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		</div><p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund beat Benfica 4-0 to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory.</p>
<p>The striker, who missed a penalty in the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Portugal, made amends by levelling the tie early on and then netted a third on the hour mark after Christian Pulisic&#8217;s smart effort.</p>
<p>Aubameyang completed his treble with five minutes remaining, taking his goal tally for the season to 30 in the process, with a close-range finish.</p>
<p>Benfica had chances to steal a precious away goal, Franco Cervi spurning two efforts, but Dortmund dominated the game and have now lost only one of their last 12 European home matches under coach Thomas Tuchel.</p>
<figure id="attachment_108864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-108864" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PierreEmerickAubameyangDortmundvArsenal16Sept2014_large.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PierreEmerickAubameyangDortmundvArsenal16Sept2014_large-300x163.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="163" class="size-medium wp-image-108864" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-108864" class="wp-caption-text">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Tuchel, without influential playmaker Marco Reus due to a hamstring injury, said in his pre-match press conference that his side would attack and they came out firing from the off.</p>
<p>They were rewarded in the fourth minute when Aubameyang headed in at the back post after Pulisic flicked on Ousmane Dembele&#8217;s corner.</p>
<p>The hosts continued to apply the pressure as Marc Bartra headed over from a Dembele corner before the latter fired high following a quick counter-attack involving Aubameyang.</p>
<p>But if Dortmund thought it was going to be one-way traffic they were mistaken when Benfica started to create opportunities.</p>
<p>Roman Burki was on hand to save a Cervi shot in the 23rd minute and shortly afterwards the goalkeeper was tested by a Luisao header.</p>
<p>Cervi had Benfica&#8217;s best chance just after half-time but, having seen the ball roll into his path following a sliced clearance from Lukasz Piszczek, the striker&#8217;s shot was brilliantly blocked as the defender redeemed himself.</p>
<p>That kicked Dortmund into action and Aubameyang, having seen a bicycle kick fly wide, was denied by Ederson.</p>
<p>But Dortmund went ahead on aggregate in the 59th minute when Piszczek slid in Pulisic and the 18-year-old brilliantly lifted the ball over the on-rushing Ederson.</p>
<p>Two minutes later Aubameyang put the game out of sight from close range from Marcel Schmelzer&#8217;s low cross.</p>
<p>Knowing a Benfica away goal could set up a nervy finish, Dortmund continued to pile forward and Gonzalo Castro volleyed wide.</p>
<p>After an unmarked Bartra headed against the post from a corner, Aubameyang finished the game by converting from six yards following a fine sweeping pass from Erik Durm.</p>
<p>Aubameyang left the field to a standing ovation, replaced by former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle, in the 86th minute following a clinical performance.</p>
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