Borussia Dortmund held off a stirring second-half fightback from Monterrey to finish the Club World Cup quarter-final line-up with a 2-1 win in a round-of-16 thriller on the Mercedes-Benz Area on Tuesday.
Medical finishes from Serhou Guirassy within the 14th and twenty fourth minutes put Dortmund on high on the break however German Berterame hit again for Monterrey within the forty eighth minute and the Mexican membership pressed for an equaliser till the ultimate whistle.
The Dortmund defence held agency, nevertheless, to arrange a last-eight assembly with 15-times European champions Real Madrid in New Jersey on Saturday.
There might be no reunion for the Bellingham household, nevertheless, with a yellow card proven to Dortmund’s Jobe within the twenty eighth minute ruling him out of the conflict with large brother Jude’s Actual.
The primary 10 minutes of the conflict have been frenetic with loads of full-blooded challenges and the primary of a string of harmful long-range pictures from Monterrey’s Nelson Deossa the most effective of the early efforts.
Dortmund strike duo Guirassy and Karim Adeyemi took over within the 14th minute with a neat trade of touches on the sting of the field setting the previous free to drill the ball contained in the close to put up.
Monterrey left winger Jesus Corona hit the surface of the put up with a cross-shot and one other Deossa strike examined goalkeeper Gregor Kobel minutes later however Dortmund quickly doubled the lead.
Julian Ryerson received possession with a bodily problem and his long-ball discovered Adeyemi racing in direction of purpose, the 23-year-old holding up his run earlier than laying the ball on a plate for Guirassy to fit it previous goalkeeper Esteban Andrada.
Guirassy ought to have had a hat-trick earlier than halftime however spurned gilt-edged possibilities supplied by Bellingham and Pascal Gross passes.
Monterrey introduced their followers again into the match with a storming begin to the second half, nevertheless, and rapidly reduce the deficit in half.
Corona, a relentless risk all through the match, curled a cross to the far put up the place Erick Aguirre headed the ball again throughout purpose and Berterame nodded it previous Kobel.
Monterrey continued to pour ahead in search of an equaliser, Corona having one probability saved by Kobel and blasting one other over the bar earlier than Berterame discovered the online from an offside place.
A few seventieth minute substitutions helped Dortmund discover a bit extra composure and Guirassy had a few half-chances to seize his third purpose earlier than Monterrey received again on the assault.
Sergio Ramos, who hoped for his personal reunion with Actual, moved ahead to assist his forwards and grazed the surface of the put up with a header in the previous couple of seconds of regular time however there was to be no fairytale end for the Spain nice.