Highlights

Matchday 30

FINAL

SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

Borussia Mönchengladbach

56'

StögerKevin Stöger

SvenssonDaniel Svensson

45' +4'

NmechaFelix Nmecha

44'

GuirassySerhou Guirassy

41'

24'

ItakuraKo Itakura

D. Siebert

SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

0:23

Niko Kovač: "Going game by game"

Full-time: Dortmund 3-2 Gladbach

A furious ten minutes before half-time were enough for BVB to secure three crucial points in the race for Europe. Gladbach managed to pull one back in the second half, but created very few chances from open play. As a result, BVB move ahead of Gladbach in the table.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Dortmund hanging on

Protecting the ball at the corner, hoofing the ball forward - the hosts are doing all they can to hang onto all three points here today.

90'

+ 2

Counter fizzles out

Guirassy runs towards the penalty area on the left in a counterattack, but then passes too weakly to the right, allowing a defender to intervene once again.

90'

+ 1

300

seconds of added time will be played. Enough for Gladbach to steal a point here?

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Maximilian Beier34.76km/h

Lukas Ullrich33.61km/h

Karim-David Adeyemi33.55km/h

88'

Brandt!

Brandt pinches the ball on the edge of the area and races forward to cross for Guirassy, but his effort is wayward and the danger dies down.

85'

Strong tackle

Fukuda storms down the left towards the penalty area in his first move since coming on, but the Japanese youngster is stopped just before the area by Bensebaini's expert sliding tackle.

84'

Last changes

Seoane plays his last two cards, breaking up the double to now occupies the central midfield with Neuhaus and Fukuda in a much more offensive formation.

83'

Substitution

Shio Fukuda

Rocco Reitz

83'

Substitution

Florian Neuhaus

Julian Weigl

83'

No taker once again

Brandt breaks to the by-line on the left before cutting it back, but the only BVB man on hand is the on-rushing Ryerson who can't beat the defence to to the ball.

82'

Not enough

The Foals have only had one shot on goal since the break - Stöger's penalty.

79'

Too much power

Ryerson breaks down the right and crosses - but the ball has too much on it for Guirassy at the near post and the guinean's first touch sees the ball go out.

75'

No taker...

...for Brandt's first cross from the left.

73'

Kovac also makes three changes

Can replaces Süle in the back three, Özcan for Nmecha in central midfield and Brandt Adeyemi replaces Adeyemi on the left wing.

73'

Substitution

Julian Brandt

Karim Adeyemi

73'

Substitution

Emre Can

Niklas Süle

73'

Substitution

Salih Özcan

Felix Nmecha

72'

A little too long

Stöger relieves pressure on his own goal line with a kick and then spots the space available to Hack. However, his lob towards the left wing is a little too long, allowing Kobel to clear the ball from his penalty area.

71'

Triple substitution

Seoane makes three positional changes: Netz replaces Ullrich at left-back, Lainer replaces Scally at right-back and Hack replaces Čvančara in attacking midfield.

70'

Substitution

Robin Hack

Tomáš Čvančara

70'

Substitution

Luca Netz

Lukas Ullrich

70'

Substitution

Stefan Lainer

Joe Scally

68'

Nmecha for no-one

S Dortmund look to emerge from a sustained spell of Gladbach pressure, it's once again Chukwuemeka who leads the charge. He finds Nmecha, who looks to stab a first-time through-ball into the area but Omlin snaffles up the miscued effort.

66'

First move

Joker Ryerson dribbles in from the right and shoots with his left, but only produces a harmless bobbling effort.

63'

Stöger - spot-kick specialist

Kevin Stöger converted all nine of his penalties in the Bundesliga. He also scored from the spot in the reverse fixture against BVB. That was his last Bundesliga goal, scored back in December 2024.

61'

More bite

Kovac brings another hothead into the increasingly heated game in the form of Ryerson. The Norwegian replaces Couto at right-back.

