Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal: Match Recap and Result

Match: 8 September 2026, 19:00 UTC · Published: 8 September 2026 · 376 words

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Borussia Dortmund overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Villarreal 3-2 in the Champions League. Serhou Guirassy dragged the hosts back in the closing stages at Signal Iduna Park after Villarreal had looked in command.

Match Summary

Borussia Dortmund lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2. The first half produced no goals. It was still 0-0 at the break, even as the cards came out. Waldemar Anton and Pau Navarro were both booked in the 38th minute, and Sergi Cardona Bermúdez followed before half-time.

Villarreal struck once the second half settled. Renato Veiga had the visitors in front after 53 minutes, the goal recorded as an own goal. Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González then made it two in the 66th minute, with Georges Mikautadze the provider.

Dortmund's reply waited until the last ten minutes, then Guirassy took over. He pulled one back in the 80th minute after a pass from Fábio Silva, leveled from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, and scored again in the 90th minute, that finish also recorded as an own goal, as the home side completed a 3-2 turnaround.

Key Moments

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The visitors' burst after half-time was the first real swing. Two goals in 13 minutes turned a goalless opening into a two-goal lead and forced Dortmund to chase.

The penalty in the 85th minute mattered because Dortmund still trailed after the first reply. Leveling from the spot left Villarreal to protect a point they could not keep, and it came as Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González was booked in that same late spell.

The 90th-minute goal was the winner. Ten minutes earlier Villarreal had been two ahead. That late strike flipped the result and rewarded a comeback that had looked unlikely.

Match Statistics

Dortmund held 52 percent of possession against 48 for Villarreal and outshot them 18 to 13. Shots on target were even at six apiece, and corners finished 9-7 in Dortmund's favor. The hosts received one yellow card, Villarreal three, and neither side saw a red.

What the Result Means

Borussia Dortmund sit fifth in the UEFA Champions League with 0 points from 0 matches played and a goal difference of 0. Villarreal are 36th, also on 0 points from 0 matches played with a goal difference of 0, leaving the sides level on points.