Lille vs Borussia Dortmund

Stade Pierre-Mauroy is the venue as Lille and Borussia Dortmund go head-to-head in the return leg of their evenly-poised Champions League last-16 tie. 

There’s still everything to play for in this tie after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, with Lille seeking only their second-ever appearance in a European quarter-final. Despite entering this two-legged showdown as betting outsiders, Les Dogues are now in a better position to progress, considering they’ve only suffered two defeats from their last 16 home matches across all competitions (W10, D4). A narrow 1-0 triumph against domestic rivals Montpellier bookended that run, marking Lille’s only second clean sheet in their last 13 games. Another shutout here would be a rare occasion, as Lille’s seven most recent Champions League matches saw both teams score, with five featuring over 2.5 goals, highlighting the potential for an action-packed contest.

In the meantime, Borussia Dortmund’s form wobble continued at the weekend as Bundesliga minnows Augsburg beat them 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park, which pinned them to the bottom half of the table. With only Barcelona outscoring free-firing Dortmund in this season’s league stage, Niko Kovac’s men are decent value to find the net. Furthermore, the visitors head into proceedings having won three of their last four competitive away fixtures (L1) while netting 2+ goals in each triumph. Yet, slow out of the blocks, Dortmund only scored once before halftime in that sequence. They’ll likely need another free-scoring performance to make it out of this tie after winning only four of their 13 away matches against French opposition (D2, L7).