Liveticker: Dortmund gegen Sturm Graz | BVB-Spiel in der Champions League live
BVB meets the Champions League winner
The Bundesliga season has ended and Borussia Dortmund secured second place. We are now gradually approaching the end of the summer break: At the end of August, the new Bundesliga season will begin. Yet, for the Black and Yellows, the season kicks off a week earlier – and that under the motto "The Westfalen Pokal makes history"!
The reason for the early start: After VfL Wolfsburg bowed out of the DFB Cup in the first round in the past two years, BVB will meet the Champions League winner, Sturm Graz, for the first competitive match of the season, this Tuesday, July 19, 2022, from 8:15 p.m. (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.).
Teams aim to stay consistent
At the start of the new European campaign, both teams will head into the match with a series of successful results. BVB remained undefeated in the last four test matches, against Valencia CF (3:1), Villarreal CF (2:0), FC Barcelona (2:2) and Athletic Club (2:0), while FC Sturm Graz celebrated four wins from four games, most recently 2-1 against Hungarian first division side Puskás Akadémia.
The Austrians are currently in the middle of their Bundesliga season and are doing well: two wins from three games mean the Sky Blues are third in the table. The Black and Yellows will therefore face a competitive opponent on Tuesday night – and that in front of a sold-out crowd of 81,365 spectators.
Lineups
- BVB: Kobel – Süle, Hummels (C), Schlotterbeck – Meunier, Bellingham, Özcan, Guerreiro – Bynoe-Gittens, Adeyemi, Malen
- Sturm Graz: Siebenhandl – Wimmer, Affengruber, Gazibegovic, Dante – Prass, Stankovic, Ljubic, Horvat – Jantscher, Boving
Liveticker
- 0. min: The match starts. Borussia Dortmund in their traditional yellow and black jerseys, Sturm Graz in black and blue.
- 2. min: First chance for BVB. Adeyemi sends in a deflected cross towards Bynoe-Gittens. Sturm goalkeeper Siebenhandl clears for a corner.
- 5. min: The match is still cagey and both sides are struggling to create chances in these early stages.
- 10. min: Guerreiro sends a free-kick into the box, but it is overhit and goes over the crossbar.
- 15. min: Sturm Graz have a chance to counter-attack, but the cross is overhit and goes out of play.
- 20. min: The match is evenly balanced and both sides are having spells of possession.
- 25. min: BVB win a corner. It is taken by Guerreiro, but it is cleared by the Sturm Graz defense.
- 30. min: The half-hour mark approaches and neither side has managed to create a clear-cut chance.
- 35. min: Sturm Graz are looking more dangerous in attack, but they are yet to test Kobel in the BVB goal.
- 40. min: The match is starting to open up and both sides are having chances.
- 45. min: The first half ends goalless. Both sides had chances, but neither side could find the breakthrough.
- 46. min: The second half gets underway.
- 50. min: BVB start the second half brightly and have a good chance, but Adeyemi's shot is saved by Siebenhandl.
- 55. min: Sturm Graz are starting to get more into the game and are having some good spells of possession.
- 60. min: The hour mark approaches and the match is still goalless.
- 65. min: BVB make their first substitution, with Brandt coming on for Özcan.
- 70. min: Sturm Graz make their first substitution, with Kiteishvili coming on for Jantscher.
- 75. min: BVB are starting to dominate the match and are creating more chances.
- 80. min: The match is entering the final stages and BVB are still searching for the winning goal.
- 85. min: Sturm Graz make their second substitution, with Emegha coming on for Boving.
- 90. min: The match ends goalless. Both sides had chances, but neither side could find the breakthrough.
