UCL 2016: Real Madrid, Leicester held; Dortmund through to the last 16

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A dejected looking Cristiano Ronaldo after the Champions League match against Legia on Wednesday. Image Source: twitter

Internet Desk: The defending champions Real Madrid and English Premier League champions Leicester City couldn’t quite manage to live up to the expectations on a champions league night which saw just Dortmund advance to the last 16.

The Premier League champions Leicester City who had three back to back wins in the group in this their debut season after their unlikely Premier League title success, could only secure a goalless draw at Copenhagen despite creating a few great openings. The point left the Foxes’ three points clear of Group G rivals Porto who saw off Club Brugge 1-0 in Portugal with a Tomas Silva goal.

In Group F, defending champions Real Madrid were held 3-3 by Legia Warsaw despite a thunderous strike in the opening minute from Gareth Bale. French forward Benzema added a second but Legia, looking for their first point, roared back with goals from Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Miroslav Radovic and Thibault Moulin until Mateo Kovacic levelled for the defending champions.

German power-house Borussia Dortmund, thanked a first half goal from Adrian Ramos for a 1-0 home win over Sporting Lisbon which guaranteed their passage from Real’s group as they moved onto ten points two clear of the Spaniards.

Sevilla thanked goals from Luciano Vietto, Sergio Escudero, Steven N’Zonzi and Wissam Ben Yedder for a 4-0 thrashing of Group H tailenders Dinamo Zagreb in Spain to move on to ten points.

In the same group, Juventus also missed the opportunity to go through after they were hit by a late Lyon equaliser from Corentin Tolisso in a 1-1 draw in Turin to slip two points behind Sevilla. The draw keeps Lyon technically in the hunt on four points.

Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur saw their Wembley jinx strike again as they went down 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen while their White Hart Lane venue undergoes a revamp. This time, the Londoners succumbed to a Kevin Kampl goal midway through the second half which left Spurs two points adrift of the Germans and four behind Group E leaders Monaco.

So, it’s only Borussia Dortmund who joined Arsenal, Paris Saint Germain, last season’s finalists Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich in the round of 16 last night.