Borussia Dortmund ahead Serhou Guirassy broke his goalscoring drought with a late strike in Tuesday’s win over Werder Bremen. Picture: AFP
DORTMUND:
Striker Serhou Guirassy scored one objective and created one other as hosts Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-0 victory over Italian guests Atalanta within the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie on Tuesday.
The match kicked off quarter-hour late because the Dortmund workforce bus was caught in visitors, however they have been quick out of the blocks as Guirassy put the house facet in entrance inside three minutes with a header on the again submit.
They doubled their benefit within the forty second minute by way of Max Beier after he was teed up by Guirassy in a deserved victory for the German facet, with Atalanta providing little in the way in which of a objective menace.
The return leg can be performed in Bergamo subsequent Wednesday, with the winners to fulfill both Arsenal or Bayern Munich within the final 16.
The victory was Dortmund’s one hundredth within the prime European competitors, and was achieved with two pictures on track, which each resulted in objectives.
Additionally they noticed much less of the ball possession, however regardless of this exerted management of the competition for a lot of the 90 minutes.
They’d the early lead as right-back Julian Ryerson, who offered 4 assists towards Mainz 05 on the weekend, delivered one other when his cross was headed in by Guirassy.
The house facet added a second simply earlier than the break as Guirassy this time turned supplier, displaying wonderful tempo on the left wing.
An ideal go to the again submit left an open objective for Beier, who virtually received his toes in a muddle however managed to bundle the ball over the road.
It ought to have been 3-0 halfway by the second half when the ball fell to Dortmund captain Julian Brandt from a nook, however he couldn’t maintain his shot down and blazed over the crossbar from eight yards out.
Atalanta have been restricted to pictures from distance, none of which appeared like beating dwelling goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
