UEFA Champions League, Group A: Dortmund Capture Top Spot In Group While Mattress Makers Battle Club Brugge To Scoreless Draw In Belgium

The final week of UEFA Champions League group-stage play commenced with eight games---two of them in Group A---on Tuesday.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Club Brugge and guests Atletico Madrid battled to a 0-0 stalemate, which ultimately cost the Spanish club top spot in Group A.

Here, we see Brugge goalkeeper Ethan Horvath, right, along with defender Luan Peres, rear, and midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, fighting for the ball with the Mattress Makers' Angel Correa.

Associated Press photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Raphael Guerreiro scored twice (15', 88') as Borussia Dortmund blanked AS Monaco 2-0 on the road to snag top spot in Group A.

Here's Dortmund's Julian Weigl, left, fighting for the ball with Monaco forward Radamel Falcao.

Associated Press photo by Claude Paris

Final Group A Standings:

1. Borussia Dortmund (GP: 6; GD: +8; PTS: 13)
2. Atletico Madrid (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 13)
3. Club Brugge (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
4. AS Monaco (GP: 6; GD: -12; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Borussia Dortmund had the head-to-head goal differential advantage over Atletico Madrid (+2 to -2)

Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage while Club Brugge qualified for the knockout rounds of the Europa League.