"Creamy" were losing 0:2 after the first half, but scored five unanswered goals in the second.
Real Madrid won a strong-willed victory over Borussia Dortmund in the match of the third round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid ended with a score of 5:2.
In the first half, the German club scored twice against the hosts – Donyell Malen opened the scoring in the 30th minute, and four minutes later Jamie Bynoe-Gittens strengthened the Bumblebees' advantage.
However, in the second half, the “creamy” team made a super comeback, scoring five unanswered goals against Dortmund.
The main hero of the match was Vinicius Junior – the Brazilian forward, who is the favorite for the “Golden Ball” this year, scored a hat-trick. Antonio Rudiger and Lucas Vazquez also scored one goal each.
Ukrainian goalkeeper of the Madrid club Andriy Lunin spent the match on the bench – the goal of the “Blancos” was defended by Belgian Thibaut Courtois.
Review of the match “Real” Madrid – “Borussia” Dortmund
After this victory, “Real” with 6 points rose to ninth place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. “Borussia” Dortmund also has 6 points and dropped to fifth place.
In the next round of the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti's team will host Italian “Milan”, and Nuri Sahin's team will play at home against Austrian “Sturm”. The matches will take place on November 5.
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
