Dortmund eliminate Atl. Madrid from CL after 4-2 at Signal Iduna Park

Borussia Dortmund defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2 at Signal Iduna Park in Germany and, with an aggregate score of 5-4 from the 2 legs, reached the ½ finals of the Champions League, where they will face PSG, who eliminated Barcelona.

Atletico fail to breach the Yellow Wall and it's Borussia Dortmund who reach the #UCL semi-finals! 🟡⚫

They win 5-4 on aggregate after a night full of twists and turns at the Signal Iduna Park. #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/1N27cYVB3N

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 16, 2024

Dortmund played great and scored twice in the 1^st half to eliminate the 1-goal deficit from the 1^st leg and take advantage in the matchup. Julian Brandt scored from inside the penalty box in the 34^th minute after Mats Hummels’ assist, as only 5 minutes later, the Black and Yellow scored again after Ian Maatsen’s phenomenal solo run, and his shot inside the penalty box went into Jan Oblak’s net.

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The Spanish side began the 2^nd half phenomenally as Mats Hummels scored an own goal in the 49th minute, and Angel Correa scored in the 64th minute to tie the game and give the advantage from both legs to Simeone’s club.

However, Dortmund scored 2 goals within 3 minutes as Niclas Fullkrug netted in the 71^st minute after Marcel Sabitzer’s assist to make it 3-2 and Marcel Sabitzer himself scored the most important goal in the 74^th minute that send his team to the last 4 teams remaining in the Champions League.

10 – Borussia Dortmund have remained unbeaten in their last 10 home matches in the Champions League (W6 D4), a new record for BVB in this competition. Fortress. pic.twitter.com/UdW7K875Fh

— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) April 16, 2024