The battle of champions has begun and the first matchday of UEFA Champions League 2019-20 season saw quite a few fantastic games. But the second fixture in Group F between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona was a high profile fixture. It was a match all were looking forward to. The match was at Signal Iduna Park, the home ground of the German side. The match ended in a 0-0 draw but there were plenty of key moments during the game. 

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Dortmund vs Barcelona Match Summary

Both Dortmund and Barcelona are strong sides and that is what reflected in Tuesday's match. For the first half, the teams were switching possession but in the second half, Barcelona were more dominant. Jadon Sancho who was the closest to score a goal for Dortmund hit the ball just over the post. We saw the in-form Ansu Fati of Barcelona play in the match last night. He failed to make a mark for his team and was replaced by Barcelona’s key player - Lionel Messi. In the first 10 minutes of the match, Luis Suárez tried to score but was blocked by the home side. Two minutes later, Paco Alcácer took a shot and missed. Later, Antoine Griezmann took a shot from the outside of the box and missed. Thomas Delaney got a yellow card for his foul 15 minutes after the match started. A total of 21 fouls were conceded by both the sides in the whole match. Just before half time, Sergi Roberto replaced Jordi Alba who suffered an injury during his time on the field. There were four additional minutes played in the first half due to time wastage. 

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Not a bright night for Barcelona

After minutes into the second half, Thorgan Hazard got a yellow card for committing a bad foul. Barcelona got a free kick for the foul which they missed. Dortmund were awarded a penalty kick which was taken by Marco Reus but the Dortmund captain missed the spot-kick.  Things didn't work out very well for FC Barcelona in the second half. Ivan Rakitic, who had just come out on the field also got a yellow card for handball on 70 minutes. With the match contested tightly, both Dortmund and Barcelona were working hard to score a goal but the match ended goalless and both the teams sharing a point each. FC Barcelona will next face Granada on 22nd September at Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes. Borussia Dortmund will next face Eintracht on 22nd September at Commerzbank-Arena

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