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Sports News of Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

#UCL R'16: Haaland double gives Dortmund 2-1 win over PSG

Halaand's brace sinks PSG Halaand's brace sinks PSG

Borussia Dortmund have taken a step closer to the Uefa Champions League quarter-final after defeating French giants, PSG 2-1 at the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night.

18-year-old Norwegian, Erling Braut Haaland continued his remarkable scoring form this season with two more goals to give Borussia Dortmund the advantage over Paris St-Germain in their Champions League last-16 tie.

They took his tally for the season to a stunning 39 goals in only 29 appearances, and 11 in seven since joining Dortmund in January. [BBC]

Neymar's 77th-minute goal was not enough to salvage a draw or a comeback for the French side as Haaland made sure the stayed defeated two minutes later.

The German side will head to Paris for the second leg on Wednesday 11 March with their heads high.