61'

Substitution

Julian Ryerson

Yan Couto

58'

Now it's Gladbach's turn

With two goals from very few forays into the Dortmund penalty area, Seoane's team now have the upper hand and are naturally looking to equalise. Kobel plucks a high ball out of the air in the penalty area.

Stöger is ice cold!

It's not Kleindienst but Stöger who steps up and converts low to the bottom right to make it 3-2. He then gets carried away and provokes the South Stand, earning himself a yellow card.

56'

Yellow card

Kevin Stöger

56'

Kevin Stöger

GOAL!

3:2

Penalty

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

77 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

56'

Guirassy with too much to say

The Dortmund striker is sanctioned for trying to give Gladbach penalty taker Stöger some advice before the spot-kick.

56'

Yellow card

Serhou Guirassy

56'

Penalty for Gladbach!

Kleindienst and Nmecha jostle for the ball in the Dortmund penalty area. The Gladbach player gets to the ball and is then fouled by Nmecha. Referee Siebert initially allows play to continue, but after reviewing the incident in the review area, he changes his decision: penalty!

54'

Sharp shooting

Of the six shots on target for both sides, only two haven't resulted in goals.

Goal attempts

2off target

4on target

1off target

2on target

53'

And Gladbach?

The visitors have come back from the break as passive as they were in the final minutes of the first half. Dortmund are pushing for a fourth goal, while Gladbach seem a long way from scoring a second.

52'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

50'

Chukwuemeka causing trouble again

As Gladbach look to play out of defence, the Englishman picks a defender's pocket and races clear on the right before crossing dangerously. Omlin mops up however.

48'

Adeyemi turning up the heat

The left winger seems to have more up his sleeve. On the left side of the penalty area, he looks to dribble past everyone, beating the first man but not the second.

47'

Dortmund pick up where they left off

Chukwuemeka sends Adeyemi through on the left. The lightning-fast left-footer crosses, but his pass fails to get past Ullrich.

46'

We're back!

No changes at half-time.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Dortmund 3-1 Gladbach

After a lively start, the clash between the two European hopefuls lost momentum until Itakura's courageous push reignited the game. BVB shook themselves up, turned the game around and scored three times against visitors who suddenly looked vulnerable at the back. Gladbach need a response!

Half-time

Svensson makes it three!

The Swedish youngster bags Dortmund's third in nine minutes! After more fine work from Chukwuemeka on the right, Guirassy takes a crack at a second goal. Although Omlin parries, it falls for Svensson, who conjures a superb looping header that sails in at the far post. Sensational!

45'

+ 4

Daniel Svensson

GOAL!

3:1

Goal probability

38 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.36 m

45'

+ 1

Added time

There will be four extra minutes played. Can Gladbach level it up before the break?

Nmecha doubles Dortmund's lead!

BVB's counter-press sees the hosts win the ball high up the pitch. Again, Chukwuemeka is involved, working it to Couto, who - with Adeyemi astutely leaving it - picks out Nmecha on the edge of the area. His cool finish low to the far post is too much for Omlin.

44'

Felix Nmecha

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

11 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

103.08 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

15.4 m

Guirassy!

Now it's Dortmund's turn to pile on the pressure, but this time it pays off! Chukwuemeka cleverly finds Groß on the right flank. His low cross is perfect, picking out Guirassy to execute the deadly first-time strike of a No.9 very much in form.

41'

Serhou Guirassy

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

14 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

85.63 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.65 m

39'

SituationNo goal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

38'

Gladbach pushing hard

In a strong spell of pressure, Gladbach send a series of crosses into the Dortmund area. One leads to a corner and Ullrich nods it over the line, but he was clearly offside and the goal is ruled out.

Chukwuemeka into the mix

Beier cannot continue and is replaced by Chelsea loanee Carney Chukwuemeka.

