Borussia Dortmund vs 08.09.26 19:003 – 2Full TimeVillarreal — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Guirassy double sends Dortmund past Villarreal in Champions League opener

Borussia Dortmund began their UEFA Champions League league-stage campaign with a 3-2 victory over Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park, in a contest that stayed goalless until the second half before bursting into life. Dortmund led at the interval by nothing, with the scoreline still blank at 0-0 heading into the break.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

The deadlock broke in the 53rd minute when Renato Veiga turned the ball into his own net to put the hosts ahead. Villarreal responded within the hour through Santiago Mouriño, whose finish was set up by Georges Mikautadze to level the match at 1-1 in the 66th minute. Dortmund then pulled clear late on as Serhou Guirassy struck twice, first assisted by Fábio Silva in the 80th minute and then from the penalty spot five minutes later, making it 3-1.

There was a final twist in stoppage time when Guirassy turned the ball into his own net at the other end, giving Villarreal a 3-2 scoreline that came too late to change the outcome. Dortmund controlled proceedings for long spells, edging possession and outshooting their visitors as the game opened up in the closing stages.

Guirassy scored twice, including a stoppage-time penalty, to finish with a rating of 7.39 and take the headlines despite later turning the ball into his own net.

Dortmund's 18 shots to Villarreal's 13 reflected their greater attacking threat over the course of the match.

Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3–2 (half-time 0–0).

Borussia Dortmund met Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Signal Iduna Park. Referee: Simone Sozza.

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Key moments

53' Goal (own goal): Renato Veiga — 1–0 · Watch Renato Veiga's goal video (53')
66' Goal: Santiago Mouriño (assist: Georges Mikautadze) — 1–1 · Watch Santiago Mouriño's goal video (66')
80' Goal: Serhou Guirassy (assist: Fábio Silva) — 2–1 · Watch Serhou Guirassy's goal video (80')
85' Goal (penalty): Serhou Guirassy — 3–1 · Watch Serhou Guirassy's goal video (85')
90' Goal (own goal): Serhou Guirassy — 3–2 · Watch Serhou Guirassy's goal video (90')

Starting line-ups

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

Villarreal (4-2-3-1)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Borussia Dortmund 54%, the draw 23%, Villarreal 23%. It finished Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Villarreal.

A slight rating edge to Borussia Dortmund, little else — Borussia Dortmund are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Villarreal's hot finishing due to cool on top gives Borussia Dortmund the lean. The draw at 23% is held down by a high-scoring environment.

Why Borussia Dortmund at 54%?

Borussia Dortmund sit 86 points higher on our strength rating — 2001 to 1914. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.5% of 10,442 such games. Villarreal scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,488 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.

Why only 54%?

No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Villarreal at 23%.

Why is the draw only 23%?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,144. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 1.7 points off the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

Last five: Borussia Dortmund W-L-W-W-W, Villarreal W-D-D-L-L — Borussia Dortmund are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2202 games when clearly hotter and 42.8% of 4028 when clearly colder. Borussia Dortmund have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 46.9% of 2431 measured games and congested visitors 28.3% of 2486 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points.

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About this match

On this page: the Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Villarreal. Explore more on the Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal?

Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3–2 (half-time 0–0).

›Who scored in Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal?

Renato Veiga (53') (own goal) for Borussia Dortmund; Santiago Mouriño (66') for Villarreal; Serhou Guirassy (80') for Borussia Dortmund; Serhou Guirassy (85') (penalty) for Borussia Dortmund; Serhou Guirassy (90') (own goal) for Villarreal.

›Where can I watch Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Villarreal are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.

›What is the head-to-head record between Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal?

Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal have met 1 time — 1 win for Borussia Dortmund, 0 wins for Villarreal and 0 draws.