Tuesday December 6, 2011 Group Stage: Group F Finished Signal Iduna Park

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Olympique Marseille

  • Blaszczykowski 23’
  • Hummels 32’ (pen.)
  • Rémy 45’
  • Ayew 85’
  • Valbuena 87’

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  1. Marseille qualify after thriller

    Marseille qualify after thriller

    Marseille incredibly qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as they beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Borussia Dortmund
    • Olympique Marseille
    • 90+3 That's it! Howard Webb blows the full time whistle. Somehow Marseille have done it, coming from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win. Substitute Valbuena is the hero with a stunning 85th minute winner.
    • 90+2 Dortmund play a couple of long balls but they are well dealt with by the Marseille defence.
    • 90+1 Olympiacos fans will be glad to know, Dortmund are throwing everyone forward.
    • 90 There will be three minutes of added on time.
    • 89' Ayew almost makes it 4-2. He breaks into the box on the left, but his low shot is well saved. The follow up falls to Valbuena but Dortmund somehow scrap it away.
    • 87' Marseille can hardly say they have deserved it, but they have taken their few chances well.
    • 85' GOAL!!!!!!! What a strike! Valbuena may well have just put Marseille into the last 16. He cuts inside from the left and curls a superb right footed strike into the top right hand corner of the goal. Stunning strike.
    • 83' Olympiacos now lead Arsenal 3-1, so Marseille need another to qualify.
    • 82' GOAL FOR MARSEILLE! Cheyrou plays an outswinging corner from the right, and Andre Ayew rises highest to head past Weidenfeller. Terrible marking, but Marseille's dream is still alive!
    • 81' There are some glum faces in the crowd. But it hasn't stopped the majority of the Dortmund fans singing.
    • 80' Dortmund are enjoying more of the possession in the latter stages of this match, but don't look to have the quality to score the three goals they need to overtake Marseille in the group.
    • 79' Valbuena becomes the fifth Marseille player to be booked. This time for a late challenge on Da Silva.
    • 78' Gundogan plays a low cross field ball to Piszczek on the edge of the Marseille area. The right back miss hits his shot horribly wide.
    • 77' Both sides are lacking that bit of quality in the final third.
    • 76' The game is becoming stretched. It is end to end stuff.
    • 75' Da Silva's low free kick fails to beat the first man.
    • 74' Diarra becomes the fourth Marseille player to go in Howard Webb's notebook. As he cynically sythes down Kagawa on the left hand edge of the area.
    • 72' Deschamps rolls his last throw of the dice by strangely bringing off goalscorer Remy and replacing him with Valbuena.
    • 71' From the corner Santana has a free header in the 6 yard box, but the centre back some how doesn't connect with it, and Marseille clear.
    • 70' Gündogan plays a low pass into Lewandowski on the edge of the Marseille area, his right footed shot is deflected inches wide of Mandanda's left hand post.
    • 69' Jordan Ayew has come on for Lucho Gonzalez, as Marseille go into a more attacking formation.
    • 68' Santana goes into Webb's book for a late challenge on Diarra.
    • 65' A ball into the box is headed clear by Traore, but it falls to Da Silva, who smashes the ball high and wide from 30 yards out.
    • 64' Both sides are struggling to maintain possession, the game has become fragmented.
    • 63' Dortmund haven't enjoyed the possession that they enjoyed in the first half, they clearly miss Goetze when he is not on the field.
    • 62' Dortmund look to stop the rot by doing their last substitution of the match. As Kagawa comes on for Barrios upfront.
    • 61' The French side may well have been buoyed by the news Arsenal have pulled a goal back. If they and Arsenal can find an equaliser, it will be Marseille who go through.
    • 60' Marseille look like a different team in the second half, they are on top.
    • 59' Gündogan almost makes it 3-1, as the game opens up. Perisic gets to the left bi-line and pulls it back for Gündogan who shoots straight at Mandanda. He should have scored though.
    • 57' It was very almost 2-2. Lucho put in a dangerous low cross from the right. Santana just gets there before Ayew and Weidenfeller, but almost puts it into his own net, the ball going just an inch over the crossbar.
    • 56' Cheyrou came on for M'bia at half time.
