Pre-Match Report

Facts on the clash with Tottenham

Borussia Dortmund will face Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 7 of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. Here are the facts about Tuesday's match in London (kick-off 21:00 CET, live on Prime).

The scenario: With equal points and goals, the teams occupy tenth and 11th place (BVB is tenth due to having scored more goals). Both have won three times and both have only suffered one defeat. BVB lost at Manchester City, Spurs lost in Paris (5-3). Incidentally, both teams drew 2-2 against Bodö/Glimt (Norway), unexpectedly dropping points.

Head-to-head record: The two clubs have met six times so far. BVB won the first two encounters – in the spring of 2016 in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League (3-0 H, 2-1 A), while the following four matches – all in the UEFA Champions League – went to Spurs (3-1 A, 2-1 H, 3-0 A, 1-0 H).

Tottenham facts: Although Spurs are only in 14th place in the Premier League after 22 matchdays, they are only eight points behind fifth place, which could qualify them for the UEFA Champions League. Spurs have lost only one of their last 13 games in European competitions (eight wins, four draws) and are unbeaten in 23 home games in European club competitions (19 wins, four draws). In the current Champions League season, they have won their three home games without conceding a goal (1-0 against Villarreal, 4-0 against Copenhagen, 3-0 against Slavia Prague). Tottenham are unbeaten in five games against German teams (three wins, two draws) and prevailed against Eintracht Frankfurt in last year's Europa League quarter-finals (1-1 H, 1-0 A).

Borussia facts: Borussia Dortmund lost 4-1 to Manchester City on Matchday 4 of the current UEFA Champions League, but the Black & Yellows have won three of their last five games against Premier League clubs. However, of their 19 away games in England, they have won only five (most recently in Newcastle in 2023) and lost 13. There has also been one draw. BVB have 99 wins in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League. With 19 goals scored, BVB and defending champions Paris St. Germain have the best attack in the current competition.

Europe's elite: Borussia Dortmund are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time – the tenth time in a row – and have reached the knockout stages in ten of their last 11 appearances, reaching the final three times (1997, 2013, 2024). Tottenham Hotspur are participating for the seventh time, the sixth time in the last ten seasons. The club did not qualify via the league last season, but as winners of the UEFA Europa League. In 2018/19, Spurs reached the final of Europe's most prestigious club competition, losing 2-0 to Liverpool.
Compiled by Boris Rupert

