Dortmund come out on top despite European exit


Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski (C) and team mates react after their Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match against Real Madrid in Dortmund, April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

(Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund may have missed out on a Champions League semi-finals berth following an agonising 3-2 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid but the German club can regard themselves as winners on many levels.

Their fighting spirit and attacking prowess were again on full display as they embarrassed the Spaniards with a dazzling performance to win 2-0 at home on Tuesday but they were unable to balance out the deficit of their first leg loss in Madrid.

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