Borussia Dortmund had been denied a Champions League last-16 victory at PSV Eindhoven by a controversial penalty which noticed the Dutch facet earn a 1-1 draw to take to Germany.
Dortmund had been main as Donyell Malen haunted former employers PSV by giving the German facet a half-time benefit, however the first-leg hosts controversially discovered themselves degree 10 minutes after the interval.
Mats Hummels was penalised by Serbian referee Srdjan Jovanovic for fouling Malik Tillman – regardless of clearly getting a slice of the ball, albeit through a powerful follow-through on the PSV midfielder.
The Dortmund defender was nonetheless remonstrating with the officers as Luuk de Jong scored his spot kick, his twenty eighth aim of a prolific season.
Each side missed a number of large probabilities however didn’t discover a winner, leaving the tie finely balanced forward of the second leg on March 13.
How penalty drama struck in Eindhoven
Dortmund didn’t look fazed by dropping their goalkeeper Gregor Kobel within the heat up as they stepped on the fuel early on.
Malen examined Walter Benitez’s palms with a rasping drive from the sting of the world – earlier than Tillman blasted broad on the different finish.
Niklas Fullkrug blasted over from inside the world however it was not lengthy till the German facet had been forward.
Marcel Sabitzer poked the ball onto Malen to the precise of the field and the previous PSV ahead’s close to submit drive off the bar was too robust for Benitez. The Dortmund striker selected to not have fun in opposition to his former employers.
PSV weren’t disheartened by that early setback at acquainted fingers and had two good probabilities to degree. First, Tillman was responsible of poor ending as he headed Joey Veerman’s free-kick broad. Then Bakayoko failed to complete when discovered unmarked on the far submit from Ismael Saibari’s cross.
The house facet continued their ascendancy after the break and located their leveller – however not with out an enormous douse of controversy.
Hirving Lozano was freed down the left and he pulled the ball again for Tillman. Hummels bought a giant slice of the ball but additionally caught the PSV midfielder on the best way via. Referee Jovanovic pointed to the spot, with VAR agreeing with the decision.
De Jong stepped up and regardless of back-up goalkeeper Alexander Meyer guessing the precise method, the PSV striker’s spot kick was cool sufficient to seek out the web.
Dortmund, feeling a way of injustice, went looking for one other lead and Benitez denied each Malen on the close to submit from shut vary, earlier than palming substitute Marius Wolf’s beautiful flick from Ian Maatsen’s free-kick.
On the different finish, Saibari put a great probability over from the sting of the field, whereas Bakayoko ought to have carried out higher than firing straight at Meyer, after beating Maatsen down the precise.
In the long run, we go to Dortmund in three weeks time to determine this one. However how large will the controversial penalty award be over the course of the 180 minutes?
Bosz: It was a really intense match
PSV boss Peter Bosz:
“It was an open game. We had difficulty in the beginning with their pressing, but we still managed to create a few big chances, Tillman in particular in the first half. So it was a shame that we didn’t take the lead, and especially because we then went behind.
“It was a really intense match, on a tough pitch. They did not counter fairly often, and we had the match underneath management, so in that respect it is a pity we did not rating a second. I do not assume the truth that it was a Champions League match had an excessive amount of impression.
“There should still be a sense of understanding of what you have to do.”
Terzic: We nonetheless have every thing in our personal fingers
Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic:
“The referee judged that there was a penalty. Our wish remains that he should look at the screen. He was very sure of his decision. We think it was a hard decision.
“The result’s such that we nonetheless have every thing in our personal fingers. It is clear that we have to win our house sport. However anyway, you must win house video games if you wish to obtain one thing.
“In the first half, we were good in the game and could often shift the ball well. In the second half, we didn’t do so well, and PSV were clearly better. They are not without reason where they are. But I think that we still have a good chance of reaching the next round. We need to get it right in the home game.”
What’s subsequent?
The return leg will probably be on March 13 at Sign Iduna Park, kicking off at 8pm. PSV go to PEC Zwolle on Saturday, kick-off 7pm.
Dortmund‘s subsequent sport is a house Bundesliga tie in opposition to Hoffenheim, dwell on Sky Sports activities Area, kick-off 4.30pm.