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Serhou Guirassy has scored 19 goals across all competitions since joining Borussia Dortmund in July Serhou Guirassy scored his 10th goal in this season's Champions League as Borussia Dortmund beat Sporting in the first-leg of their knockout phase play-off. Guirassy headed the opener on the hour mark to move level with Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski for the most goals scored in a single European Cup or Champions League campaign by a Dortmund player. The German side had been second best before getting in front, scoring with just their second shot on target, but they grew in confidence from that moment. Just eight minutes after later, Guinea striker Guirassy turned provider as Sporting completely switched off to allow former Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross the opportunity to finish with his thigh at the far post. Karim Adeyemi rounded off a swift counter-attack, working a neat one-two with Julian Brandt, to put the Bundesliga club firmly in the driving seat for the second-leg. Sporting have failed to win in five Champions League outings since Ruben Amorim left for Manchester United and it was a story of spurned chances on home soil. Maximiliano Araujo saw a powerful strike crash back off the crossbar in the first half, while Conrad Harder, Francisco Trincao and Joao Simoes were all denied by Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. Top-scorer Viktor Gyokeres was restricted to an appearance from the bench as he works his way back from injury and struggled to make much of an impact for the hosts. It is a first win for Dortmund manager Niko Kovac in his second game at the helm. Dortmund host Sporting in the return leg on 19 February. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 11th February 2025 at 22: 18 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Rui Borges Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Niko Kovac Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Rui Borges Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Niko Kovac Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the fifth meeting in European competition between Sporting CP and Borussia Dortmund, with each of the previous four all coming in the UEFA Champions League group stage; BVB won the first three but the Lions won the most recent in November 2021, 3-1 at Estádio José Alvalade.   Borussia Dortmund have a better win rate against teams from Portugal (P14 W9 L5 – 64%) than against sides from any other nation they have faced more than 10 times in European competition; meanwhile Sporting CP have suffered more defeats to German opposition than any other nation (P31 W4 D6 L21). Sporting CP have failed to win all four of their UEFA Champions League matches since Rúben Amorim departed the club (D1 L3) and head into the knockout phase play-offs on the longest winless streak of any team that progressed out of this season’s league phase.   Borussia Dortmund have won the away leg in just two of their last 12 UEFA Champions League two legged knockout ties (D1 L9), beating Sevilla in the 2020-21 last 16 (3-2) and PSG in last season’s semi-final (1-0). Sporting CP will be aiming to reach the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League for just the third time, after doing so in the 2008-09 (lost 1-12 on aggregate to Bayern Munich) and 2021-22 campaigns (lost 0-5 on aggregate to Manchester City). Only Barcelona (28) scored more goals in this season’s UEFA Champions League group stage than Borussia Dortmund (22) with the German side only averaging more goals in single edition of the competition in 2016-17 (2. 80) than 2024-25 (2. 75). BVB averaged just 1. 31 goals per game en route to finishing as last season’s runners-up. Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac is unbeaten in each of his six UEFA Champions League away games (W4 D2 with Bayern Munich), the most matches a manager has taken charge of on the road in the competition without suffering defeat. Sporting CP spent more time in a losing position than any other team that progressed from this season’s UEFA Champions League league phase (339 minutes), while they faced more expected goals per 90 minutes in that game state (1. 9) than when in a leading position (1. 2) or drawing (1. 8). Serhou Guirassy was the joint-top scorer during the league phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League (9 – level with Robert Lewandowski). If he finds the net in this game, he’ll equal the record for most goals in a single European Cup/Champions League campaign by a Borussia Dortmund player, along with Erling Haaland (10 in 2020-21) and Robert Lewandowski (10 in 2012-13). Sporting CP midfielder Hidemasa Morita has averaged 81. 9 high-intensity pressure per 90 in the UEFA Champions League this season; the highest average of any player (min. 300 minutes played).   Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund). Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Pascal Groß. Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Daniel Svensson. Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Attempt saved. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Biel. Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Karim Adeyemi. Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Julian Brandt. Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break. Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund). Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund). Biel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.