Borussia Dortmund Blasts Real Madrid with 4 goals from Robert Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund Blasts Real Madrid with 4 goals from Robert Lewandowski

Dortmund 4

• Robert Lewandowski 8,


• Robert Lewandowski 50,


• Robert Lewandowski 55,


• Robert Lewandowski 67 (Pen)

Real Madrid 1

• Cristiano Ronaldo 43

Playing in their first UEFA Champions League semifinal since 1998, Borussia Dortmund stunned Real Madrid with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night at Signal Iduna Park.

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski bagged four brilliant goals and Dortmund enjoyed their most memorable and satisfying night in a years-long project of rebuilding following a period of financial mismanagement.

First Bayern Munich, now Borussia Dortmund. Barcelona fell on Tuesday; 24 hours later Real Madrid fell in a manner so similar, so comprehensive, as to further fuel suggestions that the European balance of power has moved north. For a second successive night a Spanish giant conceded four goals in Germany. Madrid at least scored an away goal, giving them the kind of hope for the second leg that Barcelona were denied, but an incredible four-goal display from Robert Lewandowski did for them.

Even his simplest goal, a penalty, was taken with the kind of authority that astonished.

Madrid, like Barcelona the night before, could have few complaints: this Dortmund victory was richly deserved. José Mourinho's side might even be considered fortunate to have got a goal at all, coming from virtually their only clear chance and gifted to them by Mats Hummels just before half-time. "It is obvious that the best team won," Madrid's coach conceded. His team were out-powered and outplayed, Dortmund's win being clinched with similar pace and precision, energy and efficiency, as the previous night's Germany-Spain clash. That swarm of red had turned yellow and black

Source: http://bleacherreport.com, the guradian