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Because the \u201cU-U-EFA\u201d Cup is still missing from the trophy cabinet. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Today, a state-of-the-art venue stands on the same site: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. When Borussia Dortmund take on Spurs in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening (21:00 CET, live on Prime), memories will surely come flooding back for the fans and those in the Black & Yellow delegation who were there almost ten years ago and were met with high regard and honest respect from their opponents.<\/p>\nIn the previous season, the last with Jürgen Klopp on the sidelines, the Black and Yellows had struggled to qualify for the UEFA Europa League (and missed out on the Champions League for the only time between 2011 and 2025). Klopp\u2019s successor, Thomas Tuchel, slowly warmed to the competition, as the road to the round of 16 was a rocky one. First, Wolfsberger AC (Austria) and Odds BK (Norway) had to be eliminated in the qualifying rounds, and the group stage offered few attractive opponents, but instead arduous trips to FC Krasnodar in Russia and Qäbälä FK in Azerbaijan. And at PAOK Saloniki (Greece), the opposing fan base started a riot.<\/p>\nBut when his team had secured a good starting position in the round of 32 with a 2-0 win over FC Porto in Dortmund, Tuchel said to his assistant Arno Michels on the way to training in Porto: \u201cNow we want to win the thing.\u201d He was referring to the one European piece of silverware that was still missing from BVB\u2019s trophy cabinet, where for many years the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup have proudly stood: the UEFA Cup. With a 1-0 away win, his team advanced to the round of 16, where they were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016-1768647086085\"><\/p>\nCoach Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s team had set its sporting priorities on the league at the time. Before and between the matches against Borussia Dortmund, the gap to leaders Manchester City had grown from two to five points, but Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s hopes of winning their first championship in England were still alive. And so, in the first leg at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, the Black & Yellows encountered perhaps less resistance than might have been expected. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus (twice) took advantage of three of numerous chances to take a 3-0 lead, and Roman Weidenfeller\u2019s save against Heung-Min Son shortly before the end secured an excellent starting position for the second leg.<\/p>\n<h2>On course for the next round <\/h2>\nBorussia were very attentive in defence, even though the back four had never played together in this configuration before. The first chance to score an away goal came in the 14th minute: Henrik Mkhitaryan laid the ball back from the byline to Reus, who hit the side netting from around seven metres out on the left. Dortmund cleverly closed down the space and only had to survive two dangerous situations in the first half. Immediately after Eric Dier\u2019s header (23), Aubameyang set the course for qualification with a stunning goal, as the ball made its way into the back of the net via the right-hand post (24).<\/p>\nFour minutes later, Aubameyang stole the ball from Kevin Wimmer and ran towards goal alone, but hesitated too long in front of Hugo Lloris. However, with a 4-0 lead from the first and second legs, the game was already over at half-time, although there were still a few fast-paced moments after the break. Tottenham did not want to be eliminated with a home defeat, while Dortmund focused on counter-attacks. Mkhitaryan played a pass through the gap in the defence to Aubameyang, who converted to make it 2-0 (70). At the other end, Neven Subotic, who had been so strong up to that point, made a mistake when he passed back too weakly to Weidenfeller, allowing Son to make it 2-1. But in the end, it didn\u2019t matter. BVB became the first German team to win at White Hart Lane \u2013 and reached the quarter-finals!<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-2016-1768647109850\"><\/p>\nIn the last eight, the action moved from the Lane to an even more famous road, Anfield Road in Liverpool. There, however, the Black & Yellows experienced one of the most traumatic moments in their glorious history, missing out on a place in the semi-finals despite leading 2-0 and 3-1. After 90 minutes, the score was 3-3, and even that would have been enough to advance due to the away goals rule in force at the time (first leg 1-1), but Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren scored in extra time to make it 4-3...<\/p>\nThus, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s victory at White Hart Lane is historic, but also only a footnote in the club\u2019s history. 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BVB lost at Manchester City, Spurs lost in Paris (5-3). Incidentally, both teams drew 2-2 against Bodö/Glimt (Norway), unexpectedly dropping points.<\/p>\nHead-to-head record:<\/b> The two clubs have met six times so far. BVB won the first two encounters \u2013 in the spring of 2016 in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League (3-0 H, 2-1 A), while the following four matches \u2013 all in the UEFA Champions League \u2013 went to Spurs (3-1 A, 2-1 H, 3-0 A, 1-0 H).