Dortmund hold Real to set new goal record

BORUSSIA Dortmund set a new Champions League scoring record in a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid on Wednesday, while FC Porto and Sevilla claimed the two remaining last-16 spots.

Dortmund made sure of top spot in Group F after fighting back from 2-0 down against defending champions Madrid, leaving the Spanish giants with theoretically a tougher draw to make the quarterfinals.

Marco Reus was the star of the show at the Santiago Bernabeu, hitting the equaliser two minutes from time.

A double from Karim Benzema looked to have Real well set to leapfrog the Germans and secure a home game in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

However, PierreEmerick Aubameyang reduced the arrears before substitute Reus slid in to turn Aubameyang’s dangerous low cross high into the net.

Dortmund scored 21 goals in their group campaign, the most for any team in a group stage in the history of the tournament.

Real coach Zinedine Zidane said: “We gave the game away by missing chances to score the third goal.”

Sevilla made the last 16 for the first time in seven years after soaking up the pressure to draw 0-0 away to Lyon. Lyon, who lost 1-0 in Seville in September and trailed the Spaniards by three points, needed to win by two clear goals to go through.

Table-topping Juventus beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 with Gonzalo Higuain and Daniele Rugani on target.

The Croatians finished their campaign having failed to score a single goal.

Leicester City, who had already made sure of top spot in Group G in their debut season in the competition, suffered their first loss of the campaign, 5-0 at Porto who went through as runners-up.

“We can lose, but I want us to show our character and our strength. We didn’t do that well enough tonight,” Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said.

FC Copenhagen had harboured hopes of pipping Porto for second place, but despite a 2-0 win at pointless Club Brugge, they had to settle for a Europa League place.

In Group E, Bayer Leverkusen, already assured of second spot, downed Monaco 3-0 but the win was not enough to overhaul the table-topping French side.

Tottenham Hotspur came back from a goal down to defeat CSKA Moscow 3-1 and claim a Europa League place.

We gave the game away by missing chances to score the third goal