Borussia Dortmund v Ajax, 18 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund |
| Referee | Paolo Tagliavento |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group D |
| Venue | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund |
| Attendance | 65,829 |
1 Borussia Dortmund
Manager: Jurgen Klopp
Goals:
| Robert Lewandowski | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Roman Weidenfeller
Defender
Mats Hummels
Defender
Lukasz Piszczek
Defender
Marcel Schmelzer
Defender
Neven Subotić
Midfielder
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Midfielder
Mario Götze
Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder
Sebastian Kehl
(captain)
Midfielder
Marco Reus
Forward
Robert Lewandowski
Substitutions:
| Ivan Perišić for Jakub Błaszczykowski | 73 |
| Julian Schieber for Mario Götze | 88 |
| Moritz Leitner for Ilkay Gündogan | 89 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mitchell Langerak
Defender
Felipe Santana
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić
Midfielder
Sven Bender
Midfielder
Moritz Leitner
Forward
Kevin Grosskreutz
Forward
Julian Schieber
0 Ajax
Manager: Frank De Boer
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Kenneth Vermeer
Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld
Defender
Ricardo Van Rhijn
Defender
Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder
Niklas Moisander
Defender/Midfielder
Siem De Jong
Midfielder
(captain)
Christian Eriksen
Midfielder
Christian Poulsen
Midfielder
Tobias Sana
Midfielder
Ryan Babel
Forward
Derk Boerrigter
Forward
Substitutions:
| Lasse Schöne for Ryan Babel | 79 |
| Miralem Sulejmani for Tobias Sana | 89 |
Cards:
| Tobias Sana | 37 | Y |
| Ricardo Van Rhijn | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jasper Cillessen
Defender
Mitchell Dijks
Defender
Joël Veltman
Midfielder
Jody Lukoki
Midfielder
Lasse Schöne
Midfielder
Thulani Serero
Midfielder/Forward
Miralem Sulejmani