Dortmund ease past Copenhagen 3-0 in Group G opener

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Borussia Dortmund cruised to a 3-0 victory over FC Copenhagen in their Champions League Group G opener on Tuesday with the Germans playing in front of a rare capacity 81000 crowd for a European match.

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Captain Marco Reus rifled in for the lead in the 35th minute before Raphael Guerreiro added another just before the break

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and Jude Bellingham made it 3-0 in the 83rd with the hosts powered on by the famed 'Yellow Wall' with 25,000 standing fans.

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Governing body UEFA has allowed standings fans in some matches in Europe this season, boosting capacity for some teams.

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"We've got some tough trips to come. Tonight was a massive game and people maybe don't realise how important the first game is," scorer Bellingham said.

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The England international equalled Theo Walcott's record of being the only two English teenagers to make 17 Champions League appearances.

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"The key for us is to try and be as consistent as possible, work hard to stay in the competitions as long as possible.

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If we can stay on this path I think we'll be alright," he said.

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Dortmund, missing several players through injury including goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, Mo Dahoud and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens,

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were almost caught by surprise after 20 seconds with Copenhagen captain Zeca's shot hitting the post.

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