    • 55' When the free kick is finally taken, Diarra heads well over from a Cheyrou outswinger.
    • 54' The free kick is delayed due to some handbags in the area which is sorted out by some stern words by Howard Webb.
    • 53' Blaszczykowski fouls Ayew on the left near the penalty area, dangerous position for Marseille......
    • 52' As things stand, both teams are heading out of the CL. Marseille would be going into the Europa League.
    • 51' Both teams continue to exchange possession in the middle of the field.
    • 50' Despite the late second half goal for Marseille, the home fans are still in fine voice.
    • 49' Neither side has been able to keep possession very well so far.
    • 48' The second half kicked off a staggering 8 minutes later than most other games in the CL due to first half injuries to M'Bia and Kehl.
    • 47' Big news for Dortmund is that star midfielder Goetze, has not come out for the second half. He's been replaced by Perisic.
    • 46' Marseille get the second half underway.
    • 45+5 The half time whistle is blown. Dortmund lead 2-1, but will be extremely dissapointed not to be more ahead as they totally dominated the first half. Expect the open game to ciontinue in the second half, as both sides need goals to progress.
    • 45+3 Totally against the run of play, Marseille are back in the game. As Remy gets ahead of his marker to head home a Amalfitano cross from the right.
    • 45+2 Barrios is almost set free down the left, but Mandana is alert to the danger, and gets to the ball before the striker.
    • 45+1 Dortmund continue to press, as Da Silva wins a free kick in the centre circle.
    • 45' Marseille will want the half time whistle. They have been awful in this half.
    • 44' Big shout for a penalty, as Blaszczykowski is bundled over in the area by Azpilicueta, but Howard Webb gives nothing. There was contact, but whether it was enough to send Blaszczykowski to the floor is debatable.
    • 43' Amalfitano goes into the book for a late challenge on Blaszczykowski.
    • 41' Lucho's corner fails to beat the first man and is headed clear with ease.
    • 40' Marseille win a corner, as Lucho's cross is headed behind by Hummels.
    • 38' It should be 3-0. Lewandowski weaves down the right to the bi-line and pulls a great ball back to Goetze, who from 8 yards out, has his shot superbly blocked by Azpilicueta. Should have scored though.
    • 37' From a free kick the ball drops to Lewandowski on the edge of the area. The Polish front man tries a speculative lob, but Mandana is alert to it, and catches it with ease.
    • 36' First sniff of goal for Marseille. A long ball almost finds Ayew, but Weidenfeller is alert to the danger and just fists the ball away before Ayew can reach it.
    • 35' Dortmund are still in control of the game, but understandably the game has dropped in pace from its frantic start.
    • 34' More bad news for both these sides as Olympiacos now lead 2-0. This game looks increasingly like becoming a battle for the Europa League.
    • 33' Da Silva has replaced the injured Kehl.
    • 32' Kehl was stretchered off from the challenge that led to the penalty. Hummels did well to keep his composure after having to wait for a couple of minutes.
    • 31' Hummels sends the goal keeper the wrong way, and Dortmund lead 2-0. The big win they need could very much be on the cards.
    • 29' Penalty to Dortmund. Mbia kicks Kehl in the face as he went for a header, as the French side tried to desperately scramble the ball clear. It was a good decision by Howard Webb. Hummels to step up.......
    • 28' The Marseille defence is all over the place at the moment. Barrios has a glorious chance to make it 2-0. Goetze releases him clean through, but the Paraguyan can only fire into the side netting.
    • 26' Even if Olympiacos win, Dortmund will want to overtake their opponents to qualify for the Europa league.
    • 25' Marseille haven't reacted to the goal very well, as the Germans continue to press down the wings.
    • 24' The goal had been coming as Dortmund had been on top.
    • 22' GOAL! Dortmund take the lead. A high ball into the area is not dealt with by the Marseille defence. It drops to Lewandowski, who miss controls it straight into the path of Blaszczykowski, who swivels and smashes it past Mandana.
    • 21' The Signal Iduna Park is rocking as ever.
    • 20' As things stand, both these sides would be heading out of the competition. Marseille might need to change their defensive approach in the second half.
