Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Player ratings as Bynoe-Gittens double ensures narrow win

Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in their opening game of the 2024-25 Bundesliga season. Having crushed Phonix Lubeck 4-1 in their last game of the DFB-Pokal, Der BVB entered the tie with confidence, but struggled to break down a stoic Frankfurt side in the opening stanza.

Substitute Jamie Bynoe-Gittens came off the bench and broke the deadlock for them in the 72nd minute before making it 2-0 in stoppage-time. Here are the player ratings for both sides:

Borussia Dortmund Player Ratings vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Goalkeeper

Gregor Kobel – 7/10: Had a relatively comfortable game with Frankfurt rarely threatening; a clean sheet to boot too

Defenders

Waldemar Anton – 7/10: Strong in the air, had good vision and completed over 90% of his passes

Niklas Sule – 7/10: Made six clearances to mop up everything in front of him and blocked one shot too

Nicolas Schlotterbeck – 7.5/10: Perfectly complimented Sule with his solid defensive play

Midfielders

Julian Ryerson – 6.5/10: Surprisingly creative for Dortmund, laying three key passes

Emre Can – 6/10: Helped circulate the ball to keep them going

Pascal Gross – 7.5/10: Dortmund’s creator-in-chief for the evening with six key passes; assisted one of Bynoe-Gittens’ goal too

Donyell Malen – 5/10: Struggled to win his duels and complete his dribbles; unusually quiet in attack

Forwards

Marcel Sabitzer – 6/10: Missed one big chance in the game and was underwhelming throughout

Julian Brandt – 6.5/10: Fed his attacking cohorts with plenty of crosses and attempted a few shots at goal too

Karim Adeyemi – 6.5/10: Couldn’t test Frankfurt enough and created one big chance in the game

Substitutes

Maximilian Beier – 6.5/10

Jamie Gittens – 8.5/10

Felix Nmecha – 6/10

Giovanni Reyna – 6.5/10

Ramy Bensebaini – 7/10

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Eintracht Frankfurt Player Ratings vs Borussia Dortmund

Goalkeeper

Kevin Trapp – 6/10: Was having a good game until the final 20 odd minutes when he was beaten twice

Defenders

Rasmus Kristensen – 6.5/10: Competed hard for the ball and showed excellent vision

Tuta – 7/10: A solid defensive show with four clearances, three interceptions and one blocked shot

Robin Koch – 6/10: Was found out of position a few times and struggled to cope with Dortmund’s intensity

Arthur Theate – 6.5/10: With five clearances and three blocked shots, he was a thorn in Dortmund’s flesh

Midfielders

Ellyes Skhiri – 6.5/10: Completed most of his passes but couldn’t offer a solid resistance to Dortmund’s movements

Hugo Larsson – 6/10: Struggled to get involved much and misplaced a lot of passes too

Forwards

Mario Gotze – 5/10: The former Dortmund star failed to light up the Signal Iduna Park upon his return to his old stomping ground

Omar Marmoush – 6.5/10: Attempted to create a few chances but didn’t always succeed

Fares Chaibi – 6.5/10: A never-ending reservoir of crosses but not a direct threat

Hugo Ekitike – 6/10: Tested the Frankfurt defense with his directness

Substitutes

Niels Nkounkou – 6/10

Igor Matanovic – 6.5/10

Can Uzan – 6/10

Oscar Hojlund – 6.5/10

Ansgar Knauff – 6.5/10

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