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On the agenda for today:

+++ 19:45: This is the BVB line-up! +++Niko Kovac makes a total of five changes to the team that played against Stuttgart: Jobe Bellingham, Maxi Beier, Carney Chukwuemeka, Emre Can and Julian Ryerson start on the bench. Karim Adeyemi, Aaron Anselmino, Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer and Daniel Svensson come into the starting line-up.

+++ 18:29: The stadium opens its gates +++Here we go, SIGNAL IDUNA PARK will open its gates to fans in one minute. Kick-off against Villarreal CF is in two and a half hours.

+++ 17:59: U19 lose to Villarreal +++

After falling behind early on (9th minute), Paul Tanyi scored for BVB in the 73rd minute to make it 1-1 after a cross from Nick Cherny – but the visitors increased their lead to 2-1 in the 88th minute.

+++ 16:55: Half-time in the UYL +++After conceding a goal in the 9th minute, Borussia's youth team are trailing Villarreal 0-1 at half-time – but anything is still possible in the second 45 minutes!

+++ 16:00: Kick-off in the UEFA Youth League +++ Borussia Dortmund's U19s are back in action in the UEFA Youth League today: the Borussia team are hosting Villarreal's youth team at the NLZ, with kick-off at 4 p.m.

+++ 11:00: Activation session +++ While Borussia Dortmund are warming up in Dortmund-Brackel, all is still quiet at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. The match will kick off here at 21:00.

+++ 09:09: Good morning from Dortmund +++It's matchday! At 21:00 CET, Borussia will welcome Villarreal to SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. After yesterday's final training session, today's schedule includes a warm-up before the Black and Yellows make their way to the stadium together in the evening. Today's weather forecast: Temperatures will drop from five degrees in the afternoon to three degrees in the evening. There is a 70 per cent chance of rain throughout the day.

Monday, 24 November 2025

Today’s schedule:

The Black & Yellows will take to the pitch tomorrow in their international cup kit – yellow shirts, black shorts and yellow socks (to the online shop). Villarreal will play in white shirts with maroon shorts and socks. +++ 14:05 CET: press conference +++Journalists ask Niko Kovac and Emre Can their questions in the press conference room at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. Kovac: “We want to win, that’s our clear mission, our clear goal. To do that, we need a strong performance.” To the pre-match report.

+++ 11:15 CET: final training session +++In cool but dry November weather, the BVB players took to the pitch in Dortmund-Brackel on Monday morning. After a short pep talk from coach Niko Kovac, the outfield players began their warm-up programme, while the goalkeepers completed their first exercises between the posts. This was followed by an intensive passing drill, which also involved the Champions League balls for the upcoming match against Villarreal. The focus then shifted to technical fine tuning.

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+++ 10:00 CET: Davide Massa to officiate +++UEFA has appointed Italian Davide Massa to referee tomorrow’s match. The 44-year-old will be officiating his 26th Champions League match, his third involving Borussia Dortmund (previously in October 2022, for a 0-0 draw with Manchester City, and a 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon in February 2025, ). He also refereed the Europa League qualifying match away to Wolfsberger AC (Austria) in July 2016, which BVB won 1-0.

+++ 09:09 CET: good morning from Dortmund +++Borussia are preparing today for their home match against Villarreal, which kicks off at 21:00 CET on Tuesday evening at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. The final training session will take place in the morning at the training ground in Dortmund-Brackel. In the afternoon, Niko Kovac and captain Emre Can will answer questions from journalists at a press conference in the stadium (from 13:55 CET live on BVB-TV).