Shakhtar forced a fight on the German giant, but could not avoid defeat.
Donetsk “Shakhtar” lost to Dortmund “Borussia” in the match of the last round of the main stage of the Champions Leagueseason 2024/25. The match at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund ended with a score of 3:1.
The German club opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the match – Karim Adeemi shot from the right flank of the penalty area, and the ball hit Sera Guirassy and ended up in the goal.
At the end of the first half, the “bumblebees” doubled their lead – Guirassy scored a double, realizing a one-on-one with Dmitry Riznyk after a pass from Julian Brandt behind the Miners' defenders.
At the start of the second half, Marino Pusic's men reduced the deficit in the score – in the 50th minute, Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made a terrible mistake, letting the ball go too far, and Marlon Gomez sent it into the goal with a sliding tackle.
In the 79th minute, Borussia regained their two-goal lead. Ramy Bensebaini played a one-two with Giovanni Reyna, and then exquisitely chipped Riznyk.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Shakhtar match review
Thus, Shakhtar with 7 points finished in 27th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League, failing to make it to the playoffs. Borussia Dortmund (15 points) took 10th place and will continue to compete in the play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals.
Recall that in the updated Champions League format, 36 clubs played in a single league, where they played against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away).
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League reached the 1/8 finals. The clubs that took places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest have finished their performance in European competitions.
The draw for the Champions League play-off matches will take place on Friday, January 31. The first matches of this stage will be played on February 11/12, and the return matches – on February 18/19.
