Fantastic Dortmund outclass Shaktar

[Folami David]

Having played second fiddle to Bayern Munich domestically all season Borussia Dortmund again dazzled on the European stage as they crushed Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 for a 5-2 aggregate win that took them to the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.
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The German champions, who were on the brink of bankruptcy in 2005, continued their impressive European form with two first-half goals that killed off the tie after a 2-2 first leg in Ukraine as they reached the last eight for the first time in 15 years.
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Central defender Felipe Santana, a replacement for Mats Hummels, headed in on the half hour and Mario Goetze added another in the 37th.
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Poland international Jakub Blaszczykowski's close- range effort after an hour buried any lingering hopes for Shakhtar who had come out fighting in the second half but never looked likely to break Dortmund's unbeaten run in the Champions League this season.
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After two trophy-laden seasons Dortmund trail Bayern by 17 points in second place in the Bundesliga and were also dumped out of the German Cup by their chief rivals last week.
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However, they have won every home game in the Champions League this season after also beating Real Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester City in the group stage.
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"This is an unusual moment for us," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp told reporters. "The whole Champions League season has been going so well for us. For 80 minutes we offered a superb game apart from a short spell after the break."
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"It was a strong performance because it could have gone the other way as well," he said.