Borussia Dortmund made an emphatic statement of intent in UEFA Champions League Group F by putting six unanswered goals past Legia Warszawa.The Polish champions are back on European club football's greatest stage for the first time since 1995/96 having negotiated three qualifying rounds. However, Besnik Hasi's side may not yet feel like they belong there, after conceding three goals inside 17 minutes on their comeback appearance. First Mario Götze nodded Ousmane Dembele's left-wing cross past Arkadiusz Malarz. Then, from one Raphaël Guerreiro free-kick, Sokratis Papastathopoulos headed the second; and follo... UEFA.com - News
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Liverpool v Dortmund background
The 'Jürgen Klopp derby' concludes at Anfield, with the manager's current club Liverpool FC eager to finish off his old side Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.Previous meetings• Divock Origi gave the Reds the lead in the first leg in Dortmund, but Mats Hummels evened things up after the break.• The teams have now met four times in UEFA competition, with the record W1 D2 L1. Most notably, Willi Multhaup's Dortmund beat Bill Shankly's Liverpool 2-1 after extra time in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Glasgow.• In the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage, Gérard Houllier's Liverpool drew 0-0 wit...
Dortmund and Liverpool draw, Sevilla win away
Holders Sevilla, 2009 winners Shakhtar Donetsk and Spanish Liga top-four contenders Villarreal all picked up quarter-final first-leg victories on Thursday.The only game that finished without a winner came in the opening instalment of arguably the tie of the round. Jürgen Klopp's return to Borussia Dortmund with Liverpool ended in a 1-1 draw, Mats Hummels' header cancelling out Divock Origi's first-half opener for the Reds.
Tuchel wants warm Dortmund welcome for Klopp
Dortmund's Thomas Tuchel expects a "warm welcome" for the returning Jürgen KloppLiverpool manager Klopp won two Bundesliga titles as Dortmund coachThe Bundesliga side are 16 matches unbeaten in 2016Dortmund eliminated English opposition, Tottenham Hotspur, in the round of 16Liverpool press conference scheduled for 18.15CETPossible lineupsDortmund: Bürki; Piszczek, Hummels, Sokratis, Schmelzer; Weigl, Şahin, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan, Reus; Aubameyang.Out: Subotić (arm)Doubtful
Dortmund dig deep, Shakhtar score eight
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for the UEFA Europa League quarter-finalists as Dortmund, Villarreal and Shakhtar Donetsk all geared up for Thursday's first legs with wins – in contrast to defeated trio Sparta, Braga and Sevilla. UEFA.com recaps the latest domestic results.Borussia Dortmund v LiverpoolSaturday: Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen (Aubameyang 53, Kagawa 77, Ramos 82; Alejandro Gálvez 69, Junuzovic 74)A late comeback courtesy of substitutes Shinji Kagawa and Adrián Ramos (with his first touch) kept Dortmund within five points of leaders Bayern München as well as making certain of a top-four fin...
Villarreal dig deep, Dortmund stay on track
Villarreal posted the weekend's most eye-catching result among the UEFA Europa League quarter-finalists as they battled back to hold Liga leaders Barcelona.The Yellow Submarine found themselves two goals down at the break against Barça but rattled their visitors after the restart to claim a 2-2 draw, Cédric Bakambu continuing his fine run of form ahead of a Jérémy Mathieu own goal. That helped Marcelino's men tighten their grip on fourth spot in Spain, with UEFA Europa League holders Sevilla losing 4-0 at Real Madrid.Sevilla's quarter-final rivals Athletic also lost, 2-1 at Espanyol – in contrast to Dortmund
Klopp delighted with Dortmund showdown
Jürgen Klopp is looking forward to a tie "the whole world will watch" after his Liverpool side were pitted against his former club Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.Klopp spent seven years at BVB before his departure last summer, winning two Bundesliga titles and leading the team to the 2013 UEFA Champions League final. Appointed Liverpool manager in October, he now faces a return to Dortmund for the quarter-final opener on 7 April, before the second leg at Anfield the following week."I am really happy to show the boys this wonderful stadium and a great city," he told Liverpool's official website. "It's a story only football can write. We're all happy. Durin...