Champions League: Borussia Dortmund Secures ⁣3-0 Win Over Club Brugge

English substitute Jimmy Gittens, first striker of‍ German football ‍team Borussia Dortmund, led his side to a big 3-0 win over Belgian hosts Club ‌Brugge in⁣ the⁤ first round of the Champions League with a brace in Bruges.

The two teams played a ‍good match, during which they exchanged attacks and each of them came close to scoring multiple times, until‌ Gittens leveled the visitors with two goals in 10 minutes after entering the ‌68th minute, ‌replacing Austrian⁣ international Marcel Sabitzer.

Gittens put​ Dortmund ahead in the 76th minute, then added a second when he received a ball⁢ from ⁢Felix ⁢Nemecha,⁢ maneuvered past two defenders and shot home⁤ (86).

Another substitute, Guinea ‍international Serho Gerasi, finished with the third‌ goal from a penalty kick which he grabbed himself ⁤after ​being blocked by defender Brandon Michel (90+5).

Champions League Draw

The draw pits Dortmund ‍against Spain’s Barcelona and compatriot Real‌ Madrid, ​Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, Scotland’s Celtic, Belgium’s Genk, Austria’s​ Storm Graz and Italy’s‌ Bologna.

Club Brugge will​ play England’s ‌Manchester City, Italy’s Juventus, ⁣his native Milan, Portugal’s⁢ Sporting and Scotland’s Celtic Aston ⁤Villa ⁤and Storm Graz.

Celtic Honors Slovan Bratislava with 5-1‍ Win

Celtic honored its⁢ guest Slovan‍ Bratislava, scoring five goals, Irishman Liam Scales (17), Japanese ‍Kyogo⁤ Furuhashi (47), Belgian Arne Ingles (56​ from a penalty kick), another⁤ Japanese Daisen Maeda (70), and⁣ another ‍Irishman Adam ⁣Edah (87).

Slovan Bratislava scored a goal from Austrian Kevin Wimmer (61).

Upcoming Champions League‌ Matches

Celtic will play ​Dortmund, its native Leipzig, Club ​Brugge, Atalanta of⁢ Italy, Young‍ Boys of Switzerland, Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia and Aston Villa.

Slovan‍ Bratislava will ​play City, Bayern Munich of ⁢Germany, ‍Milan, Atletico Madrid of​ Spain, DBI Zagreb, Stuttgart in‍ Germany and Girona in Spain.