Kylian Mbappe scores twice in five-goal thriller as Monaco beat Borussia Dortmund

Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe scored twice in Germany but a late goal from Shinji Kagawa gave Borussia Dortmund hope in a 3-2 defeat at home to Monaco.

Both teams played their part in an enthralling contest to ensure the truly disturbing attack on the Dortmund team bus which forced the postponement of the initial contest was ultimately overshadowed. The home side wore t-shirts in tribute to Marc Bartra who underwent surgery following the incident but it was the home side’s performance which will make the Dortmund defender most proud.

Thomas Tuchel’s charges were on the end of two harsh decisions in the opening 20 minutes as referee Daniele Orsato awarded Monaco a penalty which Fabinho sent horribly wide. The visitors did make the breakthrough moments later when Kylian Mbappe tapped in at the back post from Thomas Lemar’s cross but the French forward looked like he was in an offside position.

Then a calamitous own goal from Sven Bender, who replaced Bartra in defence, gave Dortmund a mountain to climb as Monaco extended their lead before the break.

But the fight-back commenced. A double change at the interval prompted a response from the hosts and Ousmane Dembele scored on the hour mark to give his side a huge boost. However, Mbappe restored Monaco’s two-goal advantage with a spectacular goal with 10 minutes to play.

Dortmund would have the final say however as former Manchester United midfielder Kagawa grabbed a late goal to set the second-leg up perfectly.

Were Dortmund ready to play so soon after such a traumatic event? Thomas Tuchel said his side wanted more time to recover from Tuesday night’s disturbing events and questioned UEFA's decision to play the match only 24 hours later. Marc Bartra’s replacement Sven Bender had a shocker and was subbed off at half-time. It begs the question, were Dortmund psychologically prepared for this match and was it right for them to be forced to compete?

Kylian Mbappe (Monaco): The French forward was simply irresistible and capped a world class performance with two goals. The 18-year-old has the world at his feet.

Dortmund: Bürki 6, Bender 4, Dembele 7, Guerreiro 7, Aubameyang 6, Kagawa 7, Sokratis 5, Piszczek 5, Ginter 6, Schmelzer 6, Weigl 6. Subs: Sahin 7, Pulisic 8.

Monaco: Subasic 7, Glik 7, Jemerson 7, Raggi 5, Toure 6, Fabinho 5, Moutinho 6, Silva 6, Lemar 7, Mbappe 9, Falcao 7. Subs: Germain 6.

15’ - PENALTY TO MONACO! Papastathopoulos hauls down Mbappe, who was through on goal, and the referee Daniele Orsato points to the spot! Yellow card to the Dortmund defender as well.

16’- PENALTY MISSED! Fabinho steps up... and sends the ball wide of the Dortmund goal. It's a very poor effort but has justice been served? It looked like a harsh decision to award the spot-kick in the first place!

19’ - GOAL - Monaco are ahead! Moments after missing a penalty, the visitors take the lead and it's a wonderful goal on the counter attack! Silva picks out Lemar in an acre of space, his cross/shot finds Mbappe, who is left with a simple tap-in at the back post. But was it offside?

35’ - GOAL - Monaco extend their lead! It's a calamitous own goal from Bender, who heads the ball into his own net from Raggi's cross. Dortmund have a mountain to climb now.

57’ - GOAL! Dortmund are right back in this one and it's been coming. Guerreiro fizzes a cross to the penalty area, Aubameyang's outrageous back heel picks out Kagawa, who squares the ball for Dembele, and the Dortmund forward is left with an empty net to tap into.

79’ - GOAL! Mbappe scores his second of the game as Monaco grab their THIRD away goal of the evening. The French forward nips in to intercept Piszczek's pass back to Sokratis, he still has plenty to do but shows his quality as he smashes the ball past Bürki from all of 20 yards.

84’ - GOAL - Dortmund have a lifeline! It's a fantastic goal from Kagawa, who is allowed to turn inside the Monaco penalty area and finds the corner of the net to send the home supporters wild.