Dortmund start Champions League campaign with thumping victory
Borussia Dortmund launched their Champions League campaign by thumping Belgian side Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday night at Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges.
A slow-burning affair for majority of the encounter, the match finally burst into life with 14 minutes left after Dortmund took the lead through English winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
The 20-year-old added his second of the night 10 minutes later, before Guinean forward Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty to wrap up a fine performance for Nuri Sahin’s men in Belgium.
Dortmund return to domestic action on Sunday, where they will face VfB Stuttgart, who were beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid on Tuesday night.
Football betting sites have hosts Stuttgart as $2.32 favourites to beat BVB ($2.92).
Meanwhile, Girona fell to a 1-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
The only goal of the encounter came in stoppage time when a howler by Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga sealed his side’s fate.
Girona travel to bottom-placed Valencia on Saturday, with betting sites paying $2.56 for them to beat their hosts ($2.87) in La Liga.
Elsewhere, Manchester City registered a goalless draw with Serie A champions Inter Milan at the Etihad, while Bologna also had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.
Manchester City have a mouth-watering home tie against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, with bookmakers paying around $1.84 for Pep Guardiola’s men to defeat the Gunners ($4.45) in the EPL.
Bologna will be in Serie A action on Sunday, with leading bookie Ladbrokes pricing Rossoblu at $2.39 to win against AS Monza ($3.24) on the road.
