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12 goal thriller

Champions League round up: Borussia Dortmund make history whilst Juventus and Real Madrid both win

Juve came back from behind to beat Sevilla in a tense game at the Vicente Calderon whilst Karim Benzema saved Los Blancos

BORUSSIA DORTMUND broke a Champions League record as they continue to top Group F over Real Madrid after a staggering 12 goal thriller against Legia Warsaw.

The two sides broke the record for scoring the most goals in a Champions League match with Thomas Tuchel's side winning the match 8-4.

 Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw broke Champions League history at the Westfalenstadion
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Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw broke Champions League history at the WestfalenstadionCredit: Getty Images

Aleksandar Prijovic handed the visitors a surprise lead after just ten minutes.


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But Dortmund stormed into the lead after scoring three goals in as many minutes with Shinji Kagawa grabbing two before Nuri Sahin netted.

But Prijovic gave Warsaw hope after scoring another goal but goals from Ousmane Dembele and Marcos Reus put Dortmund back in the driving seat at the interval.

The Westfalenstadion saw the most goals (seven) to have ever been scored in the first half of a Champions League match.

Felix Passlack also added to the scoreline for Dortmund, whilst Michal Kucharczyk and Nemanja Nikolic chipped in for the visitors, before Jakub Rzezniczak scored an own goal in stoppage time to increase Dortmund's lead.

The crunch tie in Group H saw Juventus come back from behind against leaders Seville to win 3-1.

The hosts scored the opening goal after just nine minutes through Nicolas Pareja.

But tensions boiled over with Franco Vazquez picking up two yellow cards in the space of five minutes after the half-hour mark.

And Claudio Marchisio brought Juve level in stoppage time in the first half from the penalty spot before Leonardo Bonucci scored a crucial winner in the 84th minute

Mario Mandzukic sealed the tie in the dying minutes after scoring a calm finish after Sevilla committed players forward.

 Leonardo Bonucci pulled his trademark celebration after putting Juventus in the lead
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Leonardo Bonucci pulled his trademark celebration after putting Juventus in the leadCredit: AP:Associated Press

Real Madrid saved themselves from an embarrassing result against ten-man Sporting Lisbon after Karim Benzema scored the winner with just three minutes remaining.

Raphael Varane provided Los Blancos with the opening goal after netting from just yards out.

But after Joao Pereira's sending off, the hosts then scored from the spot through Adrien Silva in the 80th minute, before Benzema claimed all three points for Zinedine Zidane's side.

 Karim Benzema wheeled away in celebration after saving Real Madrid's blushes
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Karim Benzema wheeled away in celebration after saving Real Madrid's blushesCredit: Reuters

CSKA Moscow earned a draw against Bayer Leverkusen after Bibras Natcho's second-half penalty cancelled out Kevin Volland's opening goal.

Whilst Alexandre Lacazette scored the winner for Lyon in a 1-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the 72nd minute.

FC Copenhagen and Porto provided the only draw on Tuesday night in the Champions League in group G.

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