A draw and everything is open for qualification between Eindhoven and Dortmund

They left accounts wide open ahead of the rematch Eindhoven and Dortmund.

In an exciting game that had a fast pace throughout and plenty of phases in front of both goals, the Westphalians took the lead in the 24th minute with a goal from Malenmissed chances for a second goal as well, with the home side clearly superior in the second half, leveling for the final 1-1 with his well-timed penalty kick De Jongbut without being able to find the winning goal.

Thus, qualification to the quarter-finals of this year’s Champions League will be decided in the second leg at “Signal Iduna Park”, on March 13.

The match

With a major problem at the last minute, Dortmund started the game, with their main goalkeeper, Kobel, getting injured in the warm-up and with Meyer replacing him. The pace is fast from the first minutes, with the Eindhoven to have more time in possession of the ball, trying to create a breach in the Dortmund defense from the flanks of their attack.

The first final came in the 14th minute and it was for the home team, with a shot from him Tillman against a defender’s body and ending up in Meyer’s arms, while a minute later Dortmund responded, with Malen to find space, but to shoot weakly at him Benites. In the 16th minute, Eindhoven missed a great chance to open the scoring, with De Jong producing a wonderful vertical pass to Tillman, but he shot wide in a one-on-one with Meyer, in the 18th O Fulkrug made a clumsy turn after Royce’s cross, while in the 20th minute Royce took a corner, with Sloterbeck to take the header from an advantageous position, but without managing to send the ball into the net.

Finally, the Dortmund she was the one who took the lead in the 24th minute, when o Malen he entered the box and shot very powerfully with two defenders in front of him, sending the ball into Benitez’s ‘gap’ and opening the scoring, hurting his former club.

In the 28th minute and after a foul by Losano, o Tillman took the header being all alone in the heart of the Dortmund defense, but without managing to find a target, while in the 37th minute, Saibari crossed for the unmarked Bakayoko, who, however, made a bad finish. In the 39th minute and after Boscagli’s deep balls, Bakayoko passed with a heel to Shaibaribut he saw Meyer deny him the goal.

The second half started with Eindhoven to enter… furioza! In the 49th Fairman crossed from the edge of the area, with the ball going against Reus and ending up in a corner, while in the 54th minute Hummels He made penalty kick with a clumsy tackle on Tillman, with De Jong to fire low into Meyer’s right corner, leveling the score at 1-1!

In the 59th Malen he shot from a wide position, with Benitez saving it for a corner, while in the 61st minute the Dortmund striker again found himself unmarked at the far post after Sancho’s corner, but could not find the target. In the very next minute (62′), o Shaibari he found space and shot from the edge of the box, high out.

In the 72nd Dortmund threatened after a long time his hearth Beniteswho overpowered an aerial heel Wolfwhich came after Maassen committed a foul, while in the 75th minute Bakayoko he made a beautiful solo effort, but flopped weakly into Meier’s arms.

Obviously superior in the second half Eindhovenpressed looking for the winning goal in the last minutes, but without managing to make the complete turnaround, since in the 81st minute Dest saw the powerful shot he took from a lateral position blocked by the visitors’ goalkeeper. So, the 1-1 remained until the end, which means that qualification will be decided in Germany and at the home of Dortmund.

Eindhoven (Boss, 4-3-3): Benitez, Tese, Dest, Scouten, Boscali (90′ Obispo), Saibari, Bakayoko, Fairman, Tillman, De Jong, Lozano (75′ Pepi)

Dortmund (Terzic, 4-2-3-1): Meyer, Sloterbeck, Hummels, Maachen, Ryerson, Chan, Zabitcher, Reus (62′ Brand), Mullen (82′ Ozcan), Sancho (67′ Wolff), Philkrug (82′ Mukoko)

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