Schuerrle frustrates Madrid

Dortmund hold Real; Slimani cuts down Porto as Leicester maintain win record

Paris, Sept. 28: Andre Schuerrle smashed in a late equaliser as Borussia Dortmund held Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Leicester City claimed another famous European victory.

Premier League champions Leicester made it two wins from two in their debut Champions League campaign as Islam Slimani’s first- half goal secured a 1- 0 win against FC Porto, and it was a good night all round for English clubs as Tottenham Hotspur beat CSKA Moscow in Russia.

Reigning champions Real twice surrendered the lead as they settled for a 2- 2 draw against Dortmund to extend their poor record on German soil.

In a tremendous Group F game played at breathless pace, Zinedine Zidane’s side went in front in the 17th minute when Gareth Bale’s back- heel came off Matthias Ginter and fell for Cristiano Ronaldo to fire home.

It was the Portuguese superstar’s 98th European goal but Dortmund had been in fearsome form ahead of this showdown and they drew level just before the interval.

Making his first appearance of the season after injury, Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas opted to punch a Raphael Guerreiro free- kick and the ball struck the face of his teammate Raphael Varane before rebounding into the net.

P i e r r e - E m e r i c k Aubameyang was standing in close quarters, and he was officially credited with the goal by Uefa.

However, French centreback Varane made up for that by restoring Real’s advantage midway through

— AFP Leicester City’s Islam Slimani ( centre) heads the ball in their Champions League Group G match against Porto in Leicester on Wednesday.

— AFP Dortmund midfielder André Schuerrle celebrates after scoring in their first leg match against Real Madrid at the BVB Stadium in Dortmund on Tuesday. The match ended 2- 2.