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LOSC Lille and Nigerian striker, Chuba Akpom, featured as his side were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League against Borussia Dortmund tonight, Soccernet.ng reports.
The French Ligue 1 side held a slender advantage heading into the second leg after securing a 1-1 away draw at the Signal Iduna Park last week.
Akpom didn’t feature at all in the first leg in Germany and started the game at home on the bench as Bruno Genesio’s side hoped to qualify for the quarter final of Europe’s biggest club competitions.
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Lille took the lead at home inside five minutes. Jonathan David flicked on a brilliant cross from Brazilian full-back, Ismaily. The ball went between the legs of Dortmund’s highly-rated goalkeeper, Gregor Kobel, who knows he should’ve done better.
⚽️ GOAL: Jonathan David
Lille 1-0 Borussia Dortmundpic.twitter.com/DfzVGfjsUI— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) March 12, 2025
The four-time French Champions continued to threaten on the night but couldn’t add to their tally. After the restart, Borussia Dortmund grew into the game.
Nico Kovac’s side levelled the scores nine minutes after the second half after Thomas Meunier fouled Sehrou Guirassy, which led to a spot kick. Emre Can stepped up for Die Schwarzgelben and sent Lille goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier, the wrong way.
GOAL!
Emre Can blasts the ball down the middle and it’s all square!#beINUCL #LOSCBVB #UCL pic.twