Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund played their third pre-season friendly, with their opponents against La Liga powerhouse Valencia.
In the previous two friendly matches, Dort had won two consecutive games, fired 7 goals in two games and did not concede 1 goal, and was in better shape, but the Alai, Adejemi and Schlotbeck they introduced this summer have not yet tested the waters, and fans can't wait. And Valencia free of charge AC Milan veteran Castilejo and other tough players, their new coach is AC Milan star Gattuso, so Valencia is also a fan attention. Dort's opponents in the previous two warm-up matches were not very strong, and this campaign can be said to be a real test.
Dortmund offered a 4231 formation, led by Mukoko, Reus, Dahoud and new striker Adeyami, while Hazard, Bellingham, Hummels and Guerrero also got the opportunity to start, in addition to Munier, Kerber and new defender Schlotbeek also started, new striker Alai continued to be absent, bayern veteran Jules on standby. Valencia also offered the 4231 formation, led by Solair, Castilejo, Guedes, Moussa, while Maranhão, Gileamon, Gaya, Paulista also got the opportunity to start, in addition to Correa, Mosquera, Mamar dashvili also started the game.
In the 9th minute of the match, on the right side of the field, Valencia won a set-piece opportunity, and Gaya's direct shot hit the right upright and popped up.
In the 19th minute of the match, Reus received an inverted triangle pass from his teammate on the left side of the penalty area, and a push shot bounced off the crossbar, and Guerrero's next shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 39th minute of the game, Valencia launched an attack on the right side of the front, holding the ball into the right side of the big penalty area, and then decisively knocked the ball across, Guedes followed up with a furious shot, the ball hit the body of the Dort player and changed its line, and finally refracted into the net. Valencia take the lead.
In the 50th minute of the match, a Valencia player brought down Dortmund striker Gitens in the penalty area, Dort received a penalty, Reus took the top right corner of the goal and Dortmund equalised.
In the 56th minute of the match, on the left side of the front, Valencia played a wave of short passes, and finally Maranhão received a pass from Soler in the middle of the penalty area and easily pushed the empty goal, valencia once again led.
In the 61st minute of the match, Guedes exploded a shot from outside the line of the penalty area on the left near the top line of the arc, and the ball hung straight to the top right corner of the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper struggled to save and Valencia extended their advantage.
In the end, Dort lost to Valencia and suffered their first defeat in preseason, while Gattuso and his Valencia ushered in the preseason opening.