Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the Champions League Group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in Germany.
Thomas Touchel's Dortmund opened their 2016-17 campaign with a thumping 6-0 win away to Legia Warsaw earlier this month to take an early lead in the section.
European Cup holders Real Madrid, meanwhile, also opened with a win, but they needed two late goals to beat an impressive Sporting Lisbon team 2-1 at the Bernabeu on September 14.
These two teams last met in the quarter-finals of the 2013-14 season and it was Real Madrid that advanced courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate win, despite suffering a 2-0 defeat in this stadium.
OFFICIAL LINE-UPS
BORUSSIA DORTMUND: Burki; Piszczek, Ginter, Sokratis, Schmelzer; Castro, Weigl, Gotze; Dembele, Aubameyang, Guerreiro
REAL MADRID: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Danilo; Kroos, Modric, James; Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale
43 min GOAL! Dortmund 1-1 Real Madrid (Aubameyang)
43 min In Group F's other fixture, Sporting are currently beating Legia 2-0 in Portugal. Sporting were very unlucky to lose away to Real Madrid earlier this month and that score does not surprise me.
41 min Dortmund are just struggling for that final pass at the moment as Real Madrid continue to drop deep and clear their lines. The home supporters continue to create a wonderful atmosphere inside the stadium, but the visitors are doing a job at the moment. Zidane's game-plan is working here.
38 min Varane has been brilliant against Aubameyang in the opening 38 minutes of this match, while Ramos is going a pretty good job of covering his left-back Danilo, who struggled against Dembele in the early stages. Ronaldo's effort, which came in the 17th minute, still separates the two teams.
36 min Little under 10 minutes of the first period remaining and although Dortmund are dominating the ball, it is difficult to say that Real Madrid are struggling defensively. Varane and Ramos have been solid.
34 min SAVE! Navas has to punch clear after Sokratis sent a header towards the Real Madrid goal. Not sure about the technique of that save, but it did the job as Real Madrid clear their lines!
31 min Aubameyang spins outside the Real Madrid box and hits the crossbar with a stunning effort, but the striker was in an offside position. The linesman was pretty quick to make the call and it was correct. It is a full team of English officials tonight, with Mark Clattenburg the man in the middle.
30 min Pass, pass, pass from Dortmund as they look to work space in the final third, but the home side are leaving themselves very open at the back and Real Madrid have already shown their counter-attacking threat in the opening 30 minutes of this match. A clear pattern has now developed here.
27 min You just get the feeling that the next goal tonight - if there indeed is one - could be crucial. Dortmund are still full of confidence as they pass and probe in the final third, but a second for Real Madrid would change the complexion entirely. What a brilliant game of football this has been.
25 min CHANCE! Wonderful chance for Dortmund to hit back as Aubameyang slides a fine pass into Dembele, who rounds Danilo before shooting, but his effort is deflected just over!
22 min You sense that Dortmund really fancied their chances ahead of this match, and indeed will still fancy their chances, but Real Madrid have turned up in the opening 22 minutes of this clash.
20 min The opening 20 minutes of this match have just flown past. What a game of football in Dortmund. The home side have had a couple of brilliant opportunities, but Real Madrid lead courtesy of that super finish from Ronaldo. It has not harmed the atmosphere, however, which is just sensational.
18 min Real Madrid lead! This end-to-end match produces a goal as Ronaldo smashes home from close range after a brilliant back-heel from Bale. Never, ever count Ronaldo out! He scores for 1-0 here!
17 min GOAL! Dortmund 0-1 Real Madrid (Ronaldo)
15 min CHANCE! Wonderful chance for Real Madrid to take the lead as Ronaldo slides a fine pass into Benzema, but the Frenchman falls over and Dortmund survive. What happened there!
14 min CLOSE! Dembele once again comes close for Dortmund as he drives to the edge of the Real Madrid box before firing towards goal, but his effort is just too high. Dembele is in the mood!
12 min SAVE! Navas gets down to keep out a low strike from Dembele as Dortmund continue to test this Real Madrid defence. The visitors have to find a way to weather this storm.
12 min Dortmund want handball as Ronaldo lifts his arm just outside the box, but the referee is not interested. Looked a clear handball for me. Ronaldo has really escaped that one!
11 min Just a reminder that both of these teams have three points in the Group F after their opening fixtures earlier this month. Dortmund are the team pressing forward at the moment, but Real Madrid will always be dangerous with their pace on the counter-attack. Very good tempo here.
9 min Real Madrid are dropping very deep when Dortmund have the ball, which is clearly a plan to stop Aubameyang, who is absolutely rapid and would fancy his chances against Ramos, although Varane is also extremely quick across the turf. That might well be the reason Varane was picked ahead of Pepe.
7 min It has been a very bright start to this match, with both teams showing that they are more than willing to commit players forward each time they have the chance to break. Real Madrid are enjoying a decent spell of possession as we speak, but Dortmund are also seeing plenty of ball.
5 min... SAVE! Castro takes the free kick and Navas flies across to make the save!
4 min Dortmund now have a free kick in similar territory as Modric brings Gotze to the deck...
3 min... SAVE! Ronaldo's effort is on target, but Burki is on hand to make the save!
2 min Real Madrid have a free kick in a very dangerous position as Ginter handles...
2 min you just get the feeling that the first goal tonight - if there indeed is one - could be vital. The noise inside the stadium is just deafening and it has been a positive start from Dortmund, who have already looked to test the Real Madrid defence. This is a massive game in the context of Group F.
0 min KICKOFF! Real Madrid kick things off in Dortmund.
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