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Dortmund vulnerable against dangerous Lille
The Straits Times
|March 12, 2025
Borussia Dortmund may be relying on continued progress in the Champions League to keep their season alive, but they head to France for the return leg of their last-16 tie against Lille on March 12 with work to do after a 1-1 draw last week.
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The Germans are enduring a poor domestic campaign and a 1-0 home defeat by Augsburg at the weekend left them languishing in 10th place in the Bundesliga, seven points adrift of the top four and four points away from any European qualifying spot for next season.
There had been encouraging signs after Niko Kovac was appointed at the end of January to replace the sacked Nuri Sahin, with the new coach leading Dortmund past Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon in the play-off round.
But they have lost three of their last five matches in the Bundesliga, and the Augsburg setback was hardly ideal preparation for the visit to northern France.
Lille have already beaten Real Madrid at home and put six goals past Feyenoord there as they exceeded expectations in the league phase.
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