    • 19' Dortmund are still pressing, but the Marseille defence is holding firm as it stands.
    • 18' The dangerous Goetze gets his first sniff at goal, as the winger wriggles free from one challenge, and releases a low shot from the right hand side of the area. It is straight down Mandanda's chest though.
    • 17' Mbia has now returned bandaged up.
    • 15' Marseille's Mbia and Diarra clash heads, with Mbia coming off worse. He is helped off the field with a nasty gash to his head.
    • 14' Expect more attacking intent from the French side, as Olympiacos have taken the lead against Arsenal. A link to that game can be found in the pre match notes.
    • 13' Both teams are yet to create any chances, but that is not to say their isn't any attacking intent being shown.
    • 12' Marseille attack down the right, but Lucho's infield ball is poor, which allows Dortmund to break with pace. Although the attack eventually leads to nothing.
    • 11' Lewandowski gets a dangerous cross in from the right, which the Marseille defenders struggle to deal with, it almost drops for Barrios, but N'Koulou is able to scramble it clear.
    • 10' The German side are set up to attack down the flanks with the dangerous Lewandowski and Goetze either side of Barrios.
    • 9' Dortmund are still enjoying the majority of the early possession.
    • 8' Goetze shows some skill down the left to beat a man, but his floated cross is too close to the keeper, who collects with ease.
    • 7' Marseille look happy to soak up the Dortmund attacks and hit them on the break.
    • 6' Marseille enjoy their first bit of possession, before Ayew is dispossessed by Piszczek on the right.
    • 5' Dortmund are asserting themselves on the French side. They have enjoyed almost all the possession in the French half so far.
    • 4' The corner goes straight into the hands of Mandanda.
    • 3' The game has started at a lightning pace. Lewandowski is put free down the right, his cross is deflected towards goal, but luckily Mandanda is alert to the danger to turn it around the post in the nick of time.
    • 2' Marseille are in an all orange strip tonight.
    • 1' Dortmund get the game underway, playing in their usual yellow shirts, black shorts and yellow socks.
    • 19:44 Marseille make just the one change from their 2-1 win over Caen last weekend. With leading goalscorer Loic Remy replacing Jordan Ayew upfront.
    • 19:41 Dortmund make three changes from their domestic 1-1 draw against Borussia M’gladbach at the weekend. With Loewe, Barrios and Blaszczykowski replacing Kagawa, Grosskreutz and Schmelzer in the starting eleven.
    • 19:37 Olympique Marseille: Steve Mandanda, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nicolas N'Koulou, Djimi Traore, Souleymane Diawara, Alou Diarra, Lucho Gonzalez, Stephane Mbia, Morgan Amalfitano, Loic Remy, Andre Ayew.
    • 19.34 Team news: Borussia Dortmund: Roman Weidenfeller, Mats Hummels, Chris Loewe, Lukasz Piszczek, Felipe Santana, Sebastian Kehl, Mario Goetze, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Ilkay Gundogan, Robert Lewandowski, Lucas Barrios.
    • 19:33 Dortmund are unbeaten in their six games at home to French opponents, recording three wins and three draws.
    • 19:26 Howard Webb will be the match official tonight, it will be his 23rd Champions League match.
    • 19:20 Marseille's form has been mixed all season, as they sit a lowly 7th in their domestic league. Deschamps side have already blown one chance to qualify, after losing 1-0 at home to Olympiacos last week. Despite that, they could still go through tonight with a loss.
    • 19:15 Since Dortmund's 3-0 loss to Marseille in September, the German's have been on an impressive run, losing just one of their last 12 competitive fixtures. Unfortunately for them, that one loss was also in the Chamions League (a 2-1 loss to Arsenal), which has left them needing a to win by at least four goals to have any hope of progressing tonight.
    • 19:08 Marseille have it in their own hands with whether they qualify tonight, but if they fail to win then attentions will turn to Arsenal's game against Olympiacos. You can follow live text updates of that game here.
    • 18:58 Welcome to live coverage of the Champions League Group F tie between Borussia Dortmund and Marseille at Signal Iduna Park. Who will join Arsenal in the last 16? All three of the other teams could still qualify tonight, although the odds are firmly stacked against the home side tonight. For all the various permutations check out the bottom of this article.