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-faktenvorschau/95-Tottenham-Fakten-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"95-Tottenham-Fakten-2-1768648170190\"><\/p>\nTottenham facts:<\/b> Although Spurs are only in 14th place in the Premier League after 22 matchdays, they are only eight points behind fifth place, which could qualify them for the UEFA Champions League. Spurs have lost only one of their last 13 games in European competitions (eight wins, four draws) and are unbeaten in 23 home games in European club competitions (19 wins, four draws). In the current Champions League season, they have won their three home games without conceding a goal (1-0 against Villarreal, 4-0 against Copenhagen, 3-0 against Slavia Prague). Tottenham are unbeaten in five games against German teams (three wins, two draws) and prevailed against Eintracht Frankfurt in last year's Europa League quarter-finals (1-1 H, 1-0 A).<\/p>\nBorussia facts:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund lost 4-1 to Manchester City on Matchday 4 of the current UEFA Champions League, but the Black & Yellows have won three of their last five games against Premier League clubs. However, of their 19 away games in England, they have won only five (most recently in Newcastle in 2023) and lost 13. There has also been one draw. BVB have 99 wins in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League. With 19 goals scored, BVB and defending champions Paris St. Germain have the best attack in the current competition.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-faktenvorschau/95-Tottenham-Fakten.jpg\" data-assetref=\"95-Tottenham-Fakten-1768648181883\"><\/p>\nEurope's elite:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time \u2013 the tenth time in a row \u2013 and have reached the knockout stages in ten of their last 11 appearances, reaching the final three times (1997, 2013, 2024). Tottenham Hotspur are participating for the seventh time, the sixth time in the last ten seasons. The club did not qualify via the league last season, but as winners of the UEFA Europa League. In 2018/19, Spurs reached the final of Europe's most prestigious club competition, losing 2-0 to Liverpool. \nCompiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario:<\/b> With equal points and goals, the teams occupy tenth and 11th place (BVB is tenth due to having scored more goals). Both have won three times and both have only suffered one defeat. BVB lost at Manchester City, Spurs lost in Paris (5-3). Incidentally, both teams drew 2-2 against Bodö/Glimt (Norway), unexpectedly dropping points.<\/p>\nHead-to-head record:<\/b> The two clubs have met six times so far. BVB won the first two encounters \u2013 in the spring of 2016 in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League (3-0 H, 2-1 A), while the following four matches \u2013 all in the UEFA Champions League \u2013 went to Spurs (3-1 A, 2-1 H, 3-0 A, 1-0 H).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-faktenvorschau/95-Tottenham-Fakten-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"95-Tottenham-Fakten-2-1768648170190\"><\/p>\nTottenham facts:<\/b> Although Spurs are only in 14th place in the Premier League after 22 matchdays, they are only eight points behind fifth place, which could qualify them for the UEFA Champions League. Spurs have lost only one of their last 13 games in European competitions (eight wins, four draws) and are unbeaten in 23 home games in European club competitions (19 wins, four draws). In the current Champions League season, they have won their three home games without conceding a goal (1-0 against Villarreal, 4-0 against Copenhagen, 3-0 against Slavia Prague). Tottenham are unbeaten in five games against German teams (three wins, two draws) and prevailed against Eintracht Frankfurt in last year's Europa League quarter-finals (1-1 H, 1-0 A).<\/p>\nBorussia facts:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund lost 4-1 to Manchester City on Matchday 4 of the current UEFA Champions League, but the Black & Yellows have won three of their last five games against Premier League clubs. However, of their 19 away games in England, they have won only five (most recently in Newcastle in 2023) and lost 13. There has also been one draw. BVB have 99 wins in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League. With 19 goals scored, BVB and defending champions Paris St. Germain have the best attack in the current competition.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-faktenvorschau/95-Tottenham-Fakten.jpg\" data-assetref=\"95-Tottenham-Fakten-1768648181883\"><\/p>\nEurope's elite:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund are participating in the UEFA Champions League for the 20th time \u2013 the tenth time in a row \u2013 and have reached the knockout stages in ten of their last 11 appearances, reaching the final three times (1997, 2013, 2024). Tottenham Hotspur are participating for the seventh time, the sixth time in the last ten seasons. The club did not qualify via the league last season, but as winners of the UEFA Europa League. 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We sometimes make it difficult for ourselves because of sloppiness. We have the technical ability. We need to be sharper and finish games like this 2-0, with confidence, leaving no room for doubt at the end.