Favre thrilled with 'deserved' Dortmund win

Three second half goals was the difference between Borussia Dortmund and Monaco at the Westfalenstadion. 

Jacob Bruun Larsen, Paco Alcaeo and Marco Reus put Favre's side in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stages. 

"The second half was a lot better than the first half", Favre told 'BVB.de'

Borussia Dortmund are joint top of the group, taking maximum points joint with Atletico Madrid. 

"We were a lot better in our pressing, we had more confidence. We wanted to remain patient, that was really important.

"Going in to half-time with a clean sheet was ok, Monaco came really close to scoring three times.

Favre was impressed by Bruun Larsen, who spent last seaosn on loan ab VfB Stuggart. 

"Overall it was a deserved win. Bruun Larsen has played a lot recently. The time had come to give him a rest.

"He came on at half-time today and had an instant impact with the goal he scored. The run he made for the 1-0 goal was really smart," he added.