UEFA Champions League 2024-25: Dortmund beats Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 to stay firmly on qualification course; Lille beats Bologna
The Ruhr valley club, which also hit the woodwork twice, has now won four of its five matches in the competition this season and is on 12 points in fourth place with three games left. Dinamo is on seven points.
Published : Nov 28, 2024 03:49 IST , ZAGREB - 2 MINS READ
Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Borussia Dortmund eased past hosts Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday to stay firmly on course for a top-eight finish and automatic qualification to the knockout stage.
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.
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Forward Serhou Guirassy, back after a short illness, also got on the scoresheet in the 90th, slotting in after coming on as a substitute.
The Ruhr valley club, which also hit the woodwork twice, has now won four of its five matches in the competition this season and is on 12 points in fourth place with three games left. Dinamo is on seven points.
The top eight teams automatically qualify for the knockout stage while the next 16 teams go into qualification playoffs
Mukau double earns Lille win at Bologna
Jhon Lucumi scored Bologna’s first goal of the Champions League, but it was defeated 2-1 at home by Lille on Wednesday. Ngal’ayel Mukau netted twice for the visitor.
Mukau opened the scoring for Lille a minute before the break from a rebound after his initial shot was blocked before Bologna struck through Lucumi in the 63rd minute.
Lille’s Ngal’ayel Mukau celebrates at the end of the Champions League match between Bologna FC 1909 and LOSC Lille in Bologna. | Photo Credit: AP
The home fans were still celebrating when Mukau scored his second three minutes later and Bologna was unable to find another goal as its keeper Lukasz Skorupski pulled off several fine saves to keep them in the game.
Lille’s win moved them to 10 points in the standings while Bologna remained on one point after slumping to its third successive defeat.