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Late on Tuesday evening on the fourth match day of the UEFA Champions League, BVB celebrated a 1-0 (0-0) win at home against Sturm Graz – already their third win of the competition.  \n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n », »title »: »Teaser Text », »multiValue »:false, »value »: »Borussia Dortmund remain on course for the round of sixteen! Late on Tuesday evening on the fourth match day of the UEFA Champions League, BVB celebrated a 1-0 (0-0) win at home against Sturm Graz – already their third win of the competition. », »exportedType »: »text/html »}, »disableAdsOnNewsPage »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »boolean », »name »: »disableAdsOnNewsPage », »title »: »Disable Ads on News Page », »multiValue »:false, »value »:false, »exportedType »: »boolean »}, »text »:{« multiLine »:true, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »text », »html »: »Boris Rupert reporting<\/i><\/p>\nIn front of 81,365 spectators in a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, BVB were in control from the first minute of the game, but it was some time before Beier had the first major chance, which was thwarted by a Graz player on the goal line (43). Only in the 85th minute did Malen finally score to make it 1-0. \n<\/p>\nThe scenario:<\/b>   \nThis was the first time the two clubs had met. BVB were starting the game with two wins and one loss, and were unbeaten in their last 12 home games in the UEFA Champions League (eight wins, four draws). Graz had yet to gain any points. \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11-Meyer.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11-Meyer-1730840056269\ »><\/p>\nPersonell matters: <\/b><\/p>\nBorussia Dortmund once again had to play without Anton, Adeyemi, Couto, Duranville, Kobel, Reyna, Ryerson, Süle and Wätjen, who were injured or ill. Coach Sahin put his trust in the same 11 players who had beaten Leipzig 2-1 the previous weekend. \n<\/b><\/p>\nTactics:   <\/b> \nBVB not only kept the players the same, but also the approach in a 4-3-3 formation with Nmecha in a central-defensive position in midfield. The half positions in front were occupied once again by Sabitzer and Brandt, who frequently had an impact between the lines. The defending champions and leaders of the Austrian Bundesliga table used a 4-4-2 formation, left little space open, and overall played very physically.  \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_BVB_Graz_2.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_BVB_Graz_2-1730840033290\ »><\/p>\nThe match & analysis:<\/b><\/p>\nGraz kicked off the game and played the ball far back. Gittens ran forward and collided at high speed with Aiwu’s arm, which he had suddenly cast out wide. Gittens had to be given medical treatment, appeared dazed, and kept holding his eye. BVB kept switching between measured and powerful phases, all the while maintaining control of the game. In the 15th minute, both Sabitzer’s powerful shot from his right foot and Beier’s rebound shot were stopped by the keeper.  \n<\/b><\/p>\nEssentially, it was looking good. But speed and depth, as well as precision when controlling and driving with the ball at times, were missing. As a result, it wasn’t until the 43rd minute that a BVB goal seemed possible for the second time. Beier got hold of the ball in his own half before it went out, then stormed up half of the pitch, leaving two opposition players behind, and took a shot with his left foot from around 11 metres away – but Kiteishvili came to his beaten keeper’s rescue and saved the ball before it went over the line.  \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_BVB_Graz_3.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_BVB_Graz_3-1730840015005\ »><\/p>\nAfter half time, BVB were still in control and had long phases of passing the ball, but didn’t threaten the opposition’s goal. The phases of possession increased to 67 per cent, and in the 61st minute came the 10th corner. However, the sharp, risky pass that could have burst open the defence still didn’t come. It would have been nice to see more courage in the finish.  \n<\/p>\nIn the 67th minute, Malen came on to replace Sabitzer, who was not on top form going into the game. Beier moved in towards Brandt. For no apparent reason, the Dortmund game suffered from some mistakes being made during this phase, and in general was far too timid. Biereth almost capitalised on this; his header only narrowly missed the goal (71). But then the goal that relieved the pressure finally came: Malen intercepted a pass from Aiwu at the halfway line, then passed to Guirassy, who played a double pass to the Dutchman as he ran up the pitch. From the right of the penalty area, Malen took a powerful shot, Aiwu deflected, and the ball smashed into the left of the net at shoulder height (85). Guirassy just managed to remain onside when he made the double pass. In added time, the centre-forward could have sealed the deal, but Scherpen deflected the shot.  \n<\/p>\nOutlook: <\/b><\/p>\nBVB’s next Champions League game will be on 27 November, away to Dinamo Zagreb. In the Bundesliga, the Black&Yellows will be playing away to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday (kick-off at 15:30 CET).  \n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & Goals<\/h2>\n<h2><img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_Grafik_BVB-Graz.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_Grafik_BVB-Graz-1730839983020\ »><\/h2>\nUEFA Champions League, 4th match day \n BORUSSIA DORTMUND \u2013 STURM GRAZ  1-0 (0-0)<\/b><\/p>\nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Meyer \u2013 Groß, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 Nmecha \u2013 Beier (89 Azhil), Sabitzer (67 Malen), Brandt, Gittens (77 Campbell) \u2013 Guirassy \nSturm Graz:<\/b> Scherpen \u2013 Johnston (60 Geyrhofer), Aiwu, Lavalee, Gazibegovic \u2013 Chukwuani, Kiteishvili (90 Horvat) \u2013 Yalcouyé, Böving \u2013 Biereth (75 Yardimci), Jatta (46 Zvonarek) \nBench:<\/b> Lotka, Ostrzinski, Mané, Kabar, Meiser \u2013 Bignetti, Khudyakov, Karic, Schopp, Hierländer, Hödl, Malic, Grgic \nGoal:<\/b> 1-0 Malen (85, Guirassy) \nCorners:<\/b> 11-3 (8-0 at half time), Chances:<\/b> 4-1 (2-0) \nReferees:<\/b> Lambrechts (Belgium), Yellow cards:<\/b> Malen \u2013 Ilzer, \nSpectators:<\/b> 81,365 (sold out), Weather:<\/b> dry, 5 degrees<\/p>\n », »title »: »Text », »multiValue »:false, »value »: »Boris Rupert reporting<\/i><\/p>\nIn front of 81,365 spectators in a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, BVB were in control from the first minute of the game, but it was some time before Beier had the first major chance, which was thwarted by a Graz player on the goal line (43). Only in the 85th minute did Malen finally score to make it 1-0. \n<\/p>\nThe scenario:<\/b>   \nThis was the first time the two clubs had met. BVB were starting the game with two wins and one loss, and were unbeaten in their last 12 home games in the UEFA Champions League (eight wins, four draws). Graz had yet to gain any points. \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11-Meyer.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11-Meyer-1730840056269\ »><\/p>\nPersonell matters: <\/b><\/p>\nBorussia Dortmund once again had to play without Anton, Adeyemi, Couto, Duranville, Kobel, Reyna, Ryerson, Süle and Wätjen, who were injured or ill. Coach Sahin put his trust in the same 11 players who had beaten Leipzig 2-1 the previous weekend. \n<\/b><\/p>\nTactics:   <\/b> \nBVB not only kept the players the same, but also the approach in a 4-3-3 formation with Nmecha in a central-defensive position in midfield. The half positions in front were occupied once again by Sabitzer and Brandt, who frequently had an impact between the lines. The defending champions and leaders of the Austrian Bundesliga table used a 4-4-2 formation, left little space open, and overall played very physically.  \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_BVB_Graz_2.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_BVB_Graz_2-1730840033290\ »><\/p>\nThe match & analysis:<\/b><\/p>\nGraz kicked off the game and played the ball far back. Gittens ran forward and collided at high speed with Aiwu’s arm, which he had suddenly cast out wide. Gittens had to be given medical treatment, appeared dazed, and kept holding his eye. BVB kept switching between measured and powerful phases, all the while maintaining control of the game. In the 15th minute, both Sabitzer’s powerful shot from his right foot and Beier’s rebound shot were stopped by the keeper.  \n<\/b><\/p>\nEssentially, it was looking good. But speed and depth, as well as precision when controlling and driving with the ball at times, were missing. As a result, it wasn’t until the 43rd minute that a BVB goal seemed possible for the second time. Beier got hold of the ball in his own half before it went out, then stormed up half of the pitch, leaving two opposition players behind, and took a shot with his left foot from around 11 metres away – but Kiteishvili came to his beaten keeper’s rescue and saved the ball before it went over the line.  \n<\/p>\n<img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_BVB_Graz_3.