Sabah 1-2 Dortmund: Guirassy scores twice in Baku

Final score: Sabah 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (half-time 1-1), UEFA Champions League league phase, matchday 3, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday.

Goals: Serhou Guirassy 10’ (Dortmund), Aden McCarthy 39’ (Sabah), Guirassy 53’ (Dortmund), according to beIN Sports and the DFB data center.

Key moments: Guirassy scored first from close range after Sabah goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov parried Felix Nmecha’s shot, beIN Sports and UEFA reported. Pokatilov then made a double save from Joey Veerman and Carney Chukwuemeka, and Sabah had a Joy-Lance Mickels goal ruled out for offside before McCarthy headed in Tymoteusz Puchacz’s free-kick, according to beIN Sports. Guirassy’s winner came from Veerman’s cross eight minutes into the second half. UEFA named Guirassy player of the match.

Records: beIN Sports said Guirassy now has 21 Champions League goals for Dortmund in 27 games, second for the club behind Marco Reus (24). It also reported that the win ended a run of four straight away defeats in the competition for Dortmund, whose last away win was 4-2 at FC Copenhagen in October 2025.

What it means: Niko Kovač’s side have six points from three games, according to the BBC and beIN Sports.

See also: Bundesliga: Dortmund held at Union and the matchday 3 round-up.