35'

Substitution

Carney Chukwuemeka

Maximilian Beier

34'

Dortmund's press paying off

The home side are recovering the ball almost twice as fast as their visitors.

34'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

BVB

BMG

9.6 s

21.8 s

32'

Beier struggling

The Dortmund striker is back in action, but keeps looking towards the bench and will probably have to be substituted.

32'

Slim pickings

Itakura's strike remains the only effort on target so far in the match.

Goal attempts

2off target

0on target

1off target

1on target

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Maximilian Beier34.76km/h

Nico Elvedi33.10km/h

Ko Itakura32.96km/h

28'

Beier goes down

The Dortmund youngster requires treatment after a clash with Weigl.

25'

Third of the season

That was Itakura's third of the season, a new personal best in the Bundesliga. His last goal came in the draw St. Pauli on Matchday 28.

Screamer from Itakura!

Out of nowhere, the Japan stopper bursts forward from the centre of defence and works a one-two with Stöger before breaking into the area and slotting past Kobel. Gladbach go in front with their first chance of the match!

24'

Ko Itakura

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

45 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

85.65 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

14.05 m

21'

Adeyemi!

The Germany forward carves out BVB's second big chance! Couto's low, hard cross from the right finds Adeyemi on the penalty spot but his effort flies past the left-hand post.

20'

Dortmund setting the tone

The hosts are bossing possession, but have yet to create any clear-cut chances.

Possession (%)

7228

17'

No penalty!

Just like Kleindienst, Adeyemi goes down on the left side of the penalty area, and this time the calls for a penalty are even louder. However, the referee's whistle remains silent, and rightly so.

It's even stevens early on

14'

No taker

Adeyemi bursts into the area and produces a superb cut-back - for no-one. the move breaks down.

13'

Gladbach push

Gladbach look to attack down the left. Kleindienst dribbles into the penalty area and falls, but does not receive the penalty he appears to demand after what looked to be a standard challenge.

13'

Dortmund under pressure

The match has calmed somewhat after a frenetic opening phase, but Dortmund are still being pressed hard by their visitors and finding it hard to create much space.

11'

Süle!

The giant Dortmund defender has a crack but his shot deflects off teammate Guirassy and out.

Gladbach reply

Pléa wins a scuffle and breaks down the right flank before delivering a low, hard cross. No danger for Kobel this time, but the visitors have clearly come to Signal Iduna Park with attacking intentions.

Dortmund threaten

Guirasssy works the ball wide to Couto. who draws his man before laying it off for Groß to hit a first0time ball into the box. There are plenty of yellow shirts in the area but Omlin collects without too much trouble.

Early card

USA international Scally brings a high arm into the challenge with Adeyemi as the Dortmund forward looks to break down the left. Yellow card.

Yellow card

Joe Scally

Dortmund staying cool

Despite a high press from the visitors, BVB are moving the ball calmly and looking to build play.

We're under way!

Dortmund, in their famous black and yellow, kick off against visitors Gladbach in green.

Kick-off!

Not long now!

These two Europe-chasing sides are taking the pitch now - with just two points separating them, victory could prove crucial today. Let's go!

Omlin's return

We'll also have a captain goalkeeper in the Gladbach nets today with Jonas Omlin - who has had his injury problems this season - back to make his first appearance since 15 March and a 4-2 win in Bremen.

Captain Kobel

Dortmund's Gregor Kobel is captaining the Black-and-Yellows for the first time this Bundesliga season.

No Honorat for Foals

The visitors will be missing Franck Honorat after the 28-year-old had been nursing back problems during the week. The Toulon native has weighed in with seven goal involvements in 15 Bundesliga appearances this season. Tomáš Čvančara covers in what will be the Czech's 50th competitive game for Gladbach today.

More on that Gladbach team

There are five changes to the Foals' line-up today compared to the side that started last weekend's loss against Freiburg. Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin returns between the posts while Kevin Stöger starts for the first time in six weeks. Rocco Reitz also marks his return to the first-team fold and the recently-injured Robin Hack is on the bench. Franck Honorat is out with a back problem.

