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DORTMUND, Germany – Borussia Dortmund secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League after a 0-0 draw with Club Brugge on Wednesday.
The result leaves Dortmund second in Group A, two points behind Atletico Madrid – who beat Monaco 2-0 earlier to overtake – and five before Brugge, who is assured of third place.
Christian Pulisic and Marco Reus missed the best chances for the Bundesliga leader in the first half. Pulisic opened fire on goalkeeper Ethan Horvath while he should have scored, while Reus was shooting right off with Horvath to beat after Paco Alcacer sent him off.
Brugge were without lead players Arnaut Groeneveld and Thibault Vlietinck, who had caused trouble for Dortmund in their opening match, a 1-0 victory for the Germans on 18 September. Without injured wingers, visitors focused mainly on defense.
Dortmund showed more urgency after the break, but without creating chances as good as those of the first half.
Emmanuel Dennis is closest to Bruges.
Dortmund go to Monaco and Bruges will welcome Atletico in the group's last matches on December 11th.
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