Borrusia Dortmund draw Real Madrid and break UEFA Champions League Record

“Borussia Dortmund games are great, but they are very nerve-racking”, said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel.

Thieves targeted the home of Real Madrid star Raphael Varane while he was playing against Borussia Dortmund and made off with £60,000-worth of goods.

It could be a night of records at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday.

Madrid will be disappointed to throw away a two-goal lead but did set a new club record for going 34 games without defeat.

Karim Benzema believes Real Madrid’s second place finish in the group stage of the Champions League will not have a bearing on their title defence.

They romped to a 6-0 away win in Warsaw when six different players scored before the record 8-4 win at home. Monaco finished on 11 points, one more than Leverkusen, which for the first time ended a group stage undefeated.

The Colombian club features goalkeeper Franco Armani, who did not concede a single goal during the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, as well as captain Alexis Henriquez and striker Miguel Borja.

In the end, Madrid did go to out to try to win, but Dortmund’s youthful zest and refusal to lie down earned them a result and likely an easier tie in next week’s last-16 draw. Real Madrid’s first match is the following day in Yokohama.

Overall, Ronaldo has scored 16 goals in El Clasicos, while setting up just two further strikes.

Some in Spain have suggested that the Champions League winners may have preferred to finish second, allowing them to avoid the likes of Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the next round.

“(Winning the group) would top off this outstanding opening round”, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said.

FC Copenhagen won’t be too happy this evening after Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri chose to field a weakened side against Porto.

Lyon needed to win the game by two clear goals to deny the Spaniards but were unable to find the breakthrough despite a host of chances. Lose, and the Spanish side could be facing one of the European heavyweights in the next round. His goals, his work and the team’s work. We now have to rest up before Saturday’s game. What we want to do is play football and the Champions League is an important objective; on Monday, we’ll see who we are drawn against.

Dembele has been a revelation in his first season with Dortmund since joining from French side Rennes.