Home games have usually been a great place for European nights for BVB, but the team failed to build on previous weeks of good performances in the league. After Borussia Dortmund swept Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon in the playoffs by 3-nil on aggregate, many spectators believed Niko Kovač’s team would have an easy game against LOSC Lille. However, last week’s first-leg game turned out to be different.
The Black-and-Yellows draw 1-1 with the French side and will now go to Lille with no advantage from the Signal Iduna Park. While BVB will head into this matchup following a 1-0 home defeat in the Bundesliga to Augsburg this past weekend, Lille registered a 1-0 win in Ligue 1 over Montpellier and, therefore, will come into this game in better spirits.
In that unfriendly scenario, Borussia Dortmund will need to respond on the same note as that magical second half in Lisbon if they wish to go through the quarterfinals. Here is the prematch analysis for the Round of 16 second-leg match against LOSC Lille: