Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match: Borussia Dortmund opened Group F in the Champions League 2023-24 wide open as they defeated an in-form Newcastle United 1-0 on Matchday 3 on October 25. Being in what was described as the ‘Group of Death’ before the tournament started alongside PSG and AC Milan, Dortmund and Newcastle both will be looking to secure a spot in the knockout rounds.
Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match: UEFA 2023
As per the Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match, While a Champions League campaign each year is not a massive deal for the Geman side, this is Newcastle’s first Champions League group stage since the 2002-03 season. This came after their incredible finish on fourth on the table following a Saudi buyout.
The Dortmund vs Newcastle match was incredibly cagey and tight. As per the Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match, While the Magpies looked better on stats like pass percentage and possession, the former Bundesliga Champions were ahead on the all-important stat, goals.
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The match, taking place in Newcastle’s St. James’ Park, had both sides missing huge names. Julian Brandt was a big miss for Dortmund, as he was out with a calf injury, while Sandro Tonali missed the game for Newcastle as he has been banned for 10 months.
The match started and Dortmund immediately went into charge, creating a big chance only to be saved by United’s Nick Pope. Pope was called back into action at the 10-minute mark, where he was forced to make a couple of solid stops.
As per the Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match, After creating Newcastle’s first good chance at goal in the match, Alexander Isak limps off the field and is replaced by Callum Wilson in the 11th minute.
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The first half was not very eventful until right at the end when in injury time, Felix Nmecha finished a great counter-attack with an excellent one-touch into the goal past Nick Pope, 1-0 Borussia Dortmund.
The second half was mostly Dortmund, with them creating a couple of decent chances but to no avail. Newcastle did seem to wake up in the final quarter-hour. In the 84th minute, the home team hit the bar. They did that again at the 90+4 minute mark. While they did come incredibly closer to equaling the scores at the end, Newcastle United ended up losing to Dortmund at their home ground.
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This win puts Borussia Dortmund at second in their group with 4 points, right behind PSG with 6 and just ahead of Newcastle United on 4 as well.
As per the Borussia Dortmund vs Newcastle UCL Match, The black and yellows have a match against Eintracht Frankfurt and league leaders Bayern Munich ahead of them before taking on Newcastle once more in the Champions League.
The Geordies can look forward to taking on Wolves and Arsenal in the Premier League, and a resurgent Manchester United in the EFL Cup before facing Dortmund in the Champions League.
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