Dortmund, Germany: A third-minute goal from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus’ late strike sent Borussia Dortmund through to the Champions League last eight...
: A third-minute goal from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus’ late strike sent Borussia Dortmund through to the Champions League last eight with a 2-0 win on Wednesday, sealing a 3-1 aggregate victory.
PSV pushed forwards in stoppage time looking for an equaliser but instead gave away another goal, as Isaac Babadi’s unfortunate slip allowed Reus to seal the win.“It feels very nice,“ said Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. “We didn’t let them breathe in the first 30 minutes.The 1997 winners did enough against an outclassed PSV but will face stiffer challenges as they return to the quarter-final draw, to be held on Friday, for the first time since 2021.
“ had the game in our grip but just couldn’t score a goal,“ said PSV boss Peter Bosz, who endured a disappointing six-month spell in charge of Dortmund in 2017. The out-of-favour England winger made the most of PSV’s failure to clear a bouncing ball in the box, collecting Julian Brandt’s lay-off and picking out the bottom corner via the inside of the post.“From the first whistle to the last, we stuck to our plan and I’m happy we got the win.”
The visitors were much improved after the break. Lozano, introduced at half-time, hit the post with a long-range effort.