Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Villarreal: Serhou Guirassy double as Dortmund beat 10-man Villarreal
Borussia Dortmund moved up to fourth in the Champions League table as Serhou Guirassy scored twice to help them to a routine victory over 10-man Villarreal.
The Guinea forward struck in the second minute of first-half stoppage time with a close-range header, although the visitors appealed for a handball from Waldemar Anton before the ball reached him.
However, following a lengthy check by the video assistant referee (VAR), the goal was allowed to stand.
The game swayed in the Bundesliga side’s favour in the 52nd minute when Villarreal went down to 10 men.
Former Tottenham defender Juan Foyth was sent off for handling the ball on the goalline as he tried to use his chest to keep out Karim Adeyemi’s effort.
Guirassy’s subsequent penalty was saved by Luiz Junior, but the rebound fell perfectly for the striker who calmly converted the rebound.
It became 3-0 in the 58th minute when a defensive clearance bounced into the net off Adeyemi.
Dortmund had another chance to score from the spot when Adeyemi was fouled by Sergi Cardona but, with Guirassy already substituted, Fabio Silva stepped up and hit the crossbar.
But the German side did make it 4-0 in added time with a powerful header from Daniel Svensson following Pascal Gross’ cross from the right.
The victory left Dortmund on 10 points from their five games and in a strong position with three games left to claim a top-eight spot and skip the play-off round.
Villarreal are third from bottom with just a point and in danger of an early exit.
But they will rue Foyth’s dismissal and thought they had taken the lead with the game goalless, but Tani Oluwaseyi was judged offside following his finish, while team-mate Pape Gueye fired just over from 15 yards.
Dortmund then grew into the game and almost scored following an excellent run from Adeyemi, only for Foyth to clear inside his own six-yard box.
But Guirassy’s opener proved crucial as the German side claimed a third win in this season’s competition.