\u201d<\/p>\nNiko Kovac<\/b> (at the press conference): \u201cFinding the necessary space wasn\u2019t easy. We didn\u2019t make it easy for ourselves either. The second half was good right up until 2-0. But then we missed the chance to keep our foot on the gas. The fact that it got tense again was down to us. The fact that we pulled it off in the end shows that the team believes until the very end and can make things right in added time. The victory was very important for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/17/bl-reaktionen/91-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"91-Kovac-1768676622692\"><\/p>\nJulian Brandt<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cAfter the last few weeks and months, in which we conceded a few last-minute goals, it has almost become a strength of ours to score last-minute goals. I\u2019m obviously extremely happy that we managed to pull it off, but it\u2019s also a shame that we got ourselves into this situation in the first place. We were very careless in possession. What we didn\u2019t do well today was to calm the game down. We got ourselves into trouble. Either we don\u2019t concede a goal or we concede two or three straight away. These are certainly issues that we need to address quickly.\u201d<\/p>\nEmre Can <\/b>(on Sky): \u201cAs so often this season, it was a rollercoaster ride. We need to play much better. We conceded two goals from set pieces. That shouldn\u2019t happen to us. We\u2019ve said that many times this season. I hope we learn from it. But in the end, we won. That\u2019s the most important thing in football. What could be better than scoring a goal in the last minute, in our stadium, and then experiencing the emotions here? It\u2019s indescribable. Before the penalty, I just thought: It\u2019s going in, and I\u2019m going to celebrate.<\/i> You have to manifest it, you can\u2019t doubt it, even if there\u2019s a penalty specialist in goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/17/bl-reaktionen/91-Can.jpg\" data-assetref=\"91-Can-1768676637450\"><\/p>\nWaldemar Anton<\/b> (on BVB TV): \u201cEveryone who comes to the stadium knows how powerful we can be. We believed in it until the very last moment. After going 2-0 up, we did a little less. We need to address that. We made too many simple mistakes. We didn\u2019t defend well twice from set pieces. Otherwise, we didn\u2019t allow them anything.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-e5CSIgL1o\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe didn\u2019t play particularly well in the first half, but we improved significantly in the second. We took a 2-0 lead, but then found ourselves in a situation where we had to hold our breath at the end. We only have ourselves to blame for that, due to two set pieces. That was unnecessary. Nevertheless, we still won the game. That\u2019s positive. But there are a few things we can certainly do better and want to do better. We sometimes make it difficult for ourselves because of sloppiness. We have the technical ability. We need to be sharper and finish games like this 2-0, with confidence, leaving no room for doubt at the end.\u201d<\/p>\nNiko Kovac<\/b> (at the press conference): \u201cFinding the necessary space wasn\u2019t easy. We didn\u2019t make it easy for ourselves either. The second half was good right up until 2-0. But then we missed the chance to keep our foot on the gas. The fact that it got tense again was down to us. The fact that we pulled it off in the end shows that the team believes until the very end and can make things right in added time. The victory was very important for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/17/bl-reaktionen/91-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"91-Kovac-1768676622692\"><\/p>\nJulian Brandt<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cAfter the last few weeks and months, in which we conceded a few last-minute goals, it has almost become a strength of ours to score last-minute goals. I\u2019m obviously extremely happy that we managed to pull it off, but it\u2019s also a shame that we got ourselves into this situation in the first place. We were very careless in possession. What we didn\u2019t do well today was to calm the game down. We got ourselves into trouble. Either we don\u2019t concede a goal or we concede two or three straight away. These are certainly issues that we need to address quickly.\u201d<\/p>\nEmre Can <\/b>(on Sky): \u201cAs so often this season, it was a rollercoaster ride. We need to play much better. We conceded two goals from set pieces. That shouldn\u2019t happen to us. We\u2019ve said that many times this season. I hope we learn from it. But in the end, we won. That\u2019s the most important thing in football. What could be better than scoring a goal in the last minute, in our stadium, and then experiencing the emotions here? It\u2019s indescribable. 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Otherwise, we didn\u2019t allow them anything.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-e5CSIgL1o\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4313265134","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Reactions: \u201cScoring last-minute goals has become a strength of ours\u201d","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569198_18_borussiadortmund-fcstpauli<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569198_18_borussiadortmund-fcstpauli","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-2020777209","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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