Real Madrid vs Dortmund LIVE SCORE: RMA 0-2 BVB, Gittens, Malen score, UEFA Champions League Updates

Dortmund replaces Gittens, a winger with Anton, a defender -- a clear change in strategy for Sahin’s side. 

The cross for Mbappe is intercepted by Dortmund and Vazquez gets to the loose ball , which is deflected out for a corner. That corner sees the ball go out for another corner on the other end. This time, Vinicius, takes a shot on target, which is caught easily by Kobel.

Gittens gets the ball in the box, tries to set up Malen on the far post after Guirassy leaves it but Modric comes to Real’s rescue with a shot outside for a corner, which is punched away by Courtois.

Bellingham passes Vinicius, who gets it back to the Englishman with a cutback. The shot, shot, blocked is then sent it by Valverde but Dortmund has defenders firmly stationed in the box.

The Real Madrid players took the pitch much before their opponents and look to be raring to go. Dortmund, on the other hand, with a two-goal cushion will need to be cautious not to give the lead away.

Goals from Maalen and Gittens keeps the visitors ahead at the break and Dortmund players go into their dressing room with smiles on their faces. For Real Madrid, however, there is plenty to thing about.

Dortmund goes for another counter attack and this time, Guirassy tries a right-footed shot that is parries away by Courtois. The Belgian does well to catch the corner kick too. 

Real Madrid looks more desperate for a goal than ever. Rodrygo gets the ball from his left and tries a curler which rifles off-target.

Rodrygo gets a ball in the box and he shoots. The ball hits the woodwork and then Bellingham follows the ball and he tries a shot, which again hits the post. Seconds later, Brandt, the Dortmund captain almost concedes an own goal.

What is going on!

Malen becomes the architect as he gets the ball on the right. He looks to cross for Guirassy who is tightly marked and then Gittens sprints into the box.

He is completely unmarked and he finds the net to the horror of Real Madrid. Dortmund is 2-0 now.

Real Madrid is looking for a reply right away as Rodrygo sets up Vazquez on his right. The Spaniard sends his marker to the cleaners but his cross is cleared.

Brandt gets the ball into the box, getting it just off his marker and Guirassy reaches it, setting up Malen eventually. The Dutchman makes no mistake to shoot at rattle the net as the away stand erupts with joy. What a goal this!

Modric latches onto the ball and tries another attack but Dortmund staves off that attack too. Though it is not having the ball, it has done pretty well is denying Real Madrid a breakthrough.

Vazquez, who is playing instead of Carvajal at the right, goes for an attack, running al the way into the box but his cross fails to find a white shirt in time as the ball is cleared.

Real Madrid is happy to keep the ball and is building up slowly, along the right and then cutting back. Meanwhile, Mbappe and Vinicius combine to try and found a gap in the Dortmund defence. They fail and switch play.

Dortmund is trying to drag Real Madrid out for attack but five white shirts look alert at the back, watchful of any development. Meanwhile, Brandt tries to flirt with the defence in the final third.

Dortmund goes for an attack where Gittens’ cross is somehow missed by Courtois. As Malen closes in to punish the mistake, Courtois makes amends, catching the ball on his second attempt.

Vinicius and Bellingham try to combine for an attack but the latter’s through ball misses the Englishman and the development ends to nothing.

Mbappe gets the ball along the right after consecutive corner kicks. He tries to set up a teammate on the far post but Sule heads the ball out of danger.

Real Madrid tries to attack with a free-kick, taken by Modric. Sule tries to clear it but the ball falls for Mbappe, whose shot on the volley goes out for a corner after a deflection.

Vazquez, Mbappe and Rodrygo try to find the breakthrough around the right side of the box but Dortmund manages to clear the ball out of danger.

Real Madrid is enjoying fair bit of possession early on in the match but Nmecha stelas the ball and Brandt gets the ball into the final third, crosses to Malen, who then sets up Guirassy.

The forward keeps the ball on target but Courtois makes a regulation save. First shot of the game on target.

Vinicius junior gets a through ball along the left and makes a run into the final third, tries to beat his marker and ultimately, gets a corner. The corner is too high for Bellingham.

Nmecha tries to build an attack but Courtois makes a timely run to get to the ball before any opponent, putting that attack to bed.

The match begins with Real Madrid in its signature white shirts and Dortmund, also in its recognisable black-and-yellow. The visitors start the match, playing from right to left while Los Blancos start from the other end.

Pleasantries exchanged in the technical area. The players shake hands and take their positions on the field. A repeat fixture if the previous UCL final, a guaranteed high-voltage clash. 

The players queue up in the tunnel as the Real Madrid anthem harmonises with the home fans at the Spanish capital. The players are ready, so are the fans.

It’s the best in Spain against German football royalty in the latest round of games in the Champions League.

A rematch of last season’s final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund is the headliner on Tuesday, before Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the next chapter of what has been a fairly one-sided rivalry in Europe’s top club competition. 

All four teams have been European champions inside the last 30 years and they’ve made mixed starts to this season’s revamped format.

Dortmund has won both of their opening matches — 3-0 at Club Brugge and 7-1 at home to Celtic — to be the early leader and top scorer of the league stage, which sees all 36 teams play eight matches: four at home and four away.

Just like last season when reaching the Champions League final against the odds before losing to Madrid, Dortmund has been far more impressive in Europe than in the Bundesliga. Indeed, after thrashing Celtic, Dortmund lost at Union Berlin four days later. 

Madrid, meanwhile, is coming off a surprising 1-0 loss at Lille, the defending champions’ first defeat in the competition since the semifinals in the 2022-23 season.

(From AP)