Bundesliga
Adeyemi hat-trick as Dortmund thrash Celtic
Karim Adeyemi scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Celtic 7-1 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Goals: 1-0 Can 7' (pen.), 1-1 Maeda 9' (assist: Engels), 2-1 Adeyemi 11' (assist: Brandt), 3-1 Adeyemi 29', 4-1 Guirassy 40' (pen.), 5-1 Adeyemi 42', 6-1 Guirassy 66' (assist: Schlotterbeck), 7-1 Nmecha 79'
Both sets of fans belted out 'You'll Never Walk Alone' before kick-off, but Celtic quickly looked isolated. Emre Can opened the scoring from the penalty spot inside the first 10 minutes, and although Daizen Maeda then met an Arne Engels cross to restore parity, the Adeyemi show soon followed. The Germany forward - who missed the Euros on home soil this summer - first latched onto a Julian Brandt through-ball before converting, then arrowed a rasping effort in from a tight angle. There was still time for another penalty - this time converted by Serhou Guirassy - before Adeyemi completed a first-half hat-trick with a cool finish beyond Kasper Schemichel.
Celtic made a couple of changes at the break, Brendan Rodgers no doubt hoping the fresh legs could help turn the tide, but Dortmund's charge continued unabated, even after injury had forced Adeyemi off. Nico Schlotterbeck slipped the ball to Guirassy past the hour mark and the former Stuttgart man still had plenty to do, but he danced past his markers before finishing well. Felix Nmecha, another second-half substitute, then added gloss to the scoreline with a thumping finish into the bottom corner and it ended 7-1 at the Signal Iduna Park - Dortmund's record European victory.
Match stats
- Adeyemi is the youngest German to reach 10 Champions League goals, three months inside his 23rd birthday.
- He is also just the second German to score a first-half hat-trick in the Champions League after Mario Gómez for Bayern Munich against Napoli in November 2011.
- As a player, Şahin made 24 Champions League appearances in the colours of Dortmund (20) and Real Madrid (four).
- Dortmund have played in three Champions League finals, winning the competition in Munich in 1996/97.
- BVB have now won four of five meetings with Celtic to date, and seven of 17 against Scottish clubs (D5, L5).
- Engels, 21, made 53 appearances for Augsburg and became the youngest Celtic player to score and assist on his Champions League debut on Matchday 1.
Teams
Dortmund: Kobel - Couto (Bensebaini 62'), Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson - Can (c), Groß (Nmecha 61') - Gittens, Brandt (Beier 61'), Adeyemi (Duranville 48') - Guirassy (Sabitzer 70')
Unused subs: Meyer, Lotka, Süle, Azhil
Out: Reyna (groin)
Coach: Nuri Şahin
Celtic: Schmeichel - Johnston (Ralston 86'), Trusty, Scales, Taylor (Valle 46') - Engels, McGregor (c), Bernardo (Hatate 46') - Kühn (Yang 63'), Furuhashi (Idah 63'), Maeda
Unused subs: Sinisalo, Bain, Palma, McCowan, Nawrocki, Forrest, Welsh
Out: Carter-Vickers (toe)
Coach: Brendan Rodgers
As it happened!
7 - 1(5 - 1)
Dortmund
FINAL
Celtic
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Kick-off!
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Half-time
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Kick-off!
86'
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Another change
Ralston is on for Johnston.
82'
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Captain McGregor
The game may now be a lost cause but that doesn't stop Callum McGregor from earning a free-kick which he takes - and misses.
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Nmecha now!
Just when Celtic looked to be settling down, the rollicking continues. Felix Nmecha this time with a low shot into the bottom corner! 7-1!!
78'
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Idah attempt
Adam Idah tries to reduce the arrears but fails to convert, with Kobel smothering his attempt.
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Hatate has a go
Hatate tries his luck but Kobel isn't troubled.
70'
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Guirassy rest
After that fine mazy run and finish, Guirassy is switched out for Marcel Sabitzer.
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Guirassy makes it six!
Guirassy grabs his second of the game with Dortmund on cruise control.
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Celtic changes
Yang and Idah are on for Kühn and Kyogo.
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More BVB subs
Adeyemi went off as an injury concern but the next flurry is about managing minutes. Couto, Brandt and Groß make way, replaced by Bensebaini, Beier and Nmecha.
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Kühn comes close
Nicolas Kühn has Celtic's best chance for a long time at the other end, but Kobel is equal to it.
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Duranville effort
UCL debutant Duranville is the next to test Schmeichel. The Dane saves this time, and not for the first time!
54'
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Ryerson now
Julian Ryerson is the next to try his luck, but he's denied by Schmeichel before committing a foul on Hatate.
48'
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Adeyemi off
If ever anyone deserved a standing ovation. Adeyemi makes way for Julian Duranville after scoring his eighth, ninth and 10th Champions League goals.
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Celtic subs
The visitors have made a pair of changes, with Reo Hatate and Alex Valle replacing Paulo Bernardo and Greg Taylor.
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Back underway
Dortmund lead Celtic thanks, in large part, to an Adeyemi hat-trick. What a frenetic first half! What will the second bring?
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Late flurry
Waldemar Anton and Greg Taylor exchange shots at either end.
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Adeyemi's on fire!
Adeyemi completes his hat-trick with a cool finish past Schmeichel! 5-1 Dortmund.
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Dortmund dominating
Guirassy makes it 4-1 from the spot after Engels' foul on Adeyemi in the box.
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Schmeichel save
Schmeichel tips a Pascal Groß effort around the post for a corner, which comes to nothing.
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Time for a hat-trick?
Adeyemi find another pocket of space but this time his finishing lets him down.
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Adeyemi again!
Dortmund pull clear as Adeyemi completes his brace with a fine effort from a tight angle.
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Celtic chance
Celtic look to keep Dortmund honest but Maeda fails to test Gregor Kobel in the home goal.
24'
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Can breaks his duck
Can's last Champions League goal - and hitherto only one - was scored for Liverpool against Maribor in November 2017.
18'
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Adeyemi chance
Adeyemi fires wide. Dortmund have their tails up!
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Dortmund come forward
Dortmund are beginning to look more comfortable as Serhou Guirassy draws a save from Schmeichel.
11'
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Dortmund lead again!
Karim Adeyemi latches onto Julian Brandt's pass and the Bundesliga side are once again ahead.
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Celtic equalise
Daizen Maeda restores parity.
7'
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If anyone Can...
Of course they can! Emre Can steps up to convert. BVB lead!
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Penalty for Dortmund
Kasper Schmeichel brings Jamie Gittens down in the box, and is booked. Can BVB take advantage?
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Engels' angles
Former Augsburg man Arne Engels takes a corner but it comes to nothing.
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Kick-off!
We're underway at the Signal Iduna Park, with the Yellow Wall in full voice. Both sets of fans belted out You'll Never Walk Alone in unison.
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More on Dortmund's team
Another American, Gio Reyna, is Dortmund's only injury absentee. Serhou Guirassy looks to have made the No.9 spot his own, meanwhile, ahead of fellow summer arrival Maximilian Beier. Marcel Sabitzer and Niklas Süle are among the first-team regulars who will have to content themselves with a place on the bench.
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More on Celtic's team
USMNT centre-back and defensive stalwart Cameron Carter-Vickers is out with a toe injury. Compatriot Auston Trusty replaces him at the back. Record signing Arne Engels, who recently arrived from Augsburg, starts in a three-man midfield, with another former Bundesliga man, Nicolas Kühn, up ahead.
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Celtic starting XI
Schmeichel - Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Taylor - Engels, McGregor (c), Bernardo - Kühn, Furuhashi, Maeda