5 memorable Borussia Dortmund games in the Champions League

Modified Feb 13, 2020 17:17 GMT

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#4 2016-17 Group Stage, Borussia Dortmund 8:4 Legia Warszawa

Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8-4 in an enthralling Champions League clash in 2016-17

In the highest-scoring Champions League game in history, Borussia Dortmund beat Polish side 8-4 at home in the 2016-17 group-stage edition of the competition. It marked the first instance of a team scoring 4 goals in a Champions League game and ending on the losing side.

BVB scored three goals in response to Legia's 10th minute opener before surging to a 5-2 lead at the half-hour mark. On a night of records, there were 8 different scorers in a Champions League game for the very first time as Dortmund emulated Liverpool, Monaco, and Real Madrid by scoring 8 goals in a game.

There was little inkling of the events on the night when Aleksandar Prijovic opened the scoring for the visitors after 10 minutes. Seven minutes later, Shinji Kagawa restored parity for the home side - which only opened the floodgates through which BVB burst through to overwhelm their Polish visitors.

Dortmund's 14 goals in 2 games against Legia marked a record goal haul against an opponent in a Champions League season.

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