In a warm-up match that ended on the evening of July 21, Beijing time, Dortmund, the runner-up of last season's Champions League, lost 0-4 to Pathum United, the fourth place in the Thai Super League last season.
In this game, Dortmund sent a semi-main lineup. Brandt, Jule, Moukoko, Adeyemi and other local stars all made their debuts. However, just 14 minutes into the game, the back line led by Germany international Juler opened the door wide, and Pathum United relied on Mayvien to break the deadlock first.
In the 44th minute, the Dortmund backline was distracted again. Pathum United's cross from the right was easily headed home by Dirazin Danda unmarked in the box to extend the advantage to 2-0.
Yibian fought again, Dort's defense once again had a hole, and Charunsha calmly scored the ball with a single knife, and the score was rewritten to 3-0.
In the 89th minute, Dortmund, who had no intention of fighting, was counterattacked by Pathum United, and Charunza scored with a blast shot at high speed.
In the end, Dortmund lost 0-4 to the Thai Premier League team in a friendly match. Although this warm-up match was only a commercial game, and Dortmund did not seem to play to their best, going to Thailand to be humiliated by a big score is obviously not what Dortmund wants to see.
I believe that Chinese Super League fans are no strangers to Pathum United, who eliminated Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Port with a score of 3-2 in the play-offs last season. However, in the AFC Champions League, Pathum United lost all 6 games and was at the bottom. Last season, Pathum United was only ranked 4th in the Thai Super League, and their strength was quite limited. I have to say that some people in Dortmund did "lose face" this time.