An exhibition of attacking football. Monaco will lead into the second-leg, after an excellent first half. Two from Mbappe and a Bender own goal gave the visitors victory, despite Dembele and Kagawa cutting the lead.
Dortmund v Monaco - As it happened
An exhibition of attacking football. Monaco will lead into the second-leg, after an excellent first half. Two from Mbappe and a Bender own goal gave the visitors victory, despite Dembele and Kagawa cutting the lead.
Dortmund close!
Aubameyang heads over the bar. Should have scored.
3 added minutes
Subasic yellow card
Germain on for Falcao
Dortmund close the gap again!
This was to be expected with these two teams. Kagawa does brilliantly inside the box to cut into his left foot and finish well.
GOAL!
Yellow card Fabinho
Monaco get a third!
Mbappe with a wonderful finish. He may just have sentenced the tie. A terrible mistake in defence and the young striker blasts past Burki.
GOAL!
Monaco close!
Falcao should have put this game to bed. He went round Burki and fired over the bar.
Yellow card Dirar
Dirar on for Silva
Dortmund close again!
Crowd coming alive again after Guerreiro drives a ball across the box.
Lemar yellow card
Dortmund pull one back!
Dortmund have been the only team in the second half, and it is a well-deserved goal for them. Dembele finishes after Kagawa goes around Subasic.
GOAL!
Dortmund turn up the pressure
The home side look close to scoring, with substitute Pulisic heavily involved.
Dembele wide!
The free kick was a good chance, but the Frenchman fired wide.
Yellow card Jemerson
Aubameyang was pulled down at the edge of the box and the defender gets booked.
Monaco get the ball rolling!
Double substitution
Sahin and Pulisic on, Bender and Schmelzer off.
Half time
The home side have had the better part of the ball, but Monaco have known what to do with it. The first warning from the away side came after a missed penalty from Fabinho. After a cross from Lemar the ball came off Mbappe who was offside to score the first, and Bender scored an own goal to double the visitors' lead.
2 added minutes
Yellow card Ginter
The second for Monaco!
It is an extremely unlucky first half for Dortmund. This time Bender scores an own goal with a header past Burki.
GOAL!
Dortmund close!
Ginter came into the box from the right, and fed the ball to Kagawa who scuffed the chance wide.
Dortmund push for an equaliser
The hosts have claimed the ball again. Monaco sit back ready to counter just like in the first few minutes of the fixture. The strategy has worked for the visitors up until now.
Monaco take the lead!
This is much better than the opening minutes. After the penalty awarded to Monaco the match has opened up with more counterattacking football.
Mbappe!
Monaco score the first goal. They brake through Silva who opens up for Lemar. The winger crosses and it hits Mbappe who appears to be offside.
GOAL!
Out!
Fabinho takes to the keeper's right, but it goes just wide. Burki had gone the right way.
Fabinho to take
Monaco penalty
Out of nowhere a long ball for Mbappe in the box. The striker goes down and it's a yellow for Sokratis.
Penalty!
Neither side can find an opening
Both teams organised, possibly aware of the attacking potential of their opponent.
Aubameyang over the bar!
The through ball sees the striker through, but he fires high. Monaco sitting back a little bit more, with the home side claiming the ball.
It's a tight start
Both teams insist on attacking, but defences also standing strong. Both sets of fans blaring out chants in the Dortmund rain.
Dortmund kick off!
Everything ready in Dortmund!
Incredible atmosphere in the stands with supporters putting on a united front. Both teams emerge from the tunnel as we hear the Champions League tune.
Live updates of this Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco.
A match that has been rescheduled due to yesterday's schocking blasts around Dortmund's team coach, both sides have shown support for each other at a time of need. We have received news that Marc Bartra is well and he will be watching. Hopefully the focus today will be on the football as two all-out attacking sides meet in a very attractive match indeed.