Dortmund beat Copenhagen 4-2 to move to seven points in CL group

Borussia Dortmund beat Copenhagen 4-2 at Parken Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 21, securing a vital Champions League win that leaves the German side well placed in Group stage standings while deepening the Danes’ early campaign worries. Felix Nmecha scored twice, Ramy Bensebaini converted a second half penalty, and Fábio Silva added a late goal for Dortmund. Viktor Dadašon and an own-goal involving Dortmund defenders produced Copenhagen’s goals.

Dortmund took the lead in the 20th minute when Nmecha finished from close range. A chaotic sequence from a Copenhagen corner produced the equalizer in the 33rd minute. Copenhagen forward Youssoufa Moukoko struck low from near the penalty spot, goalkeeper Gregor Kobel kept the ball out at the line but it ricocheted in the six-yard box and deflected off Dortmund defender Waldemar Anton before crossing the line. The goal was recorded as an own-goal. Bensebaini restored Dortmund’s advantage from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, Nmecha added his second in the 76th, and Silva sealed the visitors’ win with a strike in the 87th. Dadašon scored a 90th-minute consolation for Copenhagen.

The result gives Dortmund seven points from three group...