Dortmund thrash Atletico as Sancho scores first Champions League goal

Borussia Dortmund stunned Atletico Madrid with a 40 thrashing to move to the verge of the Champions League knockout stage as English teenager Jadon Sancho scored his first goal in the competitionWednesdays loss was the heaviest Champions League defeat ever suffered by Diego Simeone in seven years as Atletico head coach and put Dortmund top of Group A after both teams had previously beaten Club Brugge and MonacoYou couldnt have imagined that Huge compliment to the team because it is not every day that you score four goals against Atletico said Dortmund captain Marco ReusHe singled out teenage defender Achraf Hakimi on loan from Real Madrid for special praise after he set up two of the goals in an outstanding displayAchraf is extremely important for us on the wing hes quick and times his runs well into the box added ReusAxel Witsel gave Dortmund the lead at Signal Iduna Park when his firsthalf shot took a wicked deflection before Raphael Guerreiro who scored twice in the second period and 18yearold Sancho came off the bench to grab the other goalsSpanish sports newspaper Marca were quick to dub the defeat Disaster in Dortmund for Atletico on their online editionWe cant blame this on bad luck or anything said Atletico captain Diego GodinWe started the second half well but in football you need to take your chances Top spot is looking difficult now with their goal difference but we need to try and beat them at home he added with the teams to meet again in Madrid in a fortnightDortmund were without inform Spanish striker Paco Alcacer who has scored seven times in just four Bundesliga games with a leg injury while Diego Costa returned to partner Antoine Griezmann up front for Atletico Frantic pace This was a typically tense European affair early on played at a frantic pace between two strong teams eager to focus on attacking football with neither defence allowing many clear chancesWith 35 minutes gone Dortmund lost midfielder Thomas Delaney with a foot injury and the Dane was replaced by Mahmoud Dahoud who played a hand in the opening goalAfter a determined run by US midfielder Christian Pulisic 20 Dahoud carried on the move before the ball eventually fell to Witsel whose shot took a big deflection before finding the netAtletico boss Simeone brought on a fresh pair of legs in midfield for the second half taking off Thomas Partey and bringing on RodriThe visitors showed how dangerous they can be by driving forward with real purpose and midfielder Saul Niguez crashed a shot off the woodwork on 53 minutes with Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki well beatenBorussia were living dangerously but a good spell midway through the second half with Witsel in the thick of things turned the game the hosts wayHakimi got in the way of a Reus run into the area but the 19yearold soon made amends by laying on the second goal with 17 minutes to goThe leftback got in behind his man and fired in a low cross that Reus missed but Guerreiro stabbed past OblakAt the other end Burki only denied Atletico winger Angel Correa on for Niguez with the help of the postDortmund sealed the win when Hakimi did the damage again charging into the area and teeing up Sancho to tap home their third goal on 83 minutesAnd it turned into a rout when Guerreiro snapped up a loose pass from Felipe Luis and fired past Oblak with a minute remainingCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever