Match Report
3 points and 11 places separated them: Borussia Dortmund 10th with 15, Celtic 21st with 12. Celtic ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Borussia Dortmund 2.75 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Celtic 1.63 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.63.
Celtic had won 13 straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
J. Sánchez Martínez took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.1 yellow cards per game. The venue was Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, with room for 81,365 spectators. Borussia Dortmund led 5-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 7-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Borussia Dortmund: Karim Adeyemi (11'), Emre Can (7'), Karim Adeyemi (29'), Serhou Guirassy (40'), Karim Adeyemi (42'), Serhou Guirassy (66'), Felix Nmecha (79') · Celtic: Daizen Maeda (9')