In the seventh round of the UEFA Champions League 24/25 group stage, Bologna faced Dortmund at the Dalara Stadium. In the first half, Dortmund took the lead thanks to Gilasi's penalty kick. In the second half, Bologna reversed the game by scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes from Dalinga and Yiling. In the end, Bologna 2-1 Dortmund, the Hornets suffered four consecutive losses in all competitions.

In the 2nd minute, Bologna made a long pass from the backcourt. Orsolini got the ball past Leerson and was then brought down in the penalty area, but the referee whistled for offside. In the 3rd minute, Bayer fell in the penalty area and the referee made no comment. In the 9th minute, Bologna's Ndoye tried to shoot but failed to hit the target. In the 12th minute, Dortmund's Gross shot hit the door frame.

In the 15th minute, Dortmund had a corner kick. Anton was dragged to the ground by Holm while fighting for the point. The referee took a penalty kick. Gilasi took the penalty and scored a spoon penalty. The Hornets scored first, 1-0 Bologna. .

In the 17th minute, Dortmund's Reina hit the door frame again. In the 24th minute, Bologna's corner kick was cleared at the front point, but the clearance was not too far. Orsolini got the ball and volleyed the ball, but the ball was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 32nd minute, Bologna launched an attack in the backcourt. Schlotterbeck made a mistake in making a clearance and Castro's close range shot missed. In the 35th minute, Bologna replaced Orsolini with Iling.

At the end of the first half, Bologna 0-1 Dortmund was temporarily behind.

In the 46th minute, Bologna replaced Fruler with Odegaard.

In the 51st minute, Bologna made a pass from the left to the back point. Likoyannis hooked the ball back to the goal, and Ndoye missed the goal. In the 63rd minute, Bologna made two substitutions, with Casale and Dalinga replacing Lukumi and Castro respectively.

In the 64th minute, Dortmund replaced Reina and Dilanville with Emre Can and Adeyemi. In the 68th minute, Gilasi's shot missed.

In the 71st minute, Bologna sent a long pass from the backcourt and penetrated Dortmund's defense. Odegaard followed up and swept through the middle. Dalinga rushed to push the ball into the net. Bologna equalized the score, 1-1!

In the 72nd minute, Anton made a mistake in making a clearance. Darlinga grabbed the ball and faced the goalkeeper but was saved. Yi Ling followed up with a supplementary shot and scored. Bologna went ahead 2-1!

In the 75th minute, Dortmund replaced Gross and Gilasi with Jan Cotto and Brandt. In the 83rd minute, Bologna's Odegaard shot hit the door frame. In the 87th minute, Bologna replaced Pobega with Moreau.

In the 90th+4th minute, Ndoye's shot missed.

At the end of the game, Bologna beat Dortmund 2-1 and won their first Champions League victory this season.