Guirassy helps Dortmund sink Bilbao in Champions League

Serhou Guirassy scored a aim and arrange one other as Borussia Dortmund beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at residence on Wednesday for his or her first Champions League win of the season.

Karim Adeyemi equipped Daniel Svensson’s opener earlier than the half-hour mark and Carney Chukwuemeka added Dortmund’s second early within the second half, his first aim since signing from Chelsea in the summertime.

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Dortmund promised extra stability after beginning their European marketing campaign with a wild 4-4 draw at Juventus however invited Bilbao into the match, handing Gorka Guruzeta a aim with a defensive mix-up on the hour.

Dortmund appeared shaky however Guirassy calmed their nerves, getting a boot to a Marcel Sabitzer shot to revive their two-goal lead with 9 minutes remaining.

Julian Brandt then added a fourth for the hosts to wrap up the match in stoppage time.

Making their first Champions League look since 2014-15 and simply their third total, Bilbao missed the creativity of the injured Nico Williams.

The loss was their fifth in six video games with out the Spain winger, having scored simply twice in that point.

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Regardless of an unbeaten begin to the season, coach Niko Kovac made good on his pre-match promise to rotate the aspect and get extra minutes into the legs of his bench gamers.

Jobe Bellingham began his first match since August whereas Chukwuemeka made his full debut within the beginning line-up.

Dortmund’s lack of fluidity was evident early, notably for Bellingham, who struggled to seek out his passing vary.

The in-form Adeyemi created Dortmund’s opener, burning down the proper flank and threading a move throughout the face of aim for Svensson to faucet residence.

The aim sparked Dortmund into life however their resolution making was poor. Niklas Suele, making his first look of the season, opted for a long-range effort reasonably than passing to the unmarked Guirassy contained in the field.

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Chukwuemeka doubled Dortmund’s lead on the 50 minutes, blasting in on the close to submit after being put into house by Guirassy.

Dortmund appeared heading in the right direction for a routine win however invited Bilbao again into the match with a slipshod defensive error. Suele did not clear a ball within the field which fell to Guruzeta, who scored with ease.

The aim put the fright into Dortmund who struggled to get out of their very own half.

Bilbao had a handful of half-chances to attract degree and a aim dominated out for offside however Guirassy would put the hosts on monitor once more, deflecting Sabitzer’s shot into the aim for his sixth aim in seven video games this season.

Brandt supplied additional gloss to the scoreline on the dying.

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