§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 2

Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Athletic Club

  • Svensson 28'
  • Chukwuemeka 50'
  • Guirassy 82'
  • Brandt 90+1'
  • Guruzeta 61'

1 October 2025

The match in data

Borussia Dortmund got the better of Athletic Club, 4–1, on 1 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 2).

Player of the match: Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund), rated 72, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 68 passes. Süle produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Gorka Guruzeta, with 77.

72
Player of the match

Niklas Süle

Borussia Dortmund · 70'

Produced 1.13× and cost 0.18× their position's average

Added
  • 7 final-third passes 1.6×
  • 68 passes 1.9×
  • 5 recoveries 1.7×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Borussia Dortmund
PlayerPositionMinRating
Niklas Süle ★ Defender 70 72
Felix Nmecha Midfielder 21 67
Ramy Bensebaini Defender 90 65
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder 90 64
Serhou Guirassy Forward 87 61
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder 63 48
Waldemar Anton Defender 90 47
Karim Adeyemi Forward 63 47
Julian Ryerson Defender 90 42
Maximilian Beier Forward 27 41
Gregor Kobel Goalkeeper 90 39
Daniel Svensson Defender 90 37
Julian Brandt Midfielder 27 36
Nico Schlotterbeck Defender 20 36
Jobe Bellingham Midfielder 69 33
Fábio Silva Forward 3 no rating
Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gorka Guruzeta Forward 44 77
Aymeric Laporte Defender 44 64
Aitor Paredes Defender 90 59
Dani Vivian Defender 46 55
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 46 51
Iñigo Lekue Defender 90 49
Alejandro Rego Midfielder 90 46
Maroan Sannadi Forward 80 45
Nico Serrano Forward 27 42
Robert Navarro Forward 90 41
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder 44 41
Iñaki Williams Forward 46 29
Unai Gómez Midfielder 63 28
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 24
Andoni Gorosabel Defender 90 23
Ibon Sánchez Midfielder 10 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Athletic Club player recovered the most balls?

Aitor Paredes, with 12 recoveries. Next: Dani Vivian 4, Alejandro Rego 4.

Despite the heavy 4–1 defeat, Aitor Paredes stood out for Athletic Club with 12 ball recoveries. Paredes tripled the defensive output achieved by both Dani Vivian and Alejandro Rego.

Which Borussia Dortmund player made the most tackles?

Julian Ryerson, with 6 tackles. Next: Carney Chukwuemeka 2, Ramy Bensebaini 1.

Julian Ryerson anchored Borussia Dortmund's defensive effort with 6 tackles during the 4–1 win. Ryerson comfortably doubled the combined defensive interventions of Carney Chukwuemeka.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Athletic Club, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Niklas Süle, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.