This is how the Borussia Dortmund squad reached the finals of the Champions League

After removing the Paris Saint Germain, Atlético de Madrid and PSV Eindhoven and after winning the league in the ‘group of death’, the Borussia Dortmund will play this Saturday its third final in Champions League. This is the tournament for its players:

GOALKEEPERS:

Kobel (11 games, 42 stops and 8 goals conceded)

He is the second goalkeeper, after Sommer, in the percentage of saves per shot on goal, with 84.91% in this edition of the Champions League. He is also the goalkeeper with the most saves in the competition, with a total of 45, an unmistakable sign of the number of times they shot at Dortmund. However, he is second in clean sheet percentage, with 54.55%, also behind Sommer.

Meyer (1 match, 3 stops and 1 goal conceded)

He played just one game in the competition, the first leg of the round of 16 against PSV Eindhoven, which Kobel missed due to a muscle problem. They scored a penalty on him.

DEFENSES:

Schlotterbeck (11 games, 886 minutes and 0 goals)

He is the second center back to play the most defensive duels (72), where he won 68%, the third to block the most shots (12) and the second to have the most recoveries (121). His defensive qualities are combined with a good touch on the ball, as he is the centre-back with the longest pass in this Champions League, with 105 and an 88% success rate. Among the center backs with the most key passes, he has three, along with Gvardiol, who played more as a winger, and Bastoni.

Bensebaini (5 games, 374 minutes and 0 goals)

He was sidelined for the final stretch of the season due to a ligament injury. He will not be able to participate in the final due to injury.

Hummels (12 games, 1080 minutes and 1 goal)

Leader of Dortmund’s defense and thanks to his tie against Paris Saint Germain, he is the best in several defensive duels statistics: he is the center back with the most defensive duels played in the Champions League (96), and among those playing in the final, the winner with the most percentage, 72.92%. He is also the center back who made the most clearances in the Champions League (49), the one who faced the most defensive one-on-ones (33), the one who made the most recoveries (157) and the one who made the most tackle (19).

Maatsen (6 games, 540 minutes and 1 goal)

The player on loan from Chelsea is one of six left-backs to have scored at least one goal in the competition. His wing has been exploited by rivals, as shown by the fact that he is the fifth left-back to face the most defensive duels. However, he doesn’t earn even half of it, only 48%. Where he excels is in blocking; In his position, he has achieved the most in this competition, with 48. Both he and Bensebaini, are among the worst crossers: 1 successful cross each.

Sule (6 games, 395 minutes and 0 goals)

His most iconic image is the goal he scored against Kylian Mbappé on the goal line, until his physical condition went viral a few weeks before the final. He is second in percentage of aerial duels won (80%), but he has only faced five. His statistics are poor and he faces 8.75 defensive duels per ninety minutes, which is why he is the third center back in the Champions League, winning 66.67%. He is the fourth central defender with the worst average of recoveries, with 6.67 per ninety minutes.

Ryerson (9 games, 807 minutes and 0 goals)

He is among the five right backs who have put the most pressure on the opposition, with 25. He is also the fifth right back who has recovered the most balls, with 75, and the second best centre, with 10, level with Lucas Vázquez.

Wolf (6 games, 284 minutes and 0 goals)

He only played 25 minutes in the knockout phase of the tournament, but that didn’t stop him from being the competition’s right back with the best expected goal (xG) statistic, with 0.18. He also has the best clearance average, with 4.56. He recovered only 15 balls in total.

MIDFIELDERS:

Emre Can (10 games, 833 minutes and 0 goals)

Among defensive pivots, he is fourth in total progressive passes, with 56. Only Rice, Rodri and Kimmich (he played as a winger) added more. It was used harshly, as it was the pivot with the most fouls, 14, in the entire competition. Second defensive midfielder in defensive duels, with 70; won by almost 59%. Sixth pivot in recoveries, with 73. He is the player in his position who has seen the most cards, with 4.

