Heir to Jude Bellingham is Dortmund’s ‘saviour’ with Champions League double as fans say ‘he’s next for England’
ENGLISH forward Jamie Bynoe-Gittens starred for Borussia Dortmund with two goals off the bench in their Champions League win over Club Brugge.
The German giants were struggling to find a breakthrough in their European opener on Wednesday night until the former Manchester City man’s introduction midway through the second half.
Eight minutes after coming on his deflected strike gave Dortmund the lead.
He then doubled the visitors advantage in brilliant fashion, producing a number of step overs, cutting inside and firing a superb effort into the far corner.
Bynoe-Gittens, 20, was named Player of the Match after the game as Dortmund ran out 3-0 winners – a performance capped by a stoppage-time penalty from Serhou Guirassy.
England fans are already getting excited at the prospect of Dortmund developing another Three Lions talent.
Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham have already thrived and earned big-money moves as a result of their performances for the Bundesliga club.
And England supporters on social media believe Bynoe-Gittens’ sensational start to the season – four goals in five games – is evidence he is the next prodigy.
One said: “Jamie Gittens, our saviour.”
Another added: “He’s next up for England.”
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A third replied: “Bynoe-Gittens making his mark already! Dortmund’s got a knack for developing young English stars.”
While a fourth simply responded: “He’s insane .”
Bynoe-Gittens came through Man City‘s academy but left for Dortmund four years ago.
He has scored seven goals and assisted nine in 62 games for the German club.
He has also represented England at age group level up to the U21s – who he has netted for once in nine appearances.
New Champions League format
Each club will play eight matches in the opening phase – against seeded opposition, in a system designed to ensure that teams play opponents of similar difficulty.
The top eight teams in the “final” table will automatically go through to the last 16, where they will be joined by the eight play-off winners of ties between the sides placed ninth to 24th in the table.
Despite there being just eight matches in the opening phase, European matches will be spread over 10 midweek slots.
The new Champions League format also sees the implication of two additional qualifying spots.
They will be awarded to the nations that are top of the “country coefficient” chart each season.