Dortmund 2-1 Real Betis: Teen Karetsas Scores Winner to End Betis' Perfect Champions League Start

Real Betis arrived in Germany with a perfect Champions League record and left without it. Borussia Dortmund beat the Spanish side 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Fábio Silva scored early in the second half and 18-year-old Konstantinos Karetsas hit the winner five minutes after Betis had leveled, BBC Sport reported.

This was a Champions League league-phase game, not a Europa League match. It was also the first competitive meeting between the two clubs, and Betis’ first Champions League game against a German opponent, according to Bundesliga.com (translated from German).

Dortmund vs. Real Betis: the result in brief

• Final: Borussia Dortmund 2, Real Betis 1
• Halftime: 0-0
• Dortmund goals: Fábio Silva 49’, Konstantinos Karetsas 72’ (assist: Fábio Silva)
• Betis goal: Aitor Ruibal 67’ (assist: Abde Ezzalzouli)
• Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
• Kickoff: 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET)

A scoreless first half

The first half ended 0-0. Reports focus mostly on what happened after the break, when Bundesliga.com said Dortmund took control of the game.

Silva breaks through, Ruibal answers

Dortmund went ahead four minutes into the second half. Jobe Bellingham, the England Under-21 midfielder, had a shot saved by the foot of Betis goalkeeper Álvaro Valles, and Fábio Silva was in the right spot to convert the rebound, BBC Sport reported. The BBC noted Silva joined Dortmund from Wolves in 2025 in a deal worth £23 million.

Betis leveled in the 67th minute, against the run of play according to Bundesliga.com. Substitute Aitor Ruibal, on the field for only about five minutes, was unmarked at the back post and turned in Abde Ezzalzouli’s low cross from about five meters out.

Karetsas wins it

Dortmund’s response was quick. Bellingham forced a brilliant one-handed save from Valles with a diving header, and Nico Schlotterbeck headed over soon after, BBC Sport said.

Then, in the 72nd minute, Silva turned provider. His pass found Karetsas, who struck low into the bottom right corner from about 15 meters, Bundesliga.com reported. BBC Sport said it was the 18-year-old’s first Champions League goal.

Betis pushed late, and Bundesliga.com said Isco was among the players booked in stoppage time, but the score did not change. Its match facts list Bellingham with a team-high four shots for Dortmund and Nelson Deossa with three for Betis. Betis had five corners to Dortmund’s two.

Before kickoff, there was a minute’s silence for Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died after an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match on Monday, BBC Sport reported.

What it means in the table

Both teams now have 9 points from four games. BBC Sport’s table after the match had Betis 11th and Dortmund 12th. Flashscore reported the win extended Dortmund’s unbeaten run in all competitions to six games, and that Betis dropped points for the first time in this league phase.

At home, BBC Sport noted Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga, level with leaders Bayern Munich on points and behind only on goal difference.

What’s next

Dortmund visit Arsenal, last season’s runners-up, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in the Champions League. Betis travel to Slovan Bratislava, bottom of the table, BBC Sport reported.

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