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Borussia Dortmund reached their first Champions League semi-final in 11 years by producing a superb second-half comeback to beat Atletico Madrid 5-4 on aggregate.
Having lost the first leg 2-1 in Madrid, Dortmund quickly turned things around with Julian Brandt and Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen both scoring from tight angles in the first half.
But Atletico Madrid made it 2-1 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate when Mario Hermoso’s header deflected in off Dortmund defender Mats Hummels shortly after the restart.
Angel Correa then gave Atletico Madrid a 4-3 aggregate lead when he smashed in a rebounded finish from close range in the 64th minute.
But Dortmund levelled once again in a thrilling second half as Niclas Fullkrug finished off Marcel Sabitzer’s cross with a looping header after 71 minutes.
And less than three minutes later Sabitzer struck Dortmund’s winner with a drilled finish into the bottom corner to round off a sublime quarter-final tie – and set up a semi-final against Paris St-Germain.
Maatsen ‘dreaming of this as a kid’
Dortmund defender Maatsen, whose goal gave Dortmund a 3-2 aggregate lead, said he had “been dreaming of [moments like this] as a kid”.
“It is such an amazing feeling,” he told CBS. “Especially now scoring a great goal and my first goal in the Champions League so I am very grateful and so happy.”
Maatsen, 22, signed a contract extension with parent club Chelsea in January before joining Dortmund on loan until the end of the season.
The Dutchman had been playing Championship football this time last year while on loan at Burnley.
“I always had the belief to play for Chelsea but unfortunately for some reasons it didn’t work out,” he added.
“But, now I am here, I am very grateful for this opportunity. I came here to experience at the highest level and play my game and today I think I showed a very good performance.”
Dortmund deservedly end 11-year absence
Dortmund had not reached the last four of the Champions League since they finished runners-up in 2012-13.
This is just the fourth time the German club have advanced beyond the quarter-finals.
Their achievement is even more remarkable considering they were 2-0 down in the first leg in Madrid and had looked out of the picture at half-time.
But in Germany they were ruthless, starting brightly and and almost taking the lead through Sabitzer, but the midfielder’s shot was blocked on the line by former Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta.
Atletico had a golden early opportunity of their own, but striker Alvaro Morata dinked the ball off target when through on goal.
And in the second period Correa poked an effort wide shortly before he gave his side a 3-2 aggregate lead.
But it was Dortmund who finished the stronger and could have added more but for two fine saves from Atletico keeper Jan Oblak to deny Fullkrug and Sabitzer late on.
Atletico conceded four goals in a Champions League knockout tie for the first time since losing 4-1 to rivals Real Madrid in the 2014 final. Diego Simeone’s side have now gone seven years without reaching the final four of Europe’s premier competition.
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Player of the match
SabitzerMarcel Sabitzer
Borussia Dortmund
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Squad number20Player nameSabitzer
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Squad number19Player nameBrandt
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Squad number11Player nameReus
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Squad number22Player nameMaatsen
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Squad number27Player nameAdeyemi
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Squad number14Player nameFüllkrug
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Squad number43Player nameBynoe-Gittens
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Squad number23Player nameCan
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Squad number15Player nameHummels
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Squad number4Player nameSchlotterbeck
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Squad number26Player nameRyerson
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Squad number1Player nameKobel
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Squad number6Player nameÖzcan
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Squad number10Player nameSancho
Atlético Madrid
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Squad number7Player nameGriezmann
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Squad number10Player nameCorrea
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Squad number3Player nameAzpilicueta
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Squad number19Player nameMorata
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Squad number5Player nameDe Paul
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Squad number13Player nameOblak
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Squad number6Player nameKoke
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Squad number24Player nameBarrios
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Squad number16Player nameMolina
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Squad number17Player nameRiquelme
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Squad number14Player nameMarcos Llorente
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Squad number8Player nameSaúl
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Squad number22Player nameHermoso
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Squad number20Player nameWitsel
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Squad number2Player nameGiménez
Line-ups
B Dortmund
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Kobel
- 26RyersonBooked at 43mins
- 15Hummels
- 4Schlotterbeck
- 22Maatsen
- 20Sabitzer
- 23Can
- 10SanchoSubstituted forÖzcanat 86′minutes
- 19BrandtSubstituted forReusat 90′minutes
- 27AdeyemiSubstituted forBynoe-Gittensat 66′minutes
- 14Füllkrug
Substitutes
- 6Özcan
- 8Nmecha
- 11Reus
- 16Duranville
- 17Wolf
- 18Moukoko
- 25Süle
- 33Meyer
- 35Lotka
- 38Wätjen
- 43Bynoe-Gittens
Atl Madrid
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Oblak
- 20Witsel
- 2Giménez
- 22HermosoBooked at 45mins
- 16MolinaSubstituted forBarriosat 45′minutes
- 14Llorente
- 6Koke
- 5De PaulSubstituted forSaúlat 84′minutes
- 3AzpilicuetaBooked at 30minsSubstituted forRiquelmeat 45′minutes
- 19MorataSubstituted forCorreaat 45′minutes
- 7Griezmann
Substitutes
- 1Moldovan
- 4Gabriel
- 8Saúl
- 10Correa
- 15Savic
- 17Riquelme
- 18Vermeeren
- 23Isnard Mandava
- 24Barrios
- 31Gomis
- 32Niño
- Referee:
- Slavko Vincic
- Attendance:
- 81,365
Live Text
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Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Atletico Madrid 2.
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Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Atletico Madrid 2.
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Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
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Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
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Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Julian Brandt.
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Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Saúl ÑÃguez (Atletico Madrid).
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Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
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Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
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Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emre Can with a headed pass.
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Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Jadon Sancho.
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Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl ÑÃguez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
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Foul by Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund).
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Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
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Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, Atletico Madrid 2. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
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Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.