Borussia Dortmund advances to the next round. © APA/afp / JUAN MABROMATA

Borussia Dortmund wins and now challenges Real

Borussia Dortmund trembled their way into a highlight duel with Real Madrid in a thrilling round of 16 match at the Club World Cup.

July 02, 2025

From: dpa

With a 2-1 (2-0) win over CF Monterrey of Mexico, BVB added another $13,125 million to their roster and will face Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid in the quarterfinals on Sunday night (4.00:19 a.m.) in East Rutherford. However, BVB will be without their new star, Jobe Bellingham, and will miss his brotherly duel with former Dortmund player Jude Bellingham. The XNUMX-year-old Englishman received a completely unnecessary yellow card early on—his second of the current tournament.

A brace from Serhou Guirassy (14th minute/24th) in Dortmund's strong first half was enough to secure the win for BVB, who faltered even more in the second. German Berterame (48th) scored the equalizer for Monterrey, who were repeatedly denied by the strong BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel until the end.

BVB only strong before half-time

First, BVB played their best game to date in the USA. For the first time, Dortmund were allowed to play in an evening game at 21 p.m. local time on Tuesday, and they also played in the temperate Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, rather than in the stifling heat like they had twice before in Cincinnati.

Jobe Bellingham will miss the match against Madrid. © APA / ALEX GRIMM

In addition, many Mexican fans created a World Cup atmosphere in the stands, but quickly quieted down somewhat. Against the team of Spanish defensive legend Sergio Ramos (39), Dortmund played with an intensity not yet shown in the USA and the necessary tackling that BVB had actually expected from Monterrey. With their fast attacking play, Karim Adeyemi and Guirassy in particular repeatedly posed problems for the opposing defense. Within ten minutes, Adeyemi twice passed through to the BVB goal scorer, who consistently finished.

Keeper Kobel secures the victory

What looked like a clear win for BVB at halftime quickly became tense again after the break, as the Dortmund defense made several mistakes. Argentina-born Mexican international striker Berterame took advantage of this to head home the equalizer, thus bringing the Mexican crowd back to life.

The Bundesliga team was suddenly on the defensive, made several mistakes, and lost the confidence they had shown in the first half. Nevertheless, it was enough for a narrow victory in the end.