Although Lille have had a better UCL run than Borussia Dortmund this season, the hosts should defeat the visitors in the round of 16 first-leg.
Match info: Champions League
Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Date: Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Time: 9 pm Nigerian time
Fighting for the right to potentially meet Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals, Borussia Dortmund and Lille square off in the first leg of their last-16 battle at the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night.
Last season's beaten finalists progressed past Sporting Lisbon in the knockout round playoffs to earn a date with Les Dogues, who sneaked into the top eight of the league-phase table.
Head-to-head:
- Both teams have never met in the UEFA Champions League before.
- They faced each other twice in the UEFA Europa League in 2002, and both matches ended in draws.
- This will be the third meeting between Borussia Dortmund and Lille across all competitions.
- Dortmund have only lost one of their last 16 home matches in the UCL.
Form:
- Dortmund in the Champions League: L-L-W-W-D
- Dortmund in all competitions: W-L-D-W-W
- Lille in the Champions League: D-W-W-L-W
- Lille in all competitions: L-L-W-W-L
Team News:
- Felix Nmecha is injured and will not be a part of Borussia Dortmund’s squad. Julian Ryerson is suffering from flu and is not confirmed as match-fit.
- Lille will be without the services of Tiago Santos, Samuel Umtiti, and Edon Zhegrova due to the injuries.
Player(s) to watch:
- Serhou Guirassy has already scored 10 goals in 10 UEFA Champions League matches for Dortmund in the current campaign. Serhou Guirassy is going to play a crucial role for the hosts upfront. He will have to net a goal and put Dortmund in the advantage.
- Jonathan David has been a part of eight Champions League matches for Lille this season and has scored six goals. The Canadian forward will be an important marksman for the visitors, but David will have to step up and find some spaces in Dortmund’s defence to score some goals.