Bundesliga
Guirassy-inspired Dortmund march on
Serhou Guirassy scored a first-half brace as Borussia Dortmund advanced to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals with a narrow win over Mexico's Monterrey.
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Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Monterrey
Goals: 1-0 Guirassy 14' (assist: Adeyemi), 2-0 Guirassy 24' (assist: Adeyemi), 2-1 Berterame 48'
Unbeaten at the finals after topping Group F, Dortmund set the tone in Atlanta with the opening goal just 14 minutes in. Karim Adeyemi did brilliantly to hold up the ball before dropping off a pass for Guirassy, who dispatched a confident strike into the bottom corner.
Monterrey rallied as Jesús Corona sent a mishit cross against the woodwork and tested Gregor Kobel in a promising one-on-one that was called back for offside. Jobe Bellingham went within a whisker of adding a second at the other end, before Guirassy swept in following an incisive counter to give BVB daylight.
The Guinean missed a couple of golden chances to put the result beyond any doubt, while Kobel had to be alert to stop Corona sneaking a finish in at his near post late in the first half.
Dortmund's momentum was checked after the restart when Germán Berterame headed in from close range to halve the deficit. Érick Aguirre then went clean through on goal, only for Kobel to make a crucial block at his near post.
Monterrey kept coming as Beteramé had an emphatic finish ruled out for offside, prompting a double change from Dortmund head coach Niko Kovač. Julian Brandt and Yan Couto were introduced, with the latter wasting little time in setting up Guirassy for a run and shot blocked at close quarters by a swarm of white shirts.
More importantly, the substitutions had a galvanising effect that enabled Dortmund to retake control of the midfield. Sergio Ramos headed inches wide in one final throw of the Monterrey kitchen sink as BVB marched on to set up a quarter-final tie with Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid in New Jersey on 5 July.
Match facts
- Dortmund have won three and drawn one of their four Club World Cup 2025 fixtures.
- Guirassy has three goals in four Club World Cup appearances.
- Jobe will miss the quarter-final against brother Jude after collecting his second yellow card of the finals.
- Dortmund won the tournament in 1997. They beat Cruzeiro 2-0 in the final.
- Kovač has won 15 of his 24 games in charge of Dortmund so far, drawing four and losing just five.
- Monterrey's back line was breached twice inside 24 first-half minutes at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, having only conceded once in the entire group stage.
Teams
Dortmund: Kobel (c) - Süle, Anton, Bensebaini - Ryerson, Groß, Nmecha (Brandt 71'), Svensson - Bellingham (Sabitzer 55'), Adeyemi (Couto 71') - Guirassy
Unused subs: Ostrzinski, Meyer, Reyna, Beier, Duranville, Campbell, Mane, Inacio, Albert, Coulibaly, Benkara
Out: Can (adductor), Özcan (knee), Schlotterbeck (knee)
Coach: Niko Kovač
Monterrey: Andrada - Er. Aguirre, Medina, Sergio Ramos (c), Arteaga - Deossa, Rodriguez, Corona (Ocampos 84'), Canales (Alvarado 90'), Oliver (De la Rosa 84') - Berterame (Ambriz 83')
Unused subs: Cardenas, Mele, Chavez, Gustavo Sanchez, Guzman, Moreno, L. Reyes, Fimbres, A. Gonzalez, Rojas, Cortizo
Out: Salcedo (knee)
Coach: Domènec Torrent
As it happened!
2 - 1(2 - 0)
Dortmund
FINAL
Monterrey
90'
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FIVE added minutes
Monterrey are throwing everything forward in search of an equaliser...
90'
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Alfonso Alvarado
Sergio Canales
90'
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Hearts in mouths
Ramos beats Süle to a right-wing cross, the Spain legend sending his attempted header swerving past the far post with Kobel rooted to the spot.
85'
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Triple change
Desperate times for Monterrey, who just can't get a foot on the ball. Those BVB changes have made such a difference. With any luck, the Mexican team's won't be quite so effective!
84'
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Lucas Ocampos
Jesús Corona
84'
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Roberto de la Rosa
Oliver
83'
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Fidel Ambriz
Germán Berterame
79'
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Daisycutter
Canales sends a bouncing volley into the arms of the diving Kobel from 18 yards. That could have been ugly for the Dortmund stopper, but he made it look easy.
75'
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Access denied
Couto links up with Guirassy, who jinks into the six-yard box before having a shot charged down. Much better from BVB!
74'
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Respite
Dortmund enjoy a welcome spell of possession after that wave of Monterrey attacks. Can they get a goal to put this tie to bed?
71'
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Fresh legs
Brandt's joined by Yan Couto as Kovač shows his hand. Felix Nmecha and Adeyemi, who's faded since setting up those first-half goals for Guirassy, make way.
