It looked like Madrid had done enough for the win, but Dortmund began to hit their stride towards the end of the second half
Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw was a curious game. Neither team left satisfied, although the hosts were thrilled to have salvaged a draw when all seemed lost.
They dominated the first half but went in level at the break, after Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal was equalled by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang two minutes before the interval.
Bale set up the Portuguese in the 17th minute, before Keylor Navas’ bad punch from Gonzalo Castro’s free-kick bounced off Raphael Varane towards his own goal and Aubameyang made sure.
But in the second half Madrid were on top, going ahead through Varane, who capitalised when Karim Benzema’s shot hit both bar and post after he was found by a lovely Cristiano cross.
It looked like they had done enough for the win, but Dortmund began to play good football again towards the end of the half and levelled through Andre Schurrle three minutes from time, when he blasted into the top left corner.
Dortmund’s fans hailed their players, who returned their love, but they could have toppled Madrid—while the current Champions League holders should have been able to survive the final minutes unscathed.
The German side have noticed that Zinedine Zidane's side are struggling against teams wearing yellow
Real Madrid have dropped points in their last two games and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by Borussia Dortmund, the club’s opponents in the Champions League this week.
Once again, the German club’s community manager was keen to try and show off their humorous side: “You're having a hard time playing teams that wear yellow, do you @realmadriden?”
Dortmund are referring to the two sides who have drawn with Madrid in LaLiga since last Wednesday: Villarreal and Las Palmas. Both clubs wear yellow as their home kit, the same as the Bundesliga side.
Curiously, Sporting Club also got involved, suggesting Madrid also struggle against teams in green. They must have been referring to themselves, although Madrid came from a goal down to beat the Portuguese side over a week ago.
It’s not the first time Dortmund’s Twitter account has tried to be funny.
Remember that when SPORT revealed Ilkay Gundogan was going to follow Pep Guardiola to Manchester City they tweeted to this newspaper mocking the story.
The German club have reacted to the news that Messi will miss next week's Champions League game
Borussia Monchengladbach, Barcelona's next rival in the group stage of the Champions League, uploaded a curious message on social media on Thursday. The message is directed at Lionel Messi, Barça's Argentine star who was injured in Wednesday's draw with Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
It's an injury which, among other games, will see Messi miss next week's trip to Germany to play Monchengladbach. It's an absence which, judging by the message, has disappointed the Germans.
The Bundesliga club have wanted to send a message of support to the 29-year-old, wishing him a quick recovery: "What a shame! We would have loved to have you on Wednesday with @FCBarcelona and to see you at BORUSSIA-PARK. Get well soon, Lionel Messi #UCL #BMGFCB," their communication department wrote in German on their Twitter account.
It's a message worth highligting as these type of touches aren't often seen in European football -- and even less so in Spanish football. It's a nice detail from Monchengladbach, who lost their opening game in this season's Champions League to Manchester City.
Muller told Bild: "Pep was thinking about solutions all day long. Ancelotti is a bit closer to the players...
Thomas Muller says that Carlo Ancelotti is closer to Bayern Munich's players than Pep Guardiola was, with the now Man City coach in 'his own world'.
Muller told Bild: "Pep was thinking about solutions all day long.
"Ancelotti is a bit closer to the players. Pep was somewhat in his own world.
"All day long he'd think about how he could move players by two, three meters in a certain situation on the pitch to find a perfect solution. That was crazy in a positive sense."