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
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder
Sebastian Kehl
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Götze
Midfielder/Forward
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