Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Inter Milan: Five talking points from Champions League thriller

DORTMUND, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 05: Players of Dortmund celebrate their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Inter at Signal Iduna Park on November 05, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 05: Players of Dortmund celebrate their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Inter at Signal Iduna Park on November 05, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) /
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Borussia Dortmund came from two goals down to beat Inter Milan 3-2, boosting their hopes of making it to the Champions League round of 16.

Borussia Dortmund suffered a 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan at the San Siro two weeks ago. And a similar result looked to be on the cards when Lautaro Martinez and Matias Vecino scored to give the Nerazzurri a two goal lead going into half time. But second half goals from Achraf Hakimi (x2) and Julian Brandt helped the Black and Yellows turn things around and pull off an incredible win.

DORTMUND, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 05: Players of Dortmund celebrate their team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Inter at Signal Iduna Park on November 05, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 05: Players of Dortmund celebrate their team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Inter at Signal Iduna Park on November 05, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) /

It was a well deserved win on the balance of play, as Lucien Favre’s men dominated proceedings for large parts of the game, and completely outplayed Inter Milan in the second half.

Here are five things we learned from the game.