Germany - 8, Spain - 1. On Wednesday late night, Dortmund's "Borussia" followed the example of Munich's "Bayern" football players and mercilessly beat Madrid's "Real" team 4-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in front of their own fans. Today, the joy is in another German city - Dortmund (AP photo). Not only "Barcelona" from Germany will return home with their heads down - the dreams of the "royal" club fans aiming for about the tenth most prestigious trophies of the Old Continent will likely have to be postponed for at least another season.
Jose Mourinho, hiding from Pepe, who educated his players (Reuters photo), was killed by the "black-yellow" forward Robert Lewandowski, who mercilessly dealt with the defender Pepe, who can be blamed for three missed goals.
The Pole added a precise shot from the penalty spot, so on the 24-year-old player's account after the match there was a so-called "poker", attracting the eye of many of Europe's giants.
In the ranks of "Real" at the end of the first half, after which only ones were shining on the scoreboard, unforgivable Mats Hummels' mistake was used by the tournament's top goal-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo.
The return leg of the semi-finals will take place next week in Spain - in Barcelona and Madrid.
Dortmund's "Borussia" 4 - 1 Madrid's "Real" 8' [1 - 0] R. Lewandowski 43' [1 - 1] C. Ronaldo 50' [2 - 1] R. Lewandowski 55' [3 - 1] R. Lewandowski 66' [4 - 1] R. Lewandowski (from the penalty spot)