Anniversary: Borussia Dortmund became the second German club to reach 100 wins in the UEFA Champions League and its predecessor, the European Cup. It took Dortmund 206 games (40 draws, 66 losses) to achieve this goal. However, there is something strange about this statistic: on August 27, 2003, Gladbach did not leave the pitch to celebrate, but UEFA officially recorded the match as a victory for Dortmund. In the first leg of the qualifying match, they lost 1-2 away to Club Brugge. After 120 minutes of the second leg, Dortmund won 2-1 and achieved “victory”. The aggregate score was tied, so penalty kicks were required to decide which team advanced to the group stage. They lost the tie on penalties but won the game due to missed shots from Marcio Amoroso and Andre Bergdermo. On August 1, 1956, Borussia Dortmund defeated Spora Luxembourg 4-3 and achieved its first victory in the European Cup. On October 18, 1995, they achieved their first victory in the UEFA Champions League, defeating Steaua Bucharest 1-0.
Head to Head: In the knockout rounds against Italian teams, Dortmund advanced four times and were eliminated seven times, not including the final. Dortmund’s first victory came against Roma in 1993. Since then, the record has been 4 wins and 4 losses.
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Scorer: Serhu Gilasi scored his fourth goal in the Champions League this season after scoring five goals in his past three Bundesliga games. He also scored a goal to make the score 2-0.
Home field advantage? In the first round home knockout match, the black and yellow teams advanced 21 times and were eliminated 17 times. Recently, Dortmund has had two consecutive successes (against Lille in 2025 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2024) after playing the first legs at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.
Statistics: The black and yellow team faced Serie A opponents for the 43rd time. They achieved a record of 13 wins, 8 draws and 22 losses.