Highlights: Club Brugge - Borussia Dortmund | League Phase | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 24/25
The UEFA Champions League returns in a new format
as last season's finalists Borussia Dortmund
kick off their campaign in Belgium to face Club Rouge.
The first Champions League match in charge for Nuri Sahin
and his side get off to an excellent start
as Adeyemi here picks the ball up on seven minutes
and drives the ball towards Mignolet
who beats it away.
12th minute, Club Rouge with a corner.
It's driven in here.
The ball pinballing around
as there are many blocks coming in from the Schwarzgelben here.
Can they get a clear shot?
Club Rouge, they do finally and now it's off the bar.
Onjedica, first of all, testing Korbel
and then Wettlesen off the bar.
Into the second half and still goal at 63rd minute
as it's Wettlesen again.
He stretches Korbel this time.
An excellent strike.
A first-time effort.
Gittens on a sub
as with just under 15 minutes remaining
the ball is played to him here by Emre Can.
And he gets the strike in.
It's deflected and it ends up in the back of the net.
It's 1-0.
It's a big deflection off Ordonez
but Gittens will not care.
Mignolet is finally beaten.
1-0 BVB.
Just under five minutes to go now
and it's Gittens again.
A couple of stepovers and this time he hammers the ball
into the bottom corner.
No deflection needed that time for 2-0
as he's putting Club Rouge to the sword.
Deep in stoppage time.
Giracit goes down under a scrappy challenge
and it's a penalty to BVB.
It will be Giracit to take
and he calmly chips home 4-3.
Now that's his first goal for BVB
as Gittens was the hero in this tie.
A crucial three points on the opening matchday
for Borussia Dortmund.