Staff Reporter.
(Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund sailed into the last 16 of the Champions League after a comfortable 0-0 draw with Sporting in the second leg of their knockout phase playoff on Wednesday, giving last year’s runners-up a 3-0 aggregate win.
Sporting arrived in Germany with little hope after their heavy first-leg defeat at home, and the Portuguese side never looked like even attempting a comeback.
Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy, the Champions League’s top scorer this season, had a second-half penalty saved and Emre Can had a goal disallowed for offside as the hosts posed all the attacking threat without managing to find a breakthrough.
The German team will face Aston Villa or Lille in the last 16, with their opponents to be decided in Friday’s draw.