Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Sporting CP v Borussia Dortmund - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 24, 2021 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots at goal REUTERS/Juan Medina
LISBON (Reuters) -Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday with two goals from Pedro Goncalves to clinch their spot in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in 13 years and eliminate the Germans from the competition.
Goncalves struck twice in the first half to lead his team to their 10th straight victory in all competitions and nine points in Group C, three ahead of the Germans with a game left and a better head-to-head, after losing 1-0 in Dortmund in September.
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