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Yan Couto
Karim Adeyemi
71'
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Julian Brandt
Felix Nmecha
70'
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Kovač preparing a change
Julian Brandt's getting ready to come on. The Black-Yellows have been outplayed since the restart and need to get a foothold in the game.
68'
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Twelfth man
This feels more like a home game for Monterrey as they win a corner. Their fans are making a real racket. Luckily for Dortmund, there's nothing at the end of the set-piece for them to shout about.
66'
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Disallowed goal
Berterame finds the bottom corner from inside the BVB box, but the flag was up and it's chalked off. The Monterrey goalscorer went too early.
64'
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Monterrey keep coming
Dortmund's defensive line is caught out again as Corona collects a long ball over the top and scampers away from Bensebaini. He has a teammate in the centre, but instead sends a rising drive past the upright from the tightest of angles.
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Kobel does his job
Aguirre's played clean through on the Dortmund goal, but Kobel waits and waits for the shot before making a crucial block at his near post.
55'
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Midfield change
On a booking that will force him to sit out the next game if Dortmund progress, Jobe makes way for Marcel Sabitzer.
55'
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Marcel Sabitzer
Jobe Bellingham
52'
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Not selfish enough!
Monterrey are in again, but Corona elects to pass rather than shoot and the chance is gone in a huge let-off for BVB.
48'
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Monterrey back in it!
Not what Dortmund wanted. Aguirre heads a cross against the back of Svensson, with the ball ballooning up and over to Berterame. With the BVB defence at sixes and sevens, he calmly heads it across goal and past Kobel to give the Mexicans a fighting chance.
46'
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Up and running again
No changes in Atlanta, with Dortmund holding all the cards in this last-16 clash.
45'
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Two added minutes
Dortmund haven't done much wrong, but a Monterrey goal before the break will change the complexion of the game entirely.
43'
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Danger signs
Monterrey hit Dortmund on the break after Adeyemi loses possession, but Corona overcooks his final pass when he might have been better going it alone.
41'
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Kobel to the rescue
Corona breezes past Ryerson and into the BVB box, but he's off balance as he goes to shoot and his near-post attempt is blocked by Kobel's standing leg.
38'
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Right idea
Ramos tries to ping a cross-field pass from left to right, but it has just too much on it for Corona, who looked like he might have had the jump on Bensebaini.
34'
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Huge save!
Andrada makes himself big to stop Guirassy firing in Groß's cut-back from the edge of the six-yard area. The BVB No.9 usually buries chances like that!
29'
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Suspended
Gutting for Jobe, who's booked for a late challenge that rules him out of the potential showdown with brother Jude in the last eight.
28'
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Jobe Bellingham
32'
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A whisker away!
Bellingham pokes a pass across the six-yard box for Guirassy, who toes narrowly wide on the stretch. So close to his hat-trick!
30'
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Denied!
Kobel dives to his left to beat clear another Deossa rocket. The Monterrey midfielder certainly doesn't need an invitation to shoot.
25'
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Two shots, two goals
Dortmund have been clinical!
23'
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Guirassy at the double!
BVB are in dreamland! Ryerson dispossesses his man in the Dortmund half and immediately looks for Adeyemi, who does really well under pressure from a handful of white shirts. Guirassy catches up and collects his strike partner's inside pass, before sweeping home from 18 yards. That's how to counter!
21'
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Close!
Jobe's unmarked in the six-yard box as he stoops to head in Ryerson's right-wing cross, but a Monterrey defender sticks out a boot just as he motions to touch it goalwards. The ensuing corner comes to nothing.
19'
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Action stations!
Corona runs through, only to be denied by the on-rushing Kobel. It wouldn't have counted, though. Ryerson expertly stepped up to ensure the Monterrey man was offside when the pass was played.
16'
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Woodwork!
Corona's mishit cross cannons back off the woodwork, with Kobel completely beaten. Deossa then launches another stinger straight at the BVB No.1.
14'
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Goal-rassy!
Advantage Dortmund in Atlanta! Adeyemi takes possession on the edge of the Monterrey area, the German drawing the attention of two defenders before slipping in Guirassy. The Guinean still has it all to do, but makes no mistake with his finish, sweeping in at the near post.
12'
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Cleared
Dortmund go up the other end to win a corner of their own, but Svensson's in-swinger is headed to safety.
11'
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Safe hands
Monterrey win a corner that culminates in Deossa launching a fierce long-range strike straight at Kobel.
8'
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Holding firm
BVB are doing a good job at keeping their shape in the opening exchanges, forcing Monterrey to play wide.
4'
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Direct
There's suddenly a clear route to goal for Adeyemi, but his first touch is too heavy and a Monterrey defender gets it away.
1'
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Under way!
The ball's rolling in Atlanta. Will Dortmund join Bayern in the quarter-finals?
0 - 0
Kick-off!
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Pre-match noise
Plenty of fans in attendance for this one, with a LOT of Mexicans making the trip.