Dortmund's UCL hopes in jeopardy after draw with Apoel Nicosia

Borussia Dortmund's hopes of making the second round of the Champions League took a major blow after being held to a 1-1 at APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday.

After losing their opening games in Group H to Tottenham and Real Madrid, Dortmund needed a win to kick-start their campaign in Europe's premier club competition.

Dortmund, who reached the final in 2013, started well against a side that hadn't scored in its previous six games, but then stagnated as APOEL organised.

Despite suffering a double-blow in the first half when striker Igor De Camargo and goalkeeper Boy Waterman both went off with injuries, APOEL managed to restrict the visitors' space and opportunities.

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Dortmund's lacklustre performance continued after the break and the noisy stadium erupted in joy when Mickael Pote ended APOEL's barren run in front of goal -- thanks to a mistake from goalkeeper Roman Burki.

Burki's attempted pass out of the back went straight to Lorenzo Ebecilio, who eluded Marcel Schmelzer and fired a shot that Burki failed to gather. Pote was first to react to score from the rebound.

Greek defender Sokratis equalised five minutes later with a header from Mario Goetze's cross.

Shinji Kagawa struck the crossbar two minutes later after reserve goalkeeper Gudino got a touch to his shot, and Dortmund knew it was out of luck when Gudino and the post denied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in injury time.

With Madrid and Tottenham on seven points after their 1-1 draw in Madrid, Dortmund, with one point, face a tall order to emerge from the group.