20:49 – reunion 23 years after
This Dortmund – Lille is not the first in the history of European football. Indeed, these two teams had already met during the UEFA Cup, the ancestor of the Europa League, in 2002. It was also in the round of 16 and the two games resulted in a draw but the goal outside the Germans had enabled them to join the quarter -finals.
20:42 – A weekend with various fortunes
Before this Dortmund – Lille, the two teams had a day of the championship to play. If the Germans took the best on Saint Pauli (2-0), the Lille had a very difficult evening in Paris with a heavy defeat (1-4).
20:35 – Benfica or Barça
We already know the entire path of this Champions League to the final. If we project ourselves back, Dortmund or Lille will face FC Barcelona or Benfica in the quarterfinals of the competition.
20:28 – The arrival of Kovac changed the situation
The former coach of AS Monaco settled on the Dortmund bench in early February. And the Croatian technician, it seems, brought a certain defensive solidity with four clean Sheets on the six matches he directed on the bench of the German club.
20:21 – Dortmund got rid of Sporting
And if Lille did not have to play a dam this is not the case of Dortmund. The Germans dismissed Sporting after having crushed them during the first leg (3-0). On the return, at home, the players of Niko Kovac were satisfied with a draw (0-0).
20:14 – Direct qualification
This Dortmund – Lille is the first game of the Dogues in the Champions League since the end of the league phase at the end of January. The Lille avoided a round-trip barrier by interfering in the Top 8.
20:07 – Team compositions
We know the two teams that will start this Dortmund – Lille. On the German side, no surprise with the presence of the top scorer of the Champions League Serhou Guirassy at the forefront of the attack. Dortmund’s departure XI: Kobel – Ryerson, CAN, Schlotterbeck, Svensson – Sabitzer, Gross – Adeyemi, Brandt, Gittens – Guirassy.
Opposite, Bruno Génésio stands out his classic 4-3-3 with the surprise Ethan Mbappé. The departure XI of the DOGUES: Knight – Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Ismay – Mukau, André, Bouaddi – Haraldsson, David, Mbappé.
20:00 – Good evening everyone
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