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_BVB_Graz_3-1730840015005\ »><\/p>\nAfter half time, BVB were still in control and had long phases of passing the ball, but didn’t threaten the opposition’s goal. The phases of possession increased to 67 per cent, and in the 61st minute came the 10th corner. However, the sharp, risky pass that could have burst open the defence still didn’t come. It would have been nice to see more courage in the finish.  \n<\/p>\nIn the 67th minute, Malen came on to replace Sabitzer, who was not on top form going into the game. Beier moved in towards Brandt. For no apparent reason, the Dortmund game suffered from some mistakes being made during this phase, and in general was far too timid. Biereth almost capitalised on this; his header only narrowly missed the goal (71). But then the goal that relieved the pressure finally came: Malen intercepted a pass from Aiwu at the halfway line, then passed to Guirassy, who played a double pass to the Dutchman as he ran up the pitch. From the right of the penalty area, Malen took a powerful shot, Aiwu deflected, and the ball smashed into the left of the net at shoulder height (85). Guirassy just managed to remain onside when he made the double pass. In added time, the centre-forward could have sealed the deal, but Scherpen deflected the shot.  \n<\/p>\nOutlook: <\/b><\/p>\nBVB’s next Champions League game will be on 27 November, away to Dinamo Zagreb. In the Bundesliga, the Black&Yellows will be playing away to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday (kick-off at 15:30 CET).  \n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & Goals<\/h2>\n<h2><img src=\ »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/11/05/ucl-spielbericht/11_Grafik_BVB-Graz.jpg\ » data-assetref=\ »11_Grafik_BVB-Graz-1730839983020\ »><\/h2>\nUEFA Champions League, 4th match day \n BORUSSIA DORTMUND \u2013 STURM GRAZ  1-0 (0-0)<\/b><\/p>\nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Meyer \u2013 Groß, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 Nmecha \u2013 Beier (89 Azhil), Sabitzer (67 Malen), Brandt, Gittens (77 Campbell) \u2013 Guirassy \nSturm Graz:<\/b> Scherpen \u2013 Johnston (60 Geyrhofer), Aiwu, Lavalee, Gazibegovic \u2013 Chukwuani, Kiteishvili (90 Horvat) \u2013 Yalcouyé, Böving \u2013 Biereth (75 Yardimci), Jatta (46 Zvonarek) \nBench:<\/b> Lotka, Ostrzinski, Mané, Kabar, Meiser \u2013 Bignetti, Khudyakov, Karic, Schopp, Hierländer, Hödl, Malic, Grgic \nGoal:<\/b> 1-0 Malen (85, Guirassy) \nCorners:<\/b> 11-3 (8-0 at half time), Chances:<\/b> 4-1 (2-0) \nReferees:<\/b> Lambrechts (Belgium), Yellow cards:<\/b> Malen \u2013 Ilzer, \nSpectators:<\/b> 81,365 (sold out), Weather:<\/b> dry, 5 degrees<\/p>\n », »exportedType »: »text/html »}, »id »: »editable-4313265134″, »prio »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »boolean », »name »: »prio », »title »: »Prio (Clubplatform) », »multiValue »:false, »value »:true, »exportedType »: »boolean »}, »headline »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »headline », »title »: »Headline », »multiValue »:false, »value »: »1-0 against Graz – BVB with patience and Malen », »exportedType »: »text/plain »}, »matchId »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »matchId », »title »: »match id », »multiValue »:false, »exportedType »: »text/plain »}, »data-layer »: »{\ »editable-4313265134\ »:{\ »@type\ »:\ »/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\ »,\ »linkUrl\ »:\ »https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2024/11/5/1-0-against-Graz-BVB-with-patience-and-Malen.html\ »}} », »author »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »author », »title »: »Author », »multiValue »:false, »exportedType »: »text/plain »}, »teaserType »: »relatedContent », »match »:{« multiLine »:true, »dataType »: »content-fragment », »name »: »match », »html »: »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2024_2025/5/04—borussia-dortmund—sturm-graz<\/p> », »title »: »Related Match », »multiValue »:false, »value »: »/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2024_2025/5/04—borussia-dortmund—sturm-graz », »exportedType »: »text/plain »}, »alt »: »11M_BVB_Graz.jpg », »externalId »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »externalId », »title »: »External ID (Clubplatform) », »multiValue »:false, »value »: »-1630690774″, »exportedType »: »text/plain »}, »displayOnHome »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »boolean », »name »: »displayOnHome », »title »: »Display in news wall on homepage », »multiValue »:false, »value »:true, »exportedType »: »boolean »}, »url »:{« multiLine »:false, »dataType »: »string », »name »: »url », »title »: »Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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