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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
GOAL! Dortmund 2 Monaco 3 (Kagawa '84)
Dortmund strike back immediately!
86 mins: Some late hope for Dortmund. Pulisic breaks with the ball and shuffles into the penalty area, passing low to Kagawa. He does superbly well to control it first-time, sells Subasic a dummy, and then slots confidently into the corner of the net.
Game on!
88 mins: Fabinho has just been booked, meaning he'll miss the second-leg.
90 mins: Aubameyang has just spurned a glorious chance to level the scores! Dembele hung a wonderful ball into the box and the forward did well to climb above Glik, but as in the first-half, he directs his header over the bar.
90 mins + 1: There's going to be three minutes of extra-time.
FULL-TIME: Dortmund 2 Monaco 3
But Dortmund don't have enough time to find the equaliser!
After the horrific events of yesterday evening that was a compelling, high-quality match and both sides - including both sets of supporters - can be very proud of the past 90 minutes.
Monaco looked comfortable at the end of the first-half with a two-goal lead, but Dortmund fought back in the second-half, leaving this quarter-final very finely poised.
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