Germans given a Real masterclass
MILESTONE(S): RONALDO ADDS HIS NAME TO ANOTHER
Killer Kane bags another hat-trick for Spurs.
Dortmund
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 150th European game with two goals as Real Madrid sealed a 3-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund last night to top their Champions League group.
Ronaldo claimed two second-half goals after Gareth Bale’s stunning early volley gave Real the lead at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park
The Germans fought back when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally netted with just over half an hour left, but there was to be no repeat of last year’s 2-2 draw in Dortmund between the teams.
The result leaves Real top of Group H, just ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Apoel 3-0 away, with Dortmund third and six points adrift of Spurs, who they also lost 3-1 to in London.
Having also netted twice against Apoel, Ronaldo has now scored four goals in just two Champions League games this season.
He marked his 400th appearance for Madrid in total with another pair to leave him with 411 goals in the famous white shirt.
Elsewhere, a sparkling Philippe Coutinho goal was not enough to earn Liverpool victory as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Spartak Moscow.
Coutinho cancelled out Fernando’s free-kick in the 31st minute, but Liverpool’s quest for a winner came to nothing, leaving them still without a win after two games in Group E.
Liverpool have now gone seven matches without victory in the Champions League – their longest such run in the competition.
Kevin De Bruyne’s perfectly-struck 48th minute goal and a late Raheem Sterling effort gave Manchester City a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in their Group F game to make it two wins out of two for Pep Guardiola’s side. – AFP