Real Madrid walked away with a 5–2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, but the scoreline does not tell even half the story of the match.
In front of a stunned Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid went into halftime trailing Dortmund by two goals. Carlo Ancelotti's men looked to be on their way to another UCL loss just three weeks after suffering a shocking defeat to Lille.
Los Blancos came out of the tunnel ready to claw their way back into the match and ended up with five goals in 50 minutes. Antonio Rüdiger opened the scoring in the 60th minute before Vinícius Júnior and Lucas Vázquez sealed the game for the home side.
Despite the victory, the match highlighted multiple issues that Ancelotti and Real Madrid must fix with matches against Barcelona, AC Milan and Liverpool coming up.
Here are three takeaways from the Champions League thriller.






