The Guinea international opened the scoring in the tenth minute to give the Bundesliga side an early advantage. Sabah, backed by a passionate home crowd, hit back through McCarthy in the 39th minute to send the sides in level at the break.
But Guirassy struck again in the 53rd minute to restore Dortmund's lead, and the visitors managed the game well from there to see out the victory, UEFA's official result service confirms. The result keeps Dortmund firmly in the hunt for a top-eight finish in the league phase.
For Sabah, competing in the Champions League for the first time, the narrow defeat to one of Germany's biggest clubs was another harsh lesson in the fine margins at this level. The Azerbaijani side will need to regroup quickly as they chase their first points of the European campaign. The victory was confirmed by Borussia Dortmund's official channels, with the club celebrating Guirassy's double as the decisive contribution on a tricky away night. For Sabah, the narrow defeat was another harsh lesson in Champions League realities: the Azerbaijani debutants have competed gamely but are still chasing their first point of the campaign. Dortmund, meanwhile, continue to build momentum in the league phase and will view these three away points as exactly the kind of result that separates the top-eight contenders from the rest. Dortmund's victory keeps them firmly in the hunt for automatic qualification, while Sabah must regroup quickly as they chase a first-ever European point. The Azerbaijani side will take heart from a spirited display against elite opposition.
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