Borussia Dortmund squanders the lead: draw against Lille in the CL duel!

Borussia Dortmund squanders the lead: draw against Lille in the CL duel!

In the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, Borussia Dortmund suffered a 1-1 draw against OSC Lille on Tuesday evening. The clear star of the game was Karim Adeyemi, who shook Signal Iduna Park in the 22nd minute with an impressive dropkick from the backcourt. But this lead wasn't enough because BVB let things slip in the second half and finally had to accept the deserved equalizer.

Dortmund showed a strong performance in the first half, controlled the game and had some good chances. But after the break the picture changed dramatically. While Lille increased the pressure and now dominated the game, Dortmund was passive and was never able to undertake dangerous attacks. The Icelandic Haraldsson punished the home team's negligence in the 68th minute when he equalized after a clever pass from David. The final phase still brought some hope for Kovac's troops, but another goal failed to materialize kicker.de aptly captured.

Game of fate in the second leg

The draw leaves everything open for the second leg. Dortmund coach Niko Kovac, who made some changes to the starting lineup before the game, will have to think carefully next week about how his team can make up for their poor second half. Although BVB was hardly able to make any impact offensively and even didn't have a shot on goal in the second half, the players still hope to show more quality in the second leg in Lille in order to advance to the next round. In the Bundesliga, Borussia's next important game against FC Augsburg awaits on Saturday, while Lille will face Montpellier at the same time laola1.at report.