Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2024-25 PLAYOFFS
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Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Champions League at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Davide Massa
- Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
- Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio
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 19 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–0 D 15 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 A 0–2 L 11 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 3–0 W 08 Feb VfB Stuttgart H 1–2 L 01 Feb 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 2–1 W 29 Jan FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Feb Borussia Dortmund A 0–0 D 15 Feb FC Arouca H 2–2 D 11 Feb Borussia Dortmund H 0–3 L 07 Feb FC Porto A 1–1 D 02 Feb SC Farense H 3–1 W 29 Jan Bologna FC 1909 H 1–1 D Season Stats
Borussia Dortmund Sporting Clube de Portugal #17 Position #7 11 Points 16 8 Played 8 3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2 19 Scored 17 17 Conceded 11 +2 GD +6 1.38 PPG 2.00 38% Win % 63% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this seasonBorussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Borussia Dortmund to score. At the same time, Sporting Clube de Portugal does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Daniel Svensson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 503 games and scored 670 goals.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' The whistle greets Joao Simoes as he departs to be replaced by Zeno Debast.
- 45' Sporting Clube de Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Jamie Bynoe-Gittens by Maximilian Beier on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 56 minute. Goncalo Inacio leaves to be changed by Afonso Moreira.
- 61' 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.
- 66' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' Another substitution for Borussia Dortmund to replace Julian Brandt by Gio Reyna on 69 minute.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Marcel Sabitzer.
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julian Brandt made 162 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 84' Lucas Anjos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Geovany Quenda on 84 minute.
- 89' Ramy Bensebaini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karim Adeyemi on 89 minute.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Borussia Dortmund
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Julian Brandt ↓ Gio Reyna 69'
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Karim Adeyemi ↓ Ramy Bensebaini 89'
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Ramy Bensebaini ↑ 89'
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Waldemar Anton ↑ 89'
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Maximilian Beier ↑ 46'
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Gio Reyna ↑ 69'
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Julien Duranville ↑ 69'
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Coach Niko KovaćSporting Clube de Portugal
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Goncalo Inacio ↓ Afonso Moreira 56'
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Geovany Quenda ↓ Lucas Anjos 84'
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Joao Simoes ↓ Zeno Debast 40'
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Zeno Debast ↑ 40'
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Afonso Moreira ↑ 56'
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Maximiliano Araujo ↑ 56'
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Lucas Anjos ↑ 84'
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Alexandre Brito ↑ 46'
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Coach Rui Borges -
Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
2025-02-19 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2025-02-15 VfL Bochum 1848 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-02-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-02-08 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2025-02-01 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-01-29 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk WSporting Clube de Portugal Form
2025-02-19 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2025-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca D 2025-02-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–3 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-02-07 FC Porto 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2025-02-02 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 SC Farense W 2025-01-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D