Benfica beat inefficient Dortmund as Mitroglou scores once more

Feb 15, 2017-Benfica made Borussia Dortmund pay for missing a large group of shots, as the Portuguese side grabbed a 1-0 win in their Champions League keep going 16 first leg on Tuesday because of forward Kostas Mitroglou's thirteenth objective in his last 13 diversions.

Greece universal Mitroglou flicked the ball into the net to open the scoring in the 48th moment and Benfica then hung on against their failing adversaries to take a slim lead into the second leg in Dortmund on March 8.

Benfica, who have now not yielded an objective at home for 383 minutes, kept another perfect sheet on account of attendant Ederson, who denied the Germans with a string of wonderful recoveries.

Dortmund, who had gotten a record 21 times in the gathering stage, missed a moment half punishment through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who additionally wasted a few other scoring chances on a night to overlook for the Gabon striker.

"We wound up scoring an objective in a circumstance we had been working for," said Benfica mentor Rui Vitoria. "Keeping in mind the end goal to play such groups one must be set up to endure at the point of confinement. We had our issues escaping our own half to assault.

"Presently we recognize what we need to do in the arrival leg. Scoring an objective there will have a gigantic effect," the Portuguese said.

Benfica, who had striker Jonas discounted through harm just before kickoff, got off to an unstable begin yet Dortmund started to overwhelm ownership and bit by bit backed the amusement off.

The guests, hoping to counter their dreary residential shape with European achievement, missed a tremendous shot when Aubameyang, the Bundesliga's driving scorer, discharged over the banish after an exceptional through ball from Ousmane Dembele in the tenth moment.

Benfica chief Luisao was showing up and was kept occupied at the heart of the Benfica barrier, with Dembele sneaking into the case and constraining an eminent spare from guardian Ederson in the 23rd.

Aubameyang then missed another great open door before the break and Benfica were speedy out of the pieces again after the restart with Mitroglou doing admirably to control a Luisao header and after that beating attendant Roman Buerki from short proximity.

Aubameyang practically attracted Dortmund level the 53rd and after that had a punishment, granted for a hand ball on the hour, spared by Benfica's Brazilian guardian.

Dortmund mentor Thomas Tuchel put Aubameyang out of his hopelessness by substituting him not long after and taking after an electrifying recovery from Ederson with six minutes left, the hosts clutched commend triumph.

"We can't do substantially more than cut out these brilliant shots," Tuchel told correspondents. "We will now require proficiency in the arrival leg in the event that we are to progress."