Borussia Dortmund vs AFC Ajax, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Borussia Dortmund vs AFC Ajax — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–3 L 30 Oct 1. FC Koln H 2–0 W 26 Oct FC Ingolstadt 04 H 2–0 W 23 Oct Arminia Bielefeld A 3–1 W 19 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–4 L 16 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 3–1 W 30 Oct Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D 24 Oct PSV H 5–0 W 19 Oct Borussia Dortmund H 4–0 W 16 Oct SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W 03 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L Season Stats
Borussia Dortmund AFC Ajax #17 Position #32 11 Points 6 8 Played 8 3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6 19 Scored 8 17 Conceded 21 +2 GD -13 1.38 PPG 0.75 38% Win % 25% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this seasonBorussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Borussia Dortmund is hosting AFC Ajax for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Antony has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 508 games and scored 653 goals.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Davy Klaassen suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Mohammed Kudus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 29' Borussia Dortmund receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 29.
- 34' The whistle greets Thorgan Hazard as he departs to be replaced by Marin Pongracic.
- 37' Marco Reus puts Borussia Dortmund on the lead.
- 39' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Edson Alvarez departs to be replaced by Davy Klaassen.
- 51' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 58' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Marius Wolf is replaced by Felix Passlack on 58 minute.
- 63' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 67' Mohammed Kudus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 67 minute.
- 72' Goal! Dusan Tadic scores his 110 goal in 469 matches.
- 76' Donyell Malen is replacing Steffen Tigges for the Borussia Dortmund side.
- 79' The referee shows Borussia Dortmund player a Yellow card on 79.
- 83' What a strike from Sebastien Haller! The score is 1-2.
- 84' Goal! Sebastien Haller scores his 92 goal in 504 matches.
- 89' Lisandro Martinez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.
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Borussia Dortmund
Starting XI- 24
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- 19
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Marco Reus ↓ Ansgar Knauff 76'
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- 28
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39
Marius Wolf ↓ Felix Passlack 58'
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Steffen Tigges ↓ Donyell Malen 76'
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Bench-
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Donyell Malen ↑ 76'
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Felix Passlack ↑ 58'
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34
Marin Pongracic ↑ 34'
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Ansgar Knauff ↑ 76'
Coach Marco RoseAFC Ajax
Starting XI- 11
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Edson Alvarez ↓ Davy Klaassen 46'
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Bench-
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Davy Klaassen ↑ 46'
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- 19
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Mohammed Kudus ↑ 67'
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Coach Erik ten Hag -
Borussia Dortmund Form