BVB celebrates goal festival against Celtic – Adeyemi with gala and injury

What a performance by Karim Adeyemi: In BVB’s 7-1 (5-1) goal festival against Celtic Glasgow, the German U21 international scored a hat trick in the first half on Tuesday – but there were no more goals from him because the hero had to leave the field that evening with a probable muscle injury. It was the highest Champions League success in Borussia Dortmund’s club history.

At first, BVB’s performance against the representatives from Scotland looked like a dramatic evening by and for Borussia captain Emre Can – but then Karim Adeyemi “took over”. After Can’s opening goal from a penalty kick (7th minute), Adeyemi performed such magic that the completely overwhelmed guests couldn’t hear or see anything: first he put BVB back in the lead with a solo (11th minute), then he increased the score with a goal of the Month” (29th) and gave Celtic goalie Kasper Schmeichel no chance for the third time with a well-placed left-footed shot (42nd). With this hat trick and his goal-scoring ability, the Dortmund player was clearly remembered by national coach Julian Nagelsmann.

Before the Adeyemi gala, Glasgow’s Daizen Maeda almost accidentally scored the 1-1 equalizer (9th, unintentionally set up by Can). Can also has to be mentioned for Dortmund’s second penalty goal, when he gave the ball to Serhou Guirassy, ​​who took the shot safely (40′).

In the middle of the second half, Guirassy did something for Dortmund’s goal difference with his second goal (66th), and substitute Felix Nmecha also got on the scoresheet (80th). After the 3-0 opening win against Bruges, Borussia Dortmund is enjoying its optimal point haul at the top of the table in the new Champions League.

“The team put a performance on the pitch that obviously makes a coach happy”BVB coach Nuri Sahin was very satisfied after the game, “I can’t really say anything more about this game.”

Can take center stage in the first ten minutes

From the kick-off, it seemed at first glance as if Celtic would appear in Dortmund with a lot of self-confidence: the first – albeit harmless approach to the goal – was seen by the over 81,000 spectators in the Westfalenstadion shortly after kick-off. The Dortmund fans experienced the first shocking moment: Can injured his ankle during a tackle when he got stuck on the grass. But fortunately the action turned out to have no consequences and the captain was able to continue.

This was a good thing too. Because when Jamie Gittens tried to get past the Glasgow goalkeeper in the sixth minute of the game, he grabbed it – and missed. Can converted the penalty that was due very confidently. The next and third Can moment of the evening came just two minutes later. In defense, he didn’t get his head to the ball properly after a Celtic cross and deflected it slightly, so that Maeda, who was standing behind him, was essentially shot and the ball bounced off his hip into the Dortmund goal.

Adeyemi “on fire” – Dortmund with speed and pressure

As soon as the Scottish fans’ cheering died down, BVB joy broke out again: Adeyemi took a solo pass from Julian Brandt and put BVB back in the lead with his slightly deflected shot.

Glasgow was completely overwhelmed by the speed and pressure of the hosts. The home team scored goals almost every minute. Nevertheless, it took until the 29th minute for Dortmund to convert their dominance into something countable: After a Dortmund corner that was actually cleared, Adeyemi fought for the ball and with almost unbelievable power chased the ball under the crossbar from an acute angle on the left. Adeyemi’s second goal is a clear candidate for October’s Goal of the Month.

Adeyemi – hat trick with three impressive goals

Adeyemi was also involved in the 4-1: Ex-Augsburg player Arne Engels on the Scots’ side came too late against the 22-year-old who was “magical” that evening, Can left it for Guirassy, ​​who converted the ball hard left and unstoppable from the penalty spot. Karim Adeyemi completed the hat trick when he shot into the goal from a half-right position with his left foot from about 17 meters right next to the right post.

Hamstring injury slows down the goalscorer

The Dortmund gala ended with the restart after the break – also because Adeyemi quickly grabbed his right back thigh after jumping and had to be replaced injured. As a result, Borussia took it easy. “I hope it’s not that bad. Hopefully I’ll be back quickly”said the 22-year-old on Amazon Prime.

Sahin: “Karim’s overall package is extremely strong”

“We hope it’s nothing big”said BVB coach Sahin after the game about Adeyemi’s injury. The coach said about his player, the “player of the game” and star of the evening: “Karim’s overall package is extremely strong. He has big plans for this season. I’m very, very happy that he’s delivering the performance.”

Afterwards, Guirassy also raised the ball next to the left post after a nice “dance” from the left side with a lot of self-confidence and a nice eye. And because Celtic couldn’t even begin to cope with Dortmund’s game and also had a lot of trouble freeing themselves from the pressure that never really let up, Nmecha scored with a precise low shot from a half-right position into the bottom left corner. The 18-year-old Dortmund young player Julien Duranville missed another scoring opportunity shortly before the end of the game.

Adeyemi keeps game ball

Adeymi wanted to have one of the match balls signed in memory of this memorable day and then keep it together with the trophy as “Player of the Match”. “Somewhere” he will find a place for the special memorabilia, the player said after the game.

Dortmund’s next task is the away game in the Bundesliga at Union Berlin next Saturday, and the black and yellow have to play in the Champions League against Real Madrid on October 22nd.