More on that Dortmund team

Home coach Niko Kovač opts for the same starting XI that began the midweek UEFA Champions League, second-leg victory against Barcelona. That means there is a place in attack for all of Serhou Guirassy, Karim Adeyemi and Maxi Beier while Felix Nmecha is in midfield with Emre Can on the bench. Lest we forget, Nico Schlotterbeck and Marcel Sabitzer are both out with knee injuries.

Dortmund starting line-up

Kobel (c) - Süle, Anton, Bensebaini - Couto, Nmecha, Groß, Svensson – Beier, Guirassy, Adeyemi

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Ryerson, Emre Can, Özcan, Chukwuemeka, Reyna, Brandt, Gittens, Duranville

Gladbach starting line-up

Omlin (c) - Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Ullrich - Reitz, Weigl - Čvančara, Stöger, Pléa – Kleindienst

Gladbach subs

Cardoso, Netz, Friedrich, Chiarodia, Lainer, Neuhaus, Hack, Pesch, Fukuda

Gerardo Seoane on facing Dortmund

"Dortmund's trend is upwards – both in terms of their style of play and their results. They're now playing much faster forward and have more personnel in the penalty area, which they can exploit with vertical passes. I expect a fierce and energetic opponent. We want to put in a better performance than we did against Freiburg. It will be important to establish our own game and have some possession ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting pressure on the opponent in certain areas to win back the ball and, if possible, quickly transition to the next level."

Niko Kovač on Dortmund's form

"When we look at Mainz, Freiburg and Munich, we have clearly stabilized. It's all about passion, intensity and aggression, and we showed the boys that again today. We can play football."

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:35

Watch: All of Guirassy's goals and assists this season

In honour of his incredible treble against Barcelona on Tuesday, take a look at all of Guirassy's direct goal contributions in the Bundesliga this season. Disclaimer: you may be watching for a while!

Guirassy the hat-trick hero against Barcelona

Although Dortmund may have been knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday evening, losing 5-3 to Barcelona on aggregate, their spirited performance in the second leg should inspire them to a strong finish to the Bundesliga season as they leave the competition with heads held high. Talismanic striker Serhou Guirassy grabbed himself a hat-trick as BVB ran out 3-1 winners over Barcelona, becoming the first team to beat the Catalan giants this calendar year.

Reunions on both sides

Gladbach midfielder Julian Weigl is on the brink of his 199th Bundesliga appearance, with the opportunity to make his 200th against his former club, having played his first 116 Bundesliga games in a Dortmund shirt. On the other side, BVB defender Ramy Bensebaini began his Bundesliga career as a Gladbach player, making 95 Bundesliga appearances for the Foals between 2019 and 2023, scoring an incredible 19 goals for a defender in that time.

How the tables have turned

For the first time in five years, the Foals are heading into a clash with Dortmund ahead of them in the table. The last time this happened was in March 2020, when third-placed Gladbach hosted fourth-placed Dortmund.

2:03

Watch: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Freiburg - highlights

Borussia Mönchengladbach let slip a 1-0 lead against fellow UEFA Champions League hopefuls Freiburg on Matchday 29 of the 2024/25 Bundesliga campaign.

2:03

Watch: Bayern Munich 2-2 Borussia Dortmund - highlights

A captivating Klassiker featuring four second-half goals ended all square in Munich.

2:11

Watch: The Beier Effect

Check out all of Maxi Beier's eight goals and five assists in the Bundesliga this campaign - the young striker is having a superb debut season for Dortmund. After hitting the opener in last weekend's 2-2 Klassiker draw with Bayern, he showed he has the knack - and the nerve - to score in the big games. BVB fans will certainly be hoping he can do more of the same against direct rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach this weekend.

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