  • Summary

    • 89' Ayew almost makes it 4-2. He breaks into the box on the left, but his low shot is well saved. The follow up falls to Valbuena but Dortmund somehow scrap it away.
    • 85' GOAL!!!!!!! What a strike! Valbuena may well have just put Marseille into the last 16. He cuts inside from the left and curls a superb right footed strike into the top right hand corner of the goal. Stunning strike.
    • 82' GOAL FOR MARSEILLE! Cheyrou plays an outswinging corner from the right, and Andre Ayew rises highest to head past Weidenfeller. Terrible marking, but Marseille's dream is still alive!
    • 71' From the corner Santana has a free header in the 6 yard box, but the centre back some how doesn't connect with it, and Marseille clear.
    • 70' Gündogan plays a low pass into Lewandowski on the edge of the Marseille area, his right footed shot is deflected inches wide of Mandanda's left hand post.
    • 59' Gündogan almost makes it 3-1, as the game opens up. Perisic gets to the left bi-line and pulls it back for Gündogan who shoots straight at Mandanda. He should have scored though.
    • 57' It was very almost 2-2. Lucho put in a dangerous low cross from the right. Santana just gets there before Ayew and Weidenfeller, but almost puts it into his own net, the ball going just an inch over the crossbar.
    • 45+3 Totally against the run of play, Marseille are back in the game. As Remy gets ahead of his marker to head home a Amalfitano cross from the right.
    • 38' It should be 3-0. Lewandowski weaves down the right to the bi-line and pulls a great ball back to Goetze, who from 8 yards out, has his shot superbly blocked by Azpilicueta. Should have scored though.
    • 36' First sniff of goal for Marseille. A long ball almost finds Ayew, but Weidenfeller is alert to the danger and just fists the ball away before Ayew can reach it.
    • 31' Hummels sends the goal keeper the wrong way, and Dortmund lead 2-0. The big win they need could very much be on the cards.
    • 29' Penalty to Dortmund. Mbia kicks Kehl in the face as he went for a header, as the French side tried to desperately scramble the ball clear. It was a good decision by Howard Webb. Hummels to step up.......
    • 28' The Marseille defence is all over the place at the moment. Barrios has a glorious chance to make it 2-0. Goetze releases him clean through, but the Paraguyan can only fire into the side netting.
    • 22' GOAL! Dortmund take the lead. A high ball into the area is not dealt with by the Marseille defence. It drops to Lewandowski, who miss controls it straight into the path of Blaszczykowski, who swivels and smashes it past Mandana.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.7 5
      Defenders
      6.2 5
      Yellow Card 6 5
      Goal 6.2 6
      6.5 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out33′ 5.7 7
      5.9 6
      Goal 7 7
      6.4 7
      Substitution Out45′ 6.5 8
      Strikers
      Substitution Out63′ 5.6 5
      Subs
      Substitution In33′ 5.9 5
      Substitution In63′ 6 5
      Substitution In45′ 5.5 5
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.1 6
      Defenders
      5.7 5
      5.9 5
      5.2 5
      4.9 5
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card Substitution Out45′ 4.9 4
      Yellow Card 5.2 5
      Yellow Card 6.5 7
      Substitution Out67′ 4.8 5
      Goal Yellow Card 7.4 8
      Strikers
      Goal Substitution Out73′ 7.5 8
      Subs
      Substitution In45′ 7.2 7
      Substitution In73′ Goal Yellow Card 8.7 9
      Substitution In67′ 7.1 6

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  1. Θα­ επρεπ&­ #949; να­ ντρεπ&­ #949;στε­ για­ ολα­ αυτα­ που­ κανετ&­ #949; στο­ παγκο&­ #963;μιο­ ποδοσ&­ #966;αιρο...&#9­ 27;παδοι­ της­ Μαρσε&­ #953;γ­ νιωθε&­ #964;ε­ χαρα­ για­ την­ ομαδα­ σας­ ετσι­ που­ προκρ&­ #953;θηκε?&#927­ ;παδοι­ της­ Μπορο&­ #965;σια­ ειστε­ περηφ&­ #945;νοι­ για το­ ανοιγ&­ #956;α των­ ποδιω&­ #957; της­ ομαδα­ σας­ στην­ Μαρσε&­ #953;γ?Η τ&#95

    From Giorgos, on Thu 8 Dec 22:57

  2. @M that doesn't make any sense cause Leverkusen and­ Bayern Munchen qualified and only Borussia who are­ strong but didn't get good results were out...

    From rajamaroun, on Wed 7 Dec 23:21

  3. Why Gotze suddenly did not come out in the 2nd half?

    From Dony, on Wed 7 Dec 6:25

  4. @ Grrr, Not bribery, just superb fighting spirit from­ Marseille. Marseiile knew that they will qualify for­ sure if they win.

    From thierreyas, on Wed 7 Dec 6:06

  5. Haha what Germans want to do with 4 CL spot? lol 4­ teams, 3 gets knocked out in group stage, the last one­ in next round !!

    From M, on Wed 7 Dec 6:02

  6. Right footed strike actually !

    From talent_haziri, on Wed 7 Dec 5:45

  7. Deutsche sheizers!haha

    From anton, on Wed 7 Dec 5:44

  8. I smell a bribe in this game!

    From Grrr, on Wed 7 Dec 5:40

  9. At least Marseille are going through

    From Homer, on Wed 7 Dec 5:40

  10. what a joke of a game ROFL!

    From Briciu, on Wed 7 Dec 5:38

  11. 2-0. As things stand now (Olympiacos beating Arsenal),­ Dortmund needs to score 3 more goals and Marseille­ would finish bottom of the table. From almost-qualified­ to bottom of the table. Only Marseille could do this..

    From Half A Brain, on Wed 7 Dec 4:27

  12. common dortmund

    From femi, on Wed 7 Dec 4:23
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  14. Heja heja BvB!!

    From varga, on Wed 7 Dec 0:46

  15. Marseille 2 borussia dortmund 1

    From Grant, on Sat 26 Nov 0:11

  16. Marseille 2 borussia dortmund 1

    From Grant, on Sat 26 Nov 0:09
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