Guirassy inspires emphatic Dortmund victory
Borussia Dortmund earned its first win of the UEFA Champions League after cruising to a 4-1 victory over Athletic Club.
Niko Kovac's side scored twice on either side of Athletic's goal to seal an emphatic win and extend its unbeaten start to 2025-2026.
There was little goalmouth action early on at Signal Iduna Park before Dortmund broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, with Daniel Svensson turning Karim Adeyemi's pacy cross in from close range.
Niklas Sule had tested Unai Simon from distance, but Dortmund found its second four minutes after the break when Carney Chukwuemeka slotted in from a tight angle on the left of the box after a mazy run.
Gorka Guruzeta pulled one back for Athletic in the 61st minute, profiting from a failed clearance to drill home.
It was denied an equaliser six minutes later, after Robert Navarro beat Kobel with a lovely dink, only for it to be chalked off.
Dortmund restored its two-goal cushion in the 82nd minute, with Marcel Sabitzer's low drive taking a big deflection off Guirassy to take the ball past the wrong-footed Simon.
Julian Brandt then added some late gloss to the scoreline. Athletic lost the ball in midfield, and Maximilian Beier split its defence with a through ball before Brandt picked out the bottom-right corner with a powerful strike.
Dortmund has now lost just one of its past 19 UEFA Champions League matches, winning 12 of them.
