GettyCarlo Ancelotti's side staged another miraculous turnaround in a rematch of last year's final
Real Madrid staged some Champions League magic once again, overturning a 2-0 half time deficit to beat Borussia Dortmund – and getting their European campaign back on track with a 5-2 win.
Vinicius Jr was the Blancos standout on the night, grabbing the second, fourth and fifth goals, but it is Lucas Vazquez's go-ahead strike that will stand as the lasting feature from a memorable night.
Dortmund took the lead after a back-and-forth opening 30 minutes. Serge Guirassy flicked the ball through to Donyell Malen – who battered it home past a helpless Thibaut Courtois. Jamie Gittens added a second four minutes later, sneaking in at the back post to turn in Malen's cross.
Los Blancos responded with a brief onslaught in which they did a fairly remarkable job of not finding the net. Bellingham missed a golden chance, then smashed an effort off the bar. Rodrygo, too, hit the woodwork, before a full-stretch save from Gregor Kobel stopped a freak deflection from sneaking in.
Madrid, inevitably, woke up after half time. A more cautious approach from Nuri Sahin invited pressure from the home side, and a purring front line delivered. Toni Rudiger scored the first – heading home Mbappe's cross. Vinicius buried the second less than two minutes later.
Everything else felt inevitable after that. Vazquez smashed in a third, before Vinicius provided two more outrageous goals to complete his hat-trick, and wrap up another memorable Champions League win.
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