Champions League round-up: Borussia Dortmund and Ajax win again ahead of Group C double header
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Updated 29/09/2021 at 09:52 GMT
Borussia Dortmund and Ajax both made it two wins from two in the Champions League, while Club Brugge stunned RB Leipzig. Read our dedicated reports for PSG’s victory over Man City, Liverpool’s 5-1 thrashing of Porto, Real Madrid’s shock defeat to Sheriff, Atletico’s late show at AC Milan, and Inter’s goalless draw – all on Eurosport.co.uk.
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Borussia Dortmund battled to a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon thanks to Donyell Malen’s first-half strike at Signal Iduna Park.
Erling Haaland received his UEFA Forward of the Season award before kick-off but a muscle injury ruled the Norwegian out of the tie.
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With 11 goals already in just eight games this season, Dortmund were sure to feel Haaland’s absence, but a first goal in black and yellow for Malen helped ease the blow as they claimed a 1-0 half-time lead.
Malen expertly found the far corner following a through ball from Jude Bellingham, who became the youngest player to make 10 starts in the competition - and that was enough to hand Dortmund all three points.
Earlier, first-half goals from Steven Berghuis and Sebastien Haller – who made it five goals in his opening two Champions League games – saw Ajax beat Besiktas 2-0 in Amsterdam.
Ajax won 5-1 at Sporting Lisbon a fortnight ago and it means they have a perfect two wins from two ahead of the double header against Dortmund on October 19 (home) and November 3 (away).
In Group A, RB Leipzig remain without a point after Club Brugge stunned the German side 2-1 at the Red Bull Arena.
Christopher Nkunku gave Leipzig the lead after just five minutes, but Brugge turned the game on its head before half-time thanks to Hans Vanaken and Mats Rits.
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