Dortmund win, Leverkusen lose

Both German teams started slowly in their matches on Tuesday night, but it was Dortmund who were to make the most of their many first half chances.

In front of a packed house in Dortmund, Jürgen Klopp's team started with a yellow card after Henrikh Mkhitaryan was booked for diving in the Arsenal penalty area. The Armenian had the chance to make up for it soon after with a couple of good shots on goal, but couldn't convert. Arsenal's new signing Danny Welbeck then countered with a chance of his own.

Dortmund's Ciro Immobile finally managed the goal for the hosts in the 44th minute, after a long solo run from the half-way line.

Shortly after the break Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had been making dangerous runs all game, made it 2-0 after another great set-up pass from Kevin Grosskreutz.

Thereafter the hosts pretty much ran the clock down, as Arsenal lacked the precision in attack to really pose any danger. Late in the half, Welbeck had a decent chance at a goal but could only swerve the ball over the bar.

Arsenal's main German contingent of Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker all spent time on the pitch, but weren't able to contribute much for their team. After the game, Dortmund's coach Jürgen Klopp said it was almost a perfect display from his team.

"We were really good at pressing our opponents when they had the ball tonight," said Klopp. "We spotted the free spaces and used them to our advantage and we were focused."

Leverkusen unlucky

Meanwhile in Monaco, German league leaders Bayer Leverkusen went into their match full of confidence. The team from Germany's west have been dominating the Bundesliga in the first few weeks of competition playing an attractive brand of attacking football. But, unlike in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen were unable to make an early breakthrough.

In the first half Roger Schmidt's team had plenty of chances to score, Hakan Calhonoglu and Gonzalo Castro were among those that both squandered decent chances. The second half started in the same fashion, with more misses for Leverkusen.

And, as so often happens when good chances go begging, the opposition took advantage of Leverkusen's poor finishing. Monaco playmaker Joao Moutinho eventually managed to score for the hosts, from his team's only real chance of the game.

Thereafter, the guests were still not able to make an impression on the French side - even struggling to remain organized in defense at times - and the game eventually finished 1-0 to Monaco.

"It was a really frustrating night," said Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender in the post-match interviews. "We played really well in the first half. But, when you fail to score you shouldn't be suprised when you lose."

Germany's other two Champions League representatives, Bayern Munich and Schalke, will play Manchester City and Chelsea respectively, on Wednesday night.

For a look back at the highlights of Tuesday's games as they happened, just look below.