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'It was a tasty victory' - Proud Vitoria admits Dortmund were better than Benfica

The head coach was delighted to secure a 1-0 win at home to the Bundesliga club on Tuesday, despite his side being second best

Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria felt Borussia Dortmund were the better side in their Champions League encounter on Tuesday but was proud of his team for edging a 1-0 victory.

Kostas Mitroglou scored the only goal of the game as the Primeira Liga leaders overcame a wasteful Dortmund in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Estadio da Luz

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to convert a penalty in the second half and spurned a pair of gilt-edged chances to score an away goal, and Vitoria admitted it was hard going at times.