Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea summary: score, goals, highlights, Champions League
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea: as it happened
Chelsea lose away from home again
They will believe that they can get something from the second leg after tonight's performance.
Chelsea had their chances but couldn't take them. Potter's side will believe they can still go through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Adeyemi's 63rd-minute goal was superb. He ran from inside his own half and then beat Enzo and Kepa to slot it home and give the home side the lead.
Dortmund take that 1-0 lead into the second leg at Stamford Bridge. It's all set up for a cracking European tie.
And there's the final whistle!
Dortmund win 1-0
Kobel has been rock-solid tonight.
Enzo bends one into the top corner but Kobel dives to keep it out.
ENZO!
So close!
If Dortmund can hold on, it will be their seventh consecutive win in 2023.
Ryerson goes through the back of Mount right in front of the dugouts and it all kicks off between both dugouts and both sets of players. Ryerson is booked for the challenge.
Benfica are beating Club Brugge 2-0 in tonight's other game.
Ziyech puts the free wide. 1-0
Ozcan pushes Joao Felix over.
Chelsea have a free 30 yards from goal.
It's just not going in for Chelsea. The Yellow Wall comes alive again.
Chelsea link up nicely. Enzo slips Joao Felix in. It's an easy stop for Kobel.
They have had five shots on target.
James sends in a cross. Schlotterbeck clears.
Dortmund change
OFF Karim Adeyemi
ON Jamie Bynoe Gittens
Bynoe Gittens has been described as the next Jadon Sancho.
The Londoner came through the youth system at Reading.
Koulibaly's effort goes under Kobel, but Can is there to stop it crossing the line.
Can clears it off the line!
Ziyech is surrounded by Dortmund players and can't cut inside from the right wing.
OFF Marius Wolf
OFF Julian Ryerson
Chelsea changes
OFF Ben Chilwell
ON Marc Cucurella
OFF Mykhailo Mudryk
ON Mason Mount
A former Dortmund player has just helped Manchester City to beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates.
Chelsea are about to make two changes as they look for an equaliser.
Adeyemi puts on the afterburners to create his own goal and Dortmund have the lead!
He runs from inside his own half as Dortmund break on the counter. Adeyemi goes by Enzo and slots it home. It's a wonderful solo goal.
JAMES!
The right-back strikes it well from 16 yards. It's bouncing but Kobel manages to punch it out.
James goes close again.
Mudryk leaves the ball for Enzo, who hits it with the outside of his boot from outside the box and it goes well wide.
Marco Reus is warming up for Dortmund.
Joao Felix sends a corner in from the left. Kobel comes out to punch it away. 0-0
Brandt places his effort from 20 yards low and into the corner. Kepa reads it well.
It remains goalless in Germany.
The free is curled over the wall and Kobel gets a strong hand to it.
Kobel saves a stunning James free-kick.
Chelsea have a free 25 yards from goal.
Can gets a yellow for taking down James, who has gone on a lung-bursting run.
Can blocks Enzo's effort!
The former Juve man blocks the man with a €120m price tag hovering over his head.
That's good pressure from Chelsea.
Bellingham gets a yellow for a late challenge on Chilwell.
It's 0-0 if you're only just joining us.
The second half is underway!
HT: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Chelsea
It's goalless at the break!
Wolf curls his effort wide after a lay off from Brandt.
Chelsea are on top now, with five minutes to go before the break. It remains 0-0.
JOAO FELIX!
Joao Felix hits the bar!
He shows brilliant feet to make a yard for himself before cracking the woodwork.
Joao Felix has been good again tonight, after scoring for Chelsea against West Ham at the weekend.
He was also good against Fulham on his debut for the club, before he received a red card.
It looks like he's enjoying his free role in the side.
JOAO FELIX blasts it over!
He's all alone, 12 yards out.
Emre Can makes him lift it.
Graham Potter puts his hands on his head.
Joao Felix shoots straight at Kobel.
The flag goes up for offside!
HALLER shoots!
Brandt sIips him through but the striker slams his effort into the side-netting.
That's a fine chance for the home side.
Dortmund supporters hold up their scarves (and a beer) prior to the UEFA Champions League, first-leg, round of 16 football match BVB Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. / JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP
These teams have never been drawn together in Europe before. Tonight is their first meeting.
Wolf's cross comes off Mudryk and goes out for a corner in front of the Yellow Wall. It's a poor corner from Brandt.
Both sides have been relatively comfortable thus far, without creating any real chances of note.
In case you were wondering, tonight’s referee is Spanish official Jesus Gil Manzano. The VAR is fellow Spaniard Alejandro Hernández.
Wolf flies forward on the right but fluffs his shot and it goes out for a goal kick. 0-0
Chelsea swing the free in from the left.
Thiago Silva picks up a yellow for slapping the ball into the net!
Absolutely bizarre! You're not getting away with a 'hand of god' these days.
Chilwell whips the inswinging corner into the box. Yes, it's another corner.
Former Freiburg defender Schlotterbeck heads it out for another corner.
Joao Felix's corner from the other side is punched away by Kobel.
Dortmund go up the other end and win their own corner. Havertz clears the cross with his head. 0-0
Joao Felix the corner but it's headed away. No Chelsea players were near the corner.
Excellent play by Joao Felix to win a corner for Chelsea. They want him to stay on. Haven't they spent enough?
