Guirassy stars in convincing BVB win
Serhou Guirassy matched Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski as he inspired Borussia Dortmund to a 3-0 Champions League win over Sporting CP.
Guirassy scored one and set up another to put last year's runner-up in control of their play-off tie.
The striker headed in his 10th goal of the competition on the hour mark before providing Pascal Gross with a perfect assist to double the lead in the 68th.
Karim Adeyemi added another in the 82nd minute, completing a five-touch textbook counter-attack, to mark a winning European debut on the Dortmund bench for Niko Kovac ahead of next week's return leg.
Sporting was more aggressive at the start and hit the woodwork with Maxi Araujo's powerful drive bouncing off the crossbar.
Another shot from Conrad Harder in the 35th was palmed wide by Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel with the visitor failing to register a single shot on target in the first half.
That changed in the 55th minute when Adeyemi's low drive was blocked by Rui Silva. Guinea international Guirassy, however, gave the keeper no chance, wrong-footing him with a looping header from a Julian Brandt cross.
Dortmund kept up the pressure and eight minutes later doubled its lead, as Guirassy whipped in a cross and Gross volleyed in from close range.
Well before Adeyemi struck in the 82nd, Sporting had seemingly thrown in the towel, unable to break past the Dortmund defence, even after bringing on top striker Viktor Gyokeres.
