Dortmund Hold Real, Leicester Fairytale in Champions League


Defending champions Real Madrid twice squandered the lead at the Signal Iduna Park in a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Tuesday night to extend their winless streak to three games in all competitions.
In a rip-roaring Group F tie, Cristiano Ronaldo blasted home the opener, his 98th Champions League goal after Gareth Bale’s back-heel fell kindly for him, but the hosts drew level shortly before half-time after a howler from returning goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Raphael Varane looked to have got the winner with 20 minutes left, but substitute Andre Schuerrle rifled a shot into the roof of the net late on after good work down the right by Christian Pulisic.
In the other group game, first-half goals by Bryan Ruiz and Bas Dost gave Sporting a 2-0 victory against Legia Warsaw in Portugal.
Premier League champions Leicester City made it two wins from two in their debut Champions League campaign as Islam Slimani’s first-half header secured a 1-0 win against FC Porto.
Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri had called on Slimani to tame the Dragons (Porto) before the game, and he heeded, reacting with power to a cross from compatriot Riyad Mahrez.
It was good news all round for English clubs as Tottenham Hotspur got their campaign running with a crucial 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow in Russia.
The in-form Son Heung-min, picked up from his brace at the weekend with a goal on 71 minutes that crept past Igor Akinfeev.
However, Monaco stay top of the group after Kamil Glik volleyed home in injury time to cancel out Javier Hernandez’s opener and secure a 1-1 draw at home with Bayer Leverkusen.
Two-time winners Juventus got their first win in of the campaign with an emphatic 4-0 drubbing of Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
Record signing Gonzalo Higuain was on target for Max Allegri’s men, alongside fellow summer acquisitions Miralem Pjanic and Dani Alves, and a thunderous effort from the prodigious Paulo Dybala.
Sevilla, who had held Juve to a stalemate in Turin a fortnight ago, beat Lyon 1-0 in Spain with a second-half header from French striker Wissam Ben Yedder.
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