Dortmund claimed their sixth straight European win at home this season and their second over Real in emphatic style at Signal Iduna Park having run out 2-1 victors in October's group stage win over Madrid.Referee Bjoern Kuipers won himself few fans in the Dortmund faithful when he refused Dortmund's penalty appeal when Marco Reus was brought down in the area by Raphael Varane, moments before Real equalised.Mourinho tried to breathe some life into his Real side with two changes as Karim Benzema came on for striker Higuain and Angel Di Maria took over for Luka Modic in the central midfield position.All Dortmund's pre-match focus had been on 20-year-old midfield star Mario Goetze after Tuesday's announcement he will join Bayern Munich next season after actioning a release clause in his contract.Real drew level two minutes before the break when Dortmund defender Mats Hummels' back pass was snatched by Gonzalo Higuain, who drew Weidenfeller and squared for Ronaldo to tap in his 11th goal in 10 European games.But the night belonged to Lewandowski who stole the limelight with the opening goal, then added a second-half hat-trick to put Dortmund on the verge of their second Champions League final having won the 1997 title.With Dortmund fans in delirium, he claimed his fourth of the night when Reus was fouled in the area by Xabi Alonso, after Goetze's through-ball, and there was only one candidate when Kuipers pointed to the penalty spot on 66 minutes.The anticipated hostile reaction from the home fans towards Goetze never materialised and the 20-year-old helped gift the hosts the perfect start.
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