Özcan (9 games, 439 minutes and 0 goals)

Only one match as a starter (the second leg against PSV) in the knockout phase of the Champions League. He played garbage minutes in the quarterfinals against Atlético and had no chance against PSG. Combining all types of duels (offensive, defensive, aerial and terrestrial), he is the third defensive midfielder who has won the most duels, with 63.74%.

Nmecha (8 games, 347 minutes and 1 goal)

The City youth player is the starting nine for a reserve team that includes Phil Foden, Brahim Díaz and Jadon Sancho. Now, as a midfielder, he is the best midfielder among the final four with average goals, with 0.23 per game.

Jadon Sancho (6 games, 476 minutes and 1 goal)

His semi-final first leg against PSG reminded us of the best Sancho, the one who was the top assist for two consecutive years in the Bundesliga and for whom Manchester United paid 85 million. That day he broke the Champions League record for dribbles in the first half. Among the finalists, he is the winger with the best average of dribbles attempted per 90 minutes, with 9.04, surpassing Vinicius’ average of 8.96. One shot, one goal. The only one of the extremes with 100% validity.

Reus (12 games, 467 minutes, 2 goals and 1 assist)

He is the third playmaker of the finalists with the best average Expected Goals (xG), with 0.28. At 34 years old and in his last game for Dortmund, he lacked the mobility of the past, as he was the fourth playmaker with the lowest average number of ball progressions, with 3.64. He averaged 0.69 shots on goal per 90 minutes, the ninth playmaker in the competition with the highest figure.

Brandt (11 games, 709 minutes, 2 goals and 2 assists)

One of the most productive players in front of Dortmund’s goal, yes, far from Real Madrid’s figures. While Brandt made three key passes in this contest, Bellingham made ten. He is the sixth playmaker in total ball drives (56), fourth in attempted shots (18), fourth in passes to the final third (37) and eighth in progressive passes, with 32.

Sabitzer (11 games, 839 minutes, 1 goal and 5 assists)

He is the midfielder with the most assists in the competition, with five assists in the competition. In his position, he accumulates the most shots on goal, with 7 attempts, but he only hits 14.29%. After an unsuccessful spell at Bayern Munich and a dull loan at United, he found his place at Dortmund, where he will at least be remembered for his goal against Atlético de Madrid.

Bynoe-Gittens (6 games, 199 minutes and 1 goal)

A youth player of Chelsea and City, this winger drove the Atlético de Madrid defense crazy in the few minutes he played against them. Despite his excellent performance against the red and white, he did not participate for a single minute against PSG in the semifinals. He is only 19 years old, but his goal effectiveness is 100%: one shot against Milan, one goal.

Forwards:

Haller (3 games, 51 minutes and 1 goal)

An ankle injury has kept him out for more than just this Champions League. In the entire knockout phase he was able to play only half an hour, but it was enough for him to score a goal against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano that was key to the semifinals.

Füllkrug (12 games, 950 minutes, 3 goals and 2 assists)

Among center forwards in the competition, he has three assists like Kane and Gabriel Jesus. Third in his position with the most touches in the area, a total of 51, surpassed only by Haaland and Mbappé. 30% success rate on 10 shots on goal. He has a worse Expected Goal stat than Joselu, 0.37.

Moukoko (4 games, 17 minutes and 0 goals)

A regular substitute, his participation, at 19 years old, has been testimonial in the four times he has been on the pitch.

Malen (7 games, 449 minutes and 1 goal)

His statistics in front of goal, which generated only 0.24, put him at the least dangerous extreme in the competition. He is also not outstanding in dribbling, with 5.84 attempts, far, for example, from winger Malen, with 6.35, and even more from Sancho, with more than nine.

Adeyemi (11 games, 637 minutes, 2 goals and 1 assist)

In over thirty games this season he has scored only five goals. In the Champions League he has attempted and is among the six wingers with the most shots on goal (11). Despite being a winger, he doesn’t really like to pass the ball and in the entire competition he only intercepted eight passes in the area.