Saves4
514Passes481
461Accurate passes413
Match events
- 27′Konstantinos Karetsas → Ethan Nwaneri
- 38′Waldemar Anton
- 38′Pau Navarro
- 42′Sergi Cardona
- 45′Sergi Cardona ← Alex Freeman
- 53′Renato Veiga · own goal
- 59′Tani Oluwaseyi ← Alberto Moleiro
- 59′Nathan Saliba ← Nicolas Pépé
- 66′Santiago Mouriño (assist Georges Mikautadze)
- 75′Tajon Buchanan ← Alassane Diatta
- 75′Marcel Sabitzer → Jobe Bellingham
- 75′Felix Nmecha → Fábio Silva
- 80′Sehrou Guirassy (assist Fábio Silva)
- 82′Maximilian Beier → Kauã Prates
- 82′Ethan Nwaneri → Carney Chukwuemeka
- 83′Pau Navarro ← Gerard Moreno
- 83′Santiago Mouriño
- 85′Sehrou Guirassy · penalty
- 90′Sehrou Guirassy · own goal
Borussia Dortmund · Villarreal
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Borussia Dortmund206.8↓75'Sabitzer
97.6Guirassy
266.8Ryerson
256.8Veerman
16.5Kobel
36.5Anton
86.8↓75'Nmecha
246.8Svensson
146.8↓82'Beier
196.8↓27'Karetsas
226.8Gadou
Villarreal255.9Gulacsi
176.3↓75'Buchanan
186.3Gueye
146.3Comesaña
216.3↓59'Oluwaseyi
125.1Veiga
246.3↓59'Saliba
236.0↓45'Cardona
157.0Mouriño
97.1Mikautadze
66.0↓83'Navarro
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Borussia Dortmund
- 20Marcel Sabitzer6.8
- 9Sehrou Guirassy7.6
- 26Julian Ryerson6.8
- 25Joey Veerman6.8
- 1Gregor Kobel6.5
- 3Waldemar Anton6.5
- 8Felix Nmecha6.8
- 24Daniel Svensson6.8
- 14Maximilian Beier6.8
- 19Konstantinos Karetsas6.8
- 22Joane Gadou6.8
Villarreal
- 25Peter Gulacsi5.9
- 17Tajon Buchanan6.3
- 18Pape Gueye6.3
- 14Santi Comesaña6.3
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi6.3
- 12Renato Veiga5.1
- 24Nathan Saliba6.3
- 23Sergi Cardona6.0
- 15Santiago Mouriño7.0
- 9Georges Mikautadze7.1
- 6Pau Navarro6.0
Borussia DortmundTale of the tapeVillarreal
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
3 ptsTable0 pts
+1Goal difference-1
LWLLDFormLLLLL
1Head-to-head wins0
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Borussia Dortmund 1W0D0W Villarreal
Goals 4–0
- 2025-11-25Borussia Dortmund4–0Villarreal
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Borussia Dortmund
LWLLD- @Atalanta1-4
- vsAtalanta2-0
- vsInter Milan0-2
- @Tottenham Hotspur0-2
- vsBodø/Glimt2-2
Villarreal
LLLLL- @Bayer Leverkusen0-3
- vsAjax1-2
- vsFC Copenhagen2-3
- @Borussia Dortmund0-4
- @Pafos0-1
Where they stand — In a 36-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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