Champions League: Record 12-goal Show Excites Tuchel

Marco Reus was delighted to have netted a hat-trick on his comeback in Borussia Dortmund’s record 8-4 hammering of Legia Warsaw in the Champions League after six months out on Tuesday night. “That was an important step for me, it’s how you imagine your first day back will go,” said Reus with a grin.“I’ve worked hard for this moment and I am pleased that I could help the team.”The Germany winger led the way in a record-goal haul for a Champions Leaguegame. The 12 goals in Dortmund on Tuesday bettered the competition’s previous record of 11 set when Monaco beat Deportivo de La Coruna 8-3 in November2003. With Dortmund already through to the last 16, the huge win keeps them top of Group F, two points clear of Real Madrid with one match to go.Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa and Legia’s Aleksandar Prijovic also finished with two goals each thanks to some poor defending by bothteams.Reus, who captained Dortmund, made his return after 185 days out with an adductor injury which sidelined him for June’s European championships. It was his first match since Dortmund lost the German Cup final to Bayern Munich on penalties inBerlinonMay21.Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel was delighted with Reus’s return as he welcomed back one of his key stars on a night when the goals flowed. “You couldn’t have expected him to score three times in his first game back,” enthusedTuchel.“This is extraordinary and a fantastic performance,” he added in praisinghisteam.“. Source: Thisady