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Barcelona beat Dortmund in a thriller

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The first phase of the Champions League is drawing to a close, but there is still plenty to play for across the continent.

England’s top two were in action on Wednesday and both were chasing three big points to cement their places towards the top eight.

Arsenal dominated Monaco, beating them 1-0 at the Emirates, while Manchester City were beaten again, this time by Juventus.

The other headline of the night was in Germany as Borussia Dortmund took on Barcelona.

Both teams are in the top eight having lost a game, but all that was needed was in front of BVB’s famous Yellow Wall.

Read on to see how these European giants fared, as well as the other teams in action.

Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona

Dortmund and Barcelona played a thriller, with the visitors coming out on top.

Barca took the lead through Rafinha early in the second half, before Sergio Guerras responded minutes later.

Ferran Torres’ goal was again canceled out by Guirassy, ​​but the Spaniard scored an 85th-minute winner for Hansi Flick’s men.

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Slovan Bratislava

Atletico Madrid continued their run into the top eight with a win over Slovan Bratislava.

The Spanish side went two goals ahead with strikes from Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann before David Strelec saved one from the penalty spot.

But a second goal from Griezmann ensured Diego Simeone’s side took all three points.

Lille 3-2 Sturm Graz

Lille followed in Atletico’s footsteps by scoring three and winning their match.

The French side beat Sturm Graz 3-2 thanks to goals from Osame Sahraoui, Mitchel Bakker and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson.

Otar Kiteishvili and Mika Biereth got on the scoresheet for the visitors, but it was not enough for them to get points.

Milan 2-1 Red Star Belgrade

AC Milan moved within touching distance of the top eight of the Champions League by beating Red Star Belgrade.

Rafael Leao opened the scoring in the 42nd minute before the Italian side hit back through Nemanja Radonic.

But Tammy Abraham came to the rescue in the 87th minute to earn the Rossoneri all three points.

Benfica 0-0 Bologna

Benfica and Bologna were held to a goalless draw in Portugal.

The hosts managed 15 shots but only created two big chances.

Bologna had an xG of 0.24, while Benfica had 1.23.

Feyenoord 4-2 Sparta Prague

Feyenoord scored four to beat Sparta Prague at home.

There were four different scorers for the Dutch side, with three of their goals coming in the first half.

Sparta Prague tried to rally, scoring either side of half-time, but it wasn’t enough to beat a hungry Feyenoord side.

VfB Stuttgart 5-1 Young Boys

Germany’s Stuttgart made the Young Boys’ job easy.

Five goals from five different scorers put the game to bed early in the second half, despite the hosts going 1-0 down six minutes later.

A 25th-minute equalizer followed by four second-half goals capped a dominant performance from the Bundesliga club.



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