Celtic’s unbeaten start to the season came to a shuddering halt as they were taught a Champions League lesson by a rampant Borussia Dortmund inspired by the electric Karim Adeyemi.
2024/2025 UEFA Champions League
7-1
Daizen Maeda cancelled out Emre Can’s early penalty in a frantic start, but it proved to be the briefest of respites for the Scottish champions.
Adeyemi ran riot with a lethal hat-trick, with another spot-kick from Serhou Guirassy helping the home side to a 5-1 half-time lead.
Guirassy struck again after the break and Felix Nmecha completed the rout with the seventh goal.
The victory sets Dortmund up to take on Real Madrid next in a rerun of last season’s final, while Brendan Rodgers' Celtic will have to improve drastically when they head to Italy to take on Atalanta in two weeks time.
Line-ups
Dortmund XI: Gross, Emre Can, Brandt, Guirassy, Anton, Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Karim Adeyemi, Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto, Jamie Gittens
Subs: Alexander Meyer, Sabitzer, Sule, Bensebaini, Marcel Lotka, Maximilian Beier, Felix Nmecha, Ayman Azhil, Julien Duranville
Celtic FC XI: Schmeichel, Callum McGregor, Auston Trusty, Daizen Maeda, Greg Taylor, Liam Scales, N. Kühn, Kyogo Furuhashi, Alistair Johnston, Paulo Bernardo, Arne Engels
Subs: James Forrest, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Luis Palma, Luke McCowan, Viljami Sinisalo, Reo Hatate, Idah, Maik Nawrocki, Stephen Welsh, Hyun-jun Yang, Álex Valle