Borussia Dortmund 4 Benfica 0 (4-1 agg): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s hat-trick and Christian Pulisic’s delightful chip sent Dortmund through to the quarter finals of the Champions League

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG’S hat-trick and Christian Pulisic’s delightful chip was enough for Borussia Dortmund to knock Benfica out of the Champions League.

Thomas Tuchel’s side progressed to the quarter final stage with a dream start to the second leg at the Westfalenstadion after Aubameyang gave them an early lead.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the crowd on their feet with a goal after four minutes[/caption]

The German side killed off their opponents f with two quick fire goals through Aubameyang and Pulisic before the former sealed his hat-trick late on.

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Dortmund were level on aggregate after FOUR minutes through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who nodded in whilst arriving unmarked at the back post.

Ousmane Dembele’s corner was flicked on by Pulisic at the near post as Aubameyang headed in an early goal to inspire the win.

It looked as though the floodgates would open at the Westfalenstadion but Benfica kept their discipline and made it hard for Dortmund to create chances.

Dembele was fortunate to remain on the field in the first half, after initially being booked for descent when he argued after being fouled.

And then two minutes after picking up the cheap yellow card, he was late into another tackle but luckily for him, English ref Martin Atkinson chose not to send him off.

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The Gabon international was unmarked as he was unmarked[/caption]

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Christian Pulisic doubled Dortmund’s lead with a delightful chip[/caption]

Tuchel’s side came out for the second half with the bit between their teeth and Aubameyang had two chances on goal ruled out for offside but both efforts were impressively stopped by Ederson Moraes.

But they sealed their place in the quarter finals of the Champions League on the hour mark with two goals in the space of three minutes.

The goal which doubled Dortund’s advantage in the game and gave them the lead on aggregate was an exquisite chip from Pulisic.

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The 18-year-old was swarmed by his teammates as he celebrated[/caption]

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Aubameyang wheeled away two minutes after Pulisic’s chip[/caption]

The 18-year-old was slipped in by a well-weighted pass from Lukasz Piszczek and running at full speed, the forward lifted the ball over the Benfica keeper.

The Portugease giants were stunned two minutes later, when Aubameyang bagged his second of the game after he tapped in a superb cross from Marcel Schmelzer.

Benfica required two goals to go through to the next round but it was too much to ask they struggled to test Roman Burki in Dortmund's goal.

And Aubameyang piled more misery on their opponents as he completed his hat-trick after tapping in Erik Durm's precise cross in the 85th minute.

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