dortmund complete impressive triumph over porto published: thursday 25 february 2016, 23.12cet porto 0-1 dortmund (agg: 0-3) luckless goalkeeper ıker casillas was credited with an own goal as thomas tuchel's side weathered a storm in northern portugal. by joseph walker from estádio do dragão
ıker casillas's own goal leaves porto needing four goals after 2-0 first-leg defeat home side unable to make the most of pressure yacine brahimi and henrikh mkhitaryan hit woodwork for either side late on apply for tickets for the uefa europa league final at basel's st. jakob-park the round of 16 draw takes place on friday, streamed live from 13.00cet
ıker casillas's own goal earned borussia dortmund a 1-0 win over porto and confirmed their uefa europa league round of 16 place.
trailing 2-0 from the first leg, the home side started a breakneck speed, but as the heavens opened in northern portugal, their hopes of progressing were all but extinguished. casillas produced a wonderful save from marco reus's volley, but the ball cannoned off him and into the net after pierre-emerick aubameyang's follow-up crashed off the crossbar.
away goal secured, dortmund sat back. evandro fired wide following a mazy run before silvestre varela's header forced roman bürki into a full-length save just before the break. vincent aboubakar's impish flick was well smothered by bürki as porto continued where they left off, but dortmund menaced on the counter, aubameyang and henrikh mkhitaryan both having efforts disallowed for offside.
bürki produced another smart stop late on to deny porto a consolation before substitute yacine brahimi hit the crossbar and mkhitaryan saw an effort cannon off the post.
aubameyang resplendent the gabon forward was a thorn in porto's side, the 26-year-old exemplifying dortmund's high-intensity pressing game, leading from the front and denying the home defence a moment's peace. ın the right place at the right time to help force the goal, his lightning pace on the counter led him to beat ıker casillas – but not the offside flag – after the break.
tale of two keepers casillas's record in eight uefa games against dortmund is w2 d2 l4, with defeats in his last three encounters with the german side. his unfortunate own goal sealed his side's fate while opposite number roman bürki produced three good saves en route to keeping a clean sheet in both legs.
supporter power the dragão crowd did both sides credit. dortmund's travelling contingent and porto's faithful were in full voice for the whole 90 minutes. before kick-off, the home fans held up a banner reading (in english) 'never give up!' – though the tide of the game turned against them, they never did.
