Lille claim 1-1 draw at Dortmund in Champions League first leg

Borussia Dortmund has to fight for the entry into the Champions League quarterfinals. The team of coach Niko Kovac did not go beyond a 1:1 in the eight-time match against the OSC Lille.

Frust in Dortmund and fierce criticism of ÖFB legionary Marcel Sabitzer. Only 1:1 against Lille in front of the local audience – and a counter-gate which, according to experts, would have been avoidable. "The mistake of course begins with Sabitzer, for example, analyses expert Benedikt Höwedes. But not only does he attest a used evening to the Austrian. The disappointing 1:1 against Lille in the eight-time match of the Champions League is the ne…

In the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund seemed to be up for half of the time against Lille – but only half long. But Karim Adeyemi's shooting technique was worth the entrance fee alone.

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Dominant in the first period, dominators in the second, the players of the Losc managed, on Tuesday 4 March, to get a draw (1-1) at Signal Iduna Park. And showed a ability to bounce and promises for the eighth of the final return to Villeneuve-d-Ascq.

Despite a great goal by Adeyemi, Borussia Dortmund has to settle for a 1:1 in the Champions League match against Lille. After the break, the BVB acts far too passively.