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Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco as it happened: Kylian Mbappe scores twice in thrilling away win
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Your support makes all the difference.Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored twice to give AS Monaco a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in a Champions League quarter-final first-leg match that was postponed following an attack on the home team's bus.
Mbappe gave Monaco a 19th-minute lead shortly after Fabinho had missed a penalty for the visitors, and they went further ahead when Dortmund defender Sven Bender headed into his own net.
Ousmane Dembele pulled one back for Dortmund in the 57th minute but another defensive mistake allowed Mbappe to break away and grab a third goal for the Ligue 1 side. Shinji Kagawa gave the German side hope with a neat finish six minutes from time.
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What time does it start?
The match will kick off at 5.45pm on Wednesday 12 April.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting at 5.15pm.
Highlights will be shown on ITV on Wednesday 12 April at 11.15pm.
Prediction
Previous meetings
This will be the first time the two clubs have played each other in a competitive fixture.
Form
Dortmund: WWDWL
Monaco: WWLWW
Odds
Provided by 888.com
Dortmund: 51/100
Monaco: 24/5
Draw: 39/10
8 mins: Incredible effort from the home support ahead of kick-off:
It's been a relatively subdued first few minutes at the Westfalenstadion. Both sides are still testing one another out.
10 mins: Glik looks to bring the ball out for Monaco but is stopped by a fantastic sliding tackle from Dembele. So imagine the youngster's surprise when he's penalised for a foul. A travesty!
Monaco lump the free-kick long. Dortmund's defence clears. We go again.
11 mins: The first real chance of the game! Piszczek wins the ball in midfield and spots the run of Aubameyang, who is peeling off the shoulder of the last defender. He plays a straight, perfectly-weighted through-ball which the forward runs onto, but he shoots narrowly over the bar.
12 mins: And now Monaco's best chance of the opening exchanges. The ball is swung into the box in the direction of Lemar but, under pressure, the winger heads over.
15 mins: Dortmund with the better of the opening exchanges, with Aubameyang looking particularly lively.
Weigl has just had a shot in frustration from around thirty yards out, but screwed the ball wildly over the bar.
16 mins: PENALTY TO MONACO!
Mbappe gets in behind the Dortmund defence and Sokratis puts a hand on him, with the Frenchman quick to tumble to the floor. The ref gives a penalty and books the defender.
Soft? Very.
17 mins: FABINHO MISSES A PENALTY!
What fortune for Dortmund! The Brazilian steps up confidently but drags his low attempt wide of the left post!
GOAL! Dortmund 0 Monaco 1 (Mbappe 19')
A stunning counter-attacking goal puts the away side in front!
20 mins: What an incredible run from Bernardo Silva. The midfielder won the ball in his own-half before striding confidently forward, releasing the ball to Lemar on his left at exactly the right moment.
It looked as though Lemar would take the shot on but instead he squared the ball across the face of goal, where both Mbappe and Moutinho were waiting. The former grabs the goal - the ball ricocheting in off his thigh - although replays appear to show he was marginally offside.
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