Borussia Dortmund win and end Betis's perfect run
Borussia Dortmund beat Betis 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday in matchday four of the Champions League to end the Spanish side's perfect record. Fábio Silva scored and set up another in the second half.
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O Dortmund venceu por 2 a 1 na noite desta quarta-feira, 04, no Signal Iduna Park, pela quarta rodada da Champions League, e acabou com a campanha perfeita do Betis no torneio.
O placar só saiu no começo do segundo tempo: Fábio Silva marcou aos quatro minutos, para o time de Niko Kovač. Pellegrini mexeu no Betis e deu certo — aos 17, Aitor Ruibal substituiu Dani Ceballos; no minuto 20, Ruibal empatou após assistência de Abde Ezzalzouli.
Pouco durou o empate. Aos 27, Fábio Silva apareceu de novo e serviu Karetsas, que entrara aos 34 do primeiro tempo no lugar de Serhou Guirassy; o grego fez o segundo do Dortmund.
O jogo foi equilibrado nas estatísticas: 53% de posse para os alemães, com 15 finalizações (seis no gol) e quatro defesas de Álvaro Vallés. O Betis chutou 11 vezes e parou em Kobel em três oportunidades.
Com nove pontos em quatro jogos, o Dortmund é o 12º; o Betis, que era o sétimo e vinha de triunfos sobre Feyenoord, Porto e Lille, tem a mesma pontuação e aparece em 11º.
No fim de semana, cada um volta ao campeonato nacional: o Dortmund pega o Elversberg no sábado, 07; o Betis visita o Elche no domingo, 08.
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