By SCM Sports Writer
DORTMUND, GERMANY – The legendary Signal Iduna Park provided the backdrop for a Champions League demolition job last night, as Borussia Dortmund tore apart a hapless Villarreal side with a ruthless 4-0 thrashing.
While the goals from star striker Serhou Guirassy (a crucial double), Karim Adeyemi, and Daniel Svensson will grab the headlines, it was the sheer, deafening power of Dortmund’s home ground that truly sunk the ‘Yellow Submarine’.
The world-famous “Yellow Wall”—the towering south stand that is the largest terrace in Europe—was a cauldron of noise and intimidation, living up to its formidable reputation. The 81,365-strong crowd was electric, turning the grand old Westfalenstadion into a fortress that proved simply too much for the Spanish visitors to handle.
Villarreal started the match with a defensive set-up, but the constant, booming chorus from the Yellow Wall seemed to visibly rattle the visitors. The noise level, which peaks at ear-splitting decibels, finally helped the German side break the deadlock right before halftime, with Guirassy nodding home in a chaotic box.
It was the second half, however, where the atmosphere reached fever pitch and the game was truly won. Villarreal’s Juan Foyth saw red early after the restart following a goal-line handball—a decision that sent the Signal Iduna Park into an absolute frenzy.
Guirassy slotted the resulting penalty at the second attempt after a retake, and from that moment on, the sheer intimidation of the ‘Wall’ turned the match into a procession. Adeyemi’s strike and a late Svensson header completed the rout, leaving the Spanish side with just one point from their five group matches.
For manager Niko Kovac’s Dortmund side, the emphatic victory in their spiritual home sets down a serious marker for the rest of the competition.
For Villarreal, the trip to the magnificent, but terrifying, Signal Iduna Park will be remembered as the night their Champions League hopes crumbled under the weight of the Yellow Wall.
