In the match between Real Madrid vs Dortmund in the 2024/25 Champions League qualifying round, striker Vinicius Junior’s hat-trick in the second half helped the defending champion team win 5-2 against the representative from the Bundesliga.
Real Madrid: Rudiger (60′), Vinicius (62′, 86′, 90+3′), Vazquez (83′)
Dortmund: Malen (30′), Bynoe-Gittens (34′)
Welcoming Dortmund at home at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid launched a very strong attack with the quartet of Mbappé, Bellingham, Vinicius and Bellingham. However, in the first match, Real Madrid’s stars had difficulty facing the disciplined and focused defense of the away team.
Without neutralizing any of Real Madrid’s attacks, Dortmund still showed maximum efficiency in taking advantage of opportunities. Real’s general in the Champions League final before the new season is the team that creates more clear scoring opportunities.
In the 30th minute, starting from Vazquez’s mistake, Malen suddenly helped Dortmund take the lead. Having lost the lead, when Real was still in a hurry, Dortmund immediately had a second goal. This time, Malen assisted Bynoe-Gittens to double the gap for the Ruhr club.
As for Real Madrid, immediately afterward, the club responded, but the athletes could turn away from them, typically the situation where Vinicius and Bellingham repeatedly hit the crossbar in the 37th minute.
After Knight 1 was guided by two keyboards, Real joined forces in Knight 2 to create incredibly sublime moments with Vinicius’ iconic performance. In the 60th minute, Mbappe passed the ball to Rudiger to lead Dortmund, shortening the gap to 1-2.
It didn’t stop there, just 2 minutes later, Vinicius scored to equalize 2-2 with the decisive phase. Excited after continuously scoring goals, Real Real played better and better, while Dortmund fell into a state of loss of control.
Within 10 minutes (from 83 to 93), the German football team almost tolerated letting the opponent run 3 more times. Besides Vazquez’s goal (83′), Vinicius also scored 2 more goals in minutes 86 and 90’+3 to complete the hat-trick in this match.
In the end, Real Madrid won 5-2 and ranked 9th in the 2024/25 Champions League classification round.
Real Madrid vs Dortmund lineup
Real Madrid: Courtois, Mendy, Rudiger, Militao, Vazquez, Modric (Camavinga 71′), Bellingham (Guler 90′), Valverde, Vinicius, Rodrygo (Tchouameni 85′), Mbappab (Ceballos 90′)
Dortmund: Kobel, Bensebaini, Schlotterbeck, Sule, Ryerson (Can 76′), Sabitzer, Nmecha (Beier 76′), Bynoe-Gittens (Anton 55′), Brandt, Malen (Gross 64′), Guirassy