Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Lille to proceed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The French hosts took a fifth-minute lead when Jonathan David swept a first-time finish through the legs of the unfortunate Gregor Kobel. The goal put Lille 2-1 up on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the away leg in Germany.
But, having come close several times, Dortmund hit back in the second half and levelled the scores in the 54th minute when captain Emre Can converted a penalty after Thomas Meunier nudged Serhou Guirassy in the box.
Maximilian Beier then headed narrowly wide, but made amends in the 65th minute, firing into the roof of the net from Guirassy’s pass.
Niko Kovac’s Dortmund side will now face La Liga giants Barcelona next month. Guirassy continued his impressive debut campaign with Dortmund as he provided his fourth Champions League assist against Lille.
The Guinea international forward has 14 goal involvements in the competition (10 goals, four assists), which is the joint-most by an African player in a single Champions League campaign alongside Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in 2017-18.
While he did not score, Guirassy was a constant threat to the Lille defence and won the penalty which sparked Dortmund’s comeback.
It is the first time since February 2021 against Sevilla that the German side have won after conceding the opening goal in Europe’s top-tier competition.
But, having reached the Champions League quarter-finals for a ninth time, they will need Guirassy to maintain his fine form if they are to get past Barcelona in the next round.
