Dortmund, November 3 Last-minute starter Adrian Ramos scored a first-half header to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory over Sporting on Wednesday and earn a spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League with two Group F matches to spare. Mateo Kovacic’s late strike avoided embarrassment for Real Madrid as the European champions surrendered a two-goal lead before drawing 3-3 with Legia Warsaw in an enthralling Champions League game. Croatia midfielder Kovacic capped a fine individual display by rifling in the equaliser in the 85th minute after Legia had come from behind in the Group F encounter to take the lead in the 83rd through Thibault Moulin’s powerful finish. Gareth Bale gave Real the lead in the Polish Army Stadium in just 57 seconds with a thunderous strike from outside the area to record the fastest-ever goal scored by Real in a Champions League match. Karim Benzema doubled their advantage in the 35th, taking advantage of a Bale cutback to sidefoot home. Yet Legia hit back with a brilliant piece of skill and finish from Vadis Odjidja five minutes before halftime, while Miroslav Radovic completed a shock comeback by the hosts with an arrowed toe poke into the bottom corner in the 58th. In Dortmund, the 30-year-old Colombian Ramos was slipped into the starting lineup an hour before the start after top striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was surprisingly dropped, and he headed in the winner in the 12th minute. Dortmund, without a win in their last four league matches, are top of the group on 10 points and are certain of a top-two finish and a spot in the knockout stage. Sporting’s second defeat to the Germans means the Portuguese team, on three points, must win their remaining games as second-placed Real are now on eight points after their 3-3 draw at Legia Warsaw. Gabon international Aubameyang, who has scored three goals in three games in the competition, was a surprise omission from the squad for what his coach Thomas Tuchel described as “internal reasons”. Yet with Gonzalo Castro and Raphael Guerreiro back from injury, Dortmund enjoyed the better start. Ramos made the most of his rare start, rising high to connect with a floating Matthias Ginter cross to give Dortmund the lead. Sporting gradually found their feet and repeatedly split open the Dortmund defence with Gelson Martins failing to beat keeper Roman Buerki in a one-on-one in the 27th minute. Elsewhere, Radamel Falcao netted a double to give Monaco a 3-0 home win against CSKA Moscow as the principality side made a big step towards a last 16 spot in the Champions League. The Colombia striker struck his 41st and 42nd goals from 46 matches in UEFA club competitions in the first half after Valere Germain’s opener to put the Ligue 1 team on eight points from four games. Bayer Leverkusen are second in Group E after claiming a 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur, who are third on four points with CSKA in bottom place with two points. Sevilla edged closer to a berth in the knockout stages after a solid performance gave the Spanish side a 4-0 home win over 10-man Croatian title holders Dinamo Zagreb in Group H. The result left Sevilla top of the group on 10 points, two ahead of Juventus who were held to a 1-1 home draw by Olympique Lyonnais. Leicester City missed the chance to book an early spot in the knockout stages as they were held to a scoreless draw by FC Copenhagen in Group G. Foxes top the group with 10 points from four games, while Copenhagen are third on five, two behind Porto, who beat Club Bruges 1-0.