Mudryk swivels to cross on his left from near the corner flag but Chelsea are first to the danger.
Dortmund are without a win in 10 games against English opponents, with eight of them losses.
Chelsea are set up in a mid-block and will look to press Dortmund as they enter the final third.
Havertz has played against Dortmund seven times but has never won a match.
Mudryk is clean through but Schlotterbeck goes to ground and makes a great challenge to hook the ball away with his right foot.
Chelsea have set up in a 4-4-2 out of possession.
Dortmund are playing from right to left in the first half.
We're underway in Dortmund!
There will be a minute's silence for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and in Syria.
Jude Bellingham captains Dortmund tonight. He is only 19!
Here is the Champions League music!
The players have lined up.
Chelsea spent over €300m in January, it's time they started clicking.
Chelsea haven't won away from home in eight games. Can they change that tonight?
The players are about to make their way out into a packed Signal Iduna Park. There are 80,000 here tonight.
It's the Champions League round of 16.
The Yellow Wall behind the goal is packed to the rafters and they are unveiling a magnificent tifo. Even Todd Boehly is taking a snap of it.
Kickoff is just 15 minutes away!
Chelsea XI
The Chelsea XI is as follows.
- goalkeeper
- 1Arrizabalaga
- defenders
- 24Reece James
- 6Thiago Silva
- 26Koulibaly
- 21Ben Chilwell
- midfielders
- 11João Félix
- 5Enzo Jeremias Fernandez
- 15Mykhailo Mudryk
- 22Hakim Ziyech
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- forwards
- 29Kai Havertz
- substitutes
- CoachGraham Potters
- 20Zakaria
- 23Conor Gallagher
- 28Azpilicueta
- 33Wesley Fofana
- 8Kovacic
- 30Carney Chukwuemeka
- 13Bettinelli
- 47Lucas Bergstrom
- 67Lewis Hall
- 32Cucurella
- 14Trevoh Chalobah
- 19Mason Mount
Dortmund XI
Here's Dortmund's team tonight.
- goalkeeper
- 1Gregor Kobel
- defenders
- 4Nico Schlotterbeck
- 13Raphael Guerreiro
- 25Niklas Süle
- 17Marius Wolf
- midfielders
- 23Emre Can
- 19Brandt
- 6Salih Ozcan
- 22Jude Bellingham
- 27Karim Adeyemi
- forwards
- 9Sébastian Haller
- substitutes
- CoachEdin Terzics
- 44Soumaula Coulibaly
- 33Alexander Meyer
- 36Tom Rothe
- 8Dahoud
- 21Malen
- 26Julian Ryerson
- 20Modeste
- 15Hummels
- 7Gio Reyna
- 11Marco Reus
- 24Meunier
- 43Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
Moukoko out of last-16 clashes
Youssoufa Moukoko will miss both legs after injuring an ankle in a 2-0 defeat to Werder Bremen at the weekend.
In better news for Dortmund, striker Sebastien Haller, who was out while undergoing cancer treatment, is back and will lead the line tonight.
Future of Dortmund players
Contract talks between Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund previously stalled but have once again begun.
In Germany, Bild report that the length of the contract continues to be the main issue as the player would like to continue at the highest level for at least two more years.
Should Reus accept a salary reduction, an extension will be more likely.
Defender Mats Hummels also wants to sign a new deal with the club.
Terzic believes in players
Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic spoke ahead of tonight's game.
"I sense the boys not only believe in reaching the next round but are working hard for it," he said.
"If we continue to consolidate the things that have worked well, we have a good chance of progressing."
Dortmund have won their six games across all competitions in 2023.
Pressure on Potter
With all the new signings at Stamford Bridge, there is immediate pressure on Graham Potter at Chelsea.
Boehly has spent a staggering €609m on players across two transfer windows.
In January alone, he spent €323m.
The squad is absolutely packed with talent and that is also a dilemma for the former Brighton manager. Who does he pick?
Chelsea team news
US international Christian Pulisic misses out though injury along with N’Golo Kante, Edou Mendy and Raheem Sterling.
New signings Benoit Badiashile, David Fofana, Noni Madueke could not be added to the squad, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was omitted.
Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk have all come into the 25-man squad.
Dortmund vs English opposition
Dortmund are without a win in 10 games against English opponents, eight of them losses.
The Bundesliga league side last beat a Premier League team in Europe in 2016 (Tottenham).
Tonight's venue
Tonight's venue is a cracker! That Yellow Wall will be bouncing at the 81-000 seater Signal Iduna Park.
If you're looking for some Premier League action today, Joe has you covered over at the Emirates.
Bellingham to shine?
It's the biggest stage of them all and one Jude Bellingham loves. Tonight will be another opportunity for him shine, with Todd Boehly's eyes likely to be firmly set on the England international.
A year ago, as the 2021/22 Champions League knockout stage got underway, an important change to the rules had been introduced, one which affected something that had determined so many games in previous editions of the tournament.
The decision itself was made in the summer of 2021, when UEFA abolished what was known as ‘the away goals rule’ in all two-legged European ties.
Introduced in 1965, the away goals rule stated that all goals scored by the visiting team in both home and away legs would count as double if the aggregate score ended level.
Chelsea in Dortmund
Potter's boys are in town ahead of tonight's clash. We'll have all the Chelsea team news for you as soon as it's in.
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