Dortmund seal early progress as Legia frustrate Madrid
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
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Borussia Dortmund gained the victory they needed against Sporting CP to qualify, on a night when Legia Warszawa rallied from 2-0 down to within minutes of a famous win against the holders.
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- Borussia Dortmund qualify for the round of 16 with two matches to spare
- Dortmund narrowly overcome Sporting CP as Legia and Madrid play out a thrilling 3-3 draw
- Lyon equalise late on in Turin, preventing Juventus and Sevilla from progressing tonight
- Two-goal Radamel Falcao inspires Monaco to a handsome victory over CSKA Moskva
- Watch highlights of each game by clicking on the links
- Tuesday: Arsenal, Paris, Atlético, Bayern go through
Qualified teams: Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain
Group E
Monaco 3-0 CSKA Moskva
Monaco strengthened their position as section leaders with this comfortable win. Valère Germain and a first-half double from Radamel Falcao, who now has 42 goals in 46 UEFA competition appearances, had the Ligue 1 club 3-0 up by half-time.
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Kevin Kampl silenced the majority of the 85,000 fans at Wembley when he made no mistake after a shot was deflected into his path. The Slovenian international's 65th-minute breakthrough means the Werkself are two points clear of third-placed Spurs and the same number behind leaders Monaco.
Group F
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Sporting CP
Adrián Ramos, deputising for the dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, headed the Schwarzgelben into an early lead. It was sufficient for Thomas Tuchel's men, who also rattled the crossbar through Christian Pulišić, to confirm their participation in the 12 December draw for the last 16.
Legia Warszawa 3-3 Real Madrid
Legia mounted an unlikely comeback from 2-0 down, and momentarily led 3-2 late on, to prevent the holders from advancing. The visitors were cruising when Gareth Bale, with a thumping half-volley inside 60 seconds, and Karim Benzema struck. Vadis Odjidja and Miroslav Radović had other ideas and a famous result was in the offing when Thibault Moulin (83) scored with a shot via Keylor Navas's left-hand post. Mateo Kovačić spared the Whites' blushes.
Group G
København 0-0 Leicester City
Denmark No1 Kasper Schmeichel saved leaders Leicester from defeat with a last-gasp stop, diving to his right to palm away Andreas Cornelius's downward header.
Porto 1-0 Club Brugge
A deflected André Silva header, the ball looping in off Brugge's Tomás Pina, proved decisive in northern Portugal. It lifted the Dragons, now in outright second spot, to within three points of frontrunners Leicester and two clear of FCK in third.
Group H
Sevilla 4-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Luciano Vietto's neat turn and finish just after the half-hour mark set Sevilla on their way. The 45th-minute dismissal of Petar Stojanovič made Dinamo's task even stiffer and, sure enough, Sergio Escudero, Steven N'Zonzi and Wissam Ben Yedder added further gloss. Lyon's late equaliser in Turin, however, kept the champagne on ice.
Juventus 1-1 Lyon
Gonzalo Higuaín's first-half penalty seemed to have secured Juventus the victory they needed to progress. Lyon, however, levelled with five minutes left, Corentin Tolisso heading in Rachid Ghezzal's free-kick and denying Gianluigi Buffon a clean sheet on his 100th appearance in the competition proper.