Youth League: BVB U19 fall 0-4 to Bilbao | OneFootball

A few hours before the kickoff of the second matchday of the Champions League between Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao, the U19 teams of both clubs faced each other in the Youth League – with an unfavorable outcome for the BVB youth, who suffered a clear 0:4 defeat that did not truly reflect the course of the game.

The BVB U19, who had surprisingly secured a 3:2 victory at Juventus Turin at the start, presented themselves at least on equal footing with the Basques, known for their excellent youth work, in the first half at the BVB Hohenbuschei football park and went into the break with a goalless draw.

König sees yellow-red

After the break, however, the momentum quickly shifted towards the guests, who first completed a counterattack through Manex Lozano in the 52nd minute to make it 0:1 and then shortly after were in numerical advantage on the field. In the 57th minute, BVB right-back Niklas König received a yellow-red card, presenting his teammates with a mammoth task for the last half hour.

Substitute Jan-Luca Riedl still had the chance to equalize, but was blocked, and almost immediately in response, Selton Sanchez secured the decision for Bilbao with a 2:0 in the 79th minute. Xantiago Oyharcabal (84th) and Christian Imga (86th) added two more goals in the final sprint to a defeat that was too high from BVB's perspective.

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