Dortmund hit eight in record win

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Borussia Dortmund created Champions League history after a stunning 8-4 home win over Legia Warsaw in Group F on Tuesday night.

The teams produced the highest-scoring aggregate Champions League score, with five goals in the first 25 minutes another first in the competition – part of a crazy spell which saw seven goals in 17 first-half minutes at the Westfalenstadion.

Aleksandar Prijovic’s double either side of Shinji Kagawa’s brace and a fluke goal from Nuri Sahin saw the hosts go 3-2 up for the historic moment, before Ousmane Dembele and a strike from Marco Reus in both halves gave Dortmund a comfortable lead.

Michal Kucharczyk pulled one back for the Polish side before Felix Passlack netted a header following a quick breakaway. Nemanja Nikolic then scored again before Reus completed his treble to seal a memorable night.

Captain for the night Reus and Sahin made their first starts of the season following lengthy injury lay-offs as the hosts started the match with plenty of possession and intensity before their Polish opponents took a shock …

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