Lille Vs Borussia Dortmund Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups

Lille and Borussia Dortmund are all square ahead of their Champions League Round of 16 second-leg, and we’ve got the latest team news and predictions in our preview ahead of the action.

Lille Vs Borussia Dortmund Preview

French side Borussia Dortmund to the Stade Pierre Mauroy for the second-leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash on Wednesday evening.

Lille have been the more impressive out of the two sides so far during the competition and will fancy their chances of reaching the quarter-finals.

Borussia Dortmund failed to make the most out of home advantage in the first-leg last week, despite Karim Adeyemi putting them in front.

Hakon Arnar Haraldsson’s second-half equaliser means the sides are all level going into Wednesday’s clash at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.

Lille have impressed in the Champions League this term, beating Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid during the league phase. A 6-1 win over Feyenoord ensured a top-eight finish to avoid an automatic qualification spot into the last-16.

Dortmund had to go through the rigmarole of a two-legged play-off, but qualified with a 3-0 aggregate victory over Sporting Lisbon.

Niko Kovac’s side have struggled in the Bundesliga. Their 1-0 defeat at the weekend to Augsburg leaves them in the bottom half of the table in 10th.

Lille’s 1-0 win over Montpellier on Saturday leaves them fifth in Ligue 1 – two points off the Champions League places.

The winners of the tie will move on to face either Barcelona or Benfica in the next round – with the Spanish side currently holding a 1-0 lead.

Lille Team News

The team news for Lille against Borussia Dortmund is that Tiago Santos (knee), Samuel Umtiti (calf) and Edon Zhegrova (groin) will all miss out again with their respective injuries.

Former Tottenham and Newcastle midfielder Nabil Bentableb is ineligible to feature having only returned last month from a cardiac arrest, meaning he did not meet the registration deadline.

Borussia Dortmund Team News

The big team news is that Daniel Svensson suffered a knee injury in the first leg that will keep him out of action for a number of weeks in a blow for Borussia Dortmund against Lille.

He s Damiel Nmecha (knee) as the only confirmed players to be out for the clash. However, Carney Chukwuemeka remains a doubt due to a thigh issue.

Confirmed Lineups

Lille: Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Ribeiro, Ismaily; Bouaddi, Andre; Mukau, Cabella, Haraldsson; David

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Can, Anton, Schlotterbeck; Sabitzer, Gross; Adeyemi, Brandt, Beier; Guirassy

Prediction

The UK’s best football betting sites believe there is nothing to split the two sides with both priced at 8/5 to take the victory in the second-leg on Wednesday night. While a draw is priced at 5/2.

Lille have been the better side in the competition this term though Dortmund did reach last year’s SportsCasting agree with the bookmakers that it will be another close encounter, with the game going to extra-time and penalties where the visitors will prevail.

Prediction: Lille 1-1 Borussia Dortmund (Dortmund win on penalties)