Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona live blog, full-time: Ter Stegen shines as Barça escape with a point

FULL-TIME, Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona: Dortmund had the best chances of the second half and Reus would have scored a hat-trick tonight if not for Ter Stegen. A point at Dortmund is good, the team’s performance not.

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SAVE TER STEGEN!!! The Barcelona goalkeeper dives to his left and stops Marco Reus!

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PENALTY TO DORMUND. Nélson Semedo catches Jadon Sancho inside the box and the referee makes an easy call.

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SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona: Come on, boys! Let’s play better and find the winner!

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HALFTIME, Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona: Borussia have been slightly better so far, and Marco Reus had the game’s best chance which required a great save from Ter Stegen. Barça haven’t been bad with the ball, but they’re lacking movement in the final third to create real chances. Need to improve in the second half.

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KICKOFF! Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona: Come on, boys! Let’s have a great European night!

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LINEUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Arthur; Griezmann, Suárez, Ansu Fati (4-3-3)

Bench: Neto, Todibo, Roberto, Rakitic, Vidal, Pérez, Messi

BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Starting XI: Bürki; Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Witsel, Delaney; Sancho, Reus, Hazard; Alcácer (4-2-3-1)

Bench: Hupe, Zagadou, Weigl, Dahoud, Brunn Larsen, Brandt, Götze

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WELCOME TO DORTMUND!!! The Signal Iduna Park is the site of the opening match of the Champions League season for Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona, who promise to give us a spectacular football game with talented attacking players all over the pitch. The famous Yellow Wall is ready for a beautiful European party, and Barça will relish the chance to play in such an incredible atmosphere. This should be an amazing night, and you are welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. LET’S LIVE BLOG!!!

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MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Matchweek 1

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Wednesday)

Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany

Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), BT Sport ESPN (UK), SuperSport 3 (Nigeria), SONY TEN 1 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others

How to stream: FuboTV, B/R Live (USA), BT Sport Live (UK), others

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