Real Madrid's Hakimi leads Dortmund to 4-0 rout of Atletico

Dortmund, Germany — Real Madrid's Achraf Hakimi helped Borussia Dortmund deal Atletico Madrid its biggest loss under Diego Simeone, setting up three goals in a 4-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Simeone took over as Atletico coach in December 2011 and his normally rock-solid side had not lost by a four-goal margin in 390 matches. It was only the fourth time his team conceded four goals after two 4-1 defeats to archrival Real Madrid and one to Barcelona.

"The most important thing is to quickly use possession, and they did so wonderfully," Simeone said of Dortmund. "They are doing very well at the moment, it is very nice to watch."

The Europa League champions have only conceded five goals in nine Spanish League games this season.

Hakimi, who joined Dortmund on loan for two seasons in the summer, pulled the ball back for Axel Witsel to break the deadlock in the 39th minute and sent it back into the center for Raphael Guerreiro to double the lead in the 73rd. Ten minutes later he set up Jadon Sancho to seal the win with a tap-in.

There was still time for Guerreiro to grab his second after a botched backpass from Filipe Luis in the 89th.

Dortmund remained unbeaten in 12 games after passing its toughest test of the season thus far. The Bundesliga leader now looks headed for the knockout stage. /