In domestic play, Lille currently sits in fifth place in France's Ligue 1 while Dortmund needs to figure some things out over in the German Bundesliga as the team is currently in 10th place with 35 points but just four points back of sixth, the last spot that qualifies for UEFA play next year.

Dortmund looks to start the round of 16 strong as we continue our Champions League odds series with a Dortmund-Lille prediction and pick.

Borussia Dortmund fought back to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year in a row as second-half goals by Emre Can and Maximilian Beier gave them a deserved 2-1 win at Lille in their last-16 return leg on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund host Lille OSC on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. The German side have struggled

The Germans are enduring a poor domestic campaign, languishing in 10th place in the Bundesliga. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Borussia Dortmund reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year in a row as second-half goals by Emre Can and Maximilian Beier gave them a 2-1 win at Lille for a 3-2 aggregate victory on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl was clearly relieved after his team advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals and drew new motivation for the rest of the Bundesliga season. Dortmund advanced after a 2-1 win against Lille in the second leg of their last 16 tie.

Borussia Dortmund are no longer the club where Europe's best youngsters develop but that doesn't seem to matter in the Champions League. Success in that competition can't entirely obscure the club's issues.

The Premier League has received a significant boost in the race for an additional Champions League qualification spot after Lille got eliminated.