Dortmund go to Real on a goal mission

– Borussia Dortmund can set a new Champions League goal record at Real Madrid tonight if the likes of Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (right) score at the Bernabeu.

Dortmund arrive in Madrid just one shy of the 20-goal record three teams – Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona – have previously tallied in the Champions League group stages.

Two of those, United, in 1998/99, and Real, who achieved La Decima – a 10th European crown – in 2013/14, went on to win that season’s European title.

Thomas Tuchel’s leaders Dortmund hold a two-point advantage over Real in Group F and the winner of the clash in Madrid will qualify top of the table.

Star-studded Real, spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, present a formidable challenge at home.

It finished 2-2 in Dortmund in September as Andre Schuerrle’s late goal rescued the hosts after Ronaldo and Raphael Varane scored for Real and Aubameyang had netted for Borussia.

But Dortmund were boosted a fortnight ago by the return of Germany winger Marco Reus after six months out with the adductor injury that saw him miss Euro 2016.

The 27-year-old grabbed two goals, with a third later credited as an own goal, and set up two more when Dortmund trounced Legia Warsaw 8-4 at home a fortnight ago in a record score for a Champions League match. – AFP