"Guirassy opened the scoring in the third minute at Westfalenstadion for Nico Kovac's side before Maximilian Beier doubled Dortmund's lead three minutes before the break. Indeed, since the start of last season, Guirassy has been directly involved in more goals than any other player in the Champions League (24 - 17 goals, seven assists). And, timed at two minutes and four seconds, it was BVB's earliest goal in the Champions League, after Andreas Moller's first minute strike against Juventus in September 1995."
""We were stuck in traffic for an hour and 15 minutes, so we had to get changed very quickly in the dressing room. We didn't even have ten minutes to prepare," Guirassy said. "But we got off to a good start. Today, I scored again with my head after a very good cross from Julian Ryerson. I think that's a perfect start to these Champions League play-offs.""
Borussia Dortmund beat Atalanta 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off at Westfalenstadion. Serhou Guirassy opened the scoring early and Maximilian Beier doubled the lead before half-time. Guirassy has been directly involved in 24 Champions League goals since the start of last season (17 goals, seven assists), the most of any player in that period. The opener, timed at two minutes and four seconds, was Dortmund's earliest Champions League goal since 1995. Dortmund remain unbeaten in eight consecutive home knockout-stage Champions League games (W6 D2). The side produced an xG of 2.1 from nine shots, compared with Atalanta's 0.47.
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