Dinamo Zagreb 0-3 Borussia Dortmund: Routine win keeps Sahin´s visitors on course for knockouts

Borussia Dortmund eased past Dinamo Zagreb with a 3-0 victory in the Champions League to stay firmly on course for a top-eight finish and automatic qualification to the knockout stages.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens fired last year’s finalists into a deserved lead in the 41st minute before the unmarked Ramy Bensebaini headed in their second goal in the 56th minute on Wednesday.

Forward Serhou Guirassy, back after a short illness, also got on the scoresheet in the closing minutes, slotting in after coming on as a substitute.

Dortmund, who also hit the woodwork twice, have now won four of their five matches in the competition this season and are on 12 points in fourth place with three games left.

The top eight teams automatically qualify for the knockout stage while the next 16 teams go into qualification play-offs.

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— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) November 27, 2024

Data Debrief: Gold for Guirassy

Guirassy has been involved in at least one goal in his last six Champions League appearances (five goals, two assists), becoming the seventh African player to score or assist in six games in a row, and the first since Mohamed Salah in 2022-23.

The damage was done long before Guirassy’s late goal, however, with Zagreb now having lost their last eight games against German opposition, conceding 28 times in the process.

Dortmund, by contrast, have managed to win seven of their last nine games in the competition, and will be looking towards the knockout stages after an encouraging showing in Croatia.