Late Portillo goal saves Real
Substitute Portillo finished off a Madrid counter-attack two minutes into stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw against Borussia at the Westfalenstadion to keep them in second spot and with a quarter-final spot in their sights with two games to go.
Czech international striker Jan Kolller had given the home side a 22nd minute lead and they had claims for a penalty waved aside by referee Graham Poll just before half-time following Christian Worm’s challenge on Ronaldo.
AC Milan secured their place in the quarter-finals with a comfortable win over Lokomotiv Moscow.
The Italians maintained their 100 per cent record in the group with a fourth consecutive 1-0 win on a night when Milan captain Paolo Maldini broke Giuseppe Bergomi’s Italian record for appearances in European competition by playing his 118th game.
Rivaldo slotted home a 34th-minute penalty in the Russian capital after Lokomotiv defender Vadim Yevseyev was judged to have held down Filippo Inzaghi.
Rivaldo fired a 20-metre free kick just wide of the left-hand post in an action-packed first half hour. The rest of the game did not reach the same heights as Milan controlled the tempo but it was not until the dying minutes that Rivaldo and late substitute Rui Costa came close to adding a second, both just missing the target.
Midfielder Gennaro Gattuso spoiled a perfect night for the Italians when he was booked midway through the first half and will sit out their next Champions League match against Real Madrid on March 12.
Lokomotiv remain rooted to the bottom of the group with just a point from four games. And their bid to finish the second phase with a flourish has already been handed a setback after Lokomotiv captain Dmitry Loskov and international defender Gennady Nizhegorodov added to the Russians’ misery by picking up yellow cards which means they will miss the game against Dortmund on March 12.
In the other game in Manchester United’s group, Diego Tristán's fourth-minute strike for Deportivo La Coruña was enough to see off Swiss outfit FC Basel in their Riazor Stadium and put the pressure on Juventus for second place in Group D .
The Spanish international was gifted the simplest of tap-ins when Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuehler made a hash of an innocuous cross.
Depor’s victory means they jump from bottom in the group above Basel and join Juve level on points in second place.
Despite their flying start, Deportivo never looked at ease against their industrious Swiss opponents, who will rue a series of missed chances early in the first half.
Basel midfielder Carlos Varela sent a powerful drive just wide minutes after Tristan’s goal while defender Marco Zwyssig saw his goal-bound header midway through the opening half blocked by his own team-mate, Christian Giminez.
Depor looked far more dangerous when live-wire winger Jose Emilio Amavisca came on for Fran after the break, but still had to endure some nervous moments before claiming their narrow win.
UEFA Champions League Phase Two, Group C: Bor Dortmund 1, Real Madrid 1;
Lokomotiv Moscow 0, AC Milan 1.
Group D: Coruna 1 Basle 0; Juventus 0 Man Utd. 3.
Nationwide Division 1 - Gillingham 1 Norwich 0; Wolves 0 Watford 0.
Division 2 - Brentford 1 Huddersfield 0; Crewe 0 Wigan 1; Luton 1 Plymouth 0; Port Vale 0 Cardiff 2.
Division 3: Leyton Orient 0 Rochdale 1.
Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier: Dundee 3 Hibernian 0.
Bell’s Scottish Division 1: Alloa 3 Arbroath 2; Ayr 1 Falkirk 0; Inverness CT 1 Ross County 5; Queen of South 1 Clyde 1.
CONNECT WITH US TODAY
Be the first to know the latest news and updates
