Ajax beat Dortmund 3-1 and secured the Champions League round of 16. A result that is in the interests of Sporting in this group C, as it is equal to Dortmund in 2nd position: both have six points.
However, the result is not entirely consistent with what was seen in Signal Iduna Park. Eager to react to the defeat (0-4) in the Netherlands, in the previous round of competition, Dortmund took the cost of the game from the outset, and Bellingham evened out the tide. However, by creating two excellent opportunities, the home team were outnumbered even before half an hour: Hummels carried Anthony … and Michael Oliver took the color card, the red shown to the center player looked exaggerated.
However, shortly thereafter, the German team opened the score. Bellingham appeared in the penalty area, the referee analyzed the VAR images and pointed to the penalty mark: Reus did not flinch and signed the score 1-0 (37 minutes). Only then did the first threat to the guests appear, in a counterattack, in which Mazraoui saw that his shot had been deflected by Kobel’s foot.
In the second half, Bellingham caught up with himself and became his first dangerous moment in this period with a reception, a spin and a very dangerous shot at the edge of the penalty area. If the young Englishman remained to try, Tadic went further and appeared at the far post to successfully fix Anthony’s center, marking a draw (72 ‘).
With another player on the pitch, Ajax took on the challenge and the German team showed great courage and withstood the onslaught. Malen was still looking at Pasvir’s goal, but that was inevitable because Haller found happiness: Antony again looked for his left foot on the right, the perfect cross, and Haller, with a slight head tilt, confirmed his return in the game. poster (83 ‘).
Dortmund blamed the coup and left its rear completely unprotected in an hour of despair. Space used by the Dutch to end the game: Antony – who else? – found Klaassen in the zone, and the midfielder just stopped at 1: 3 (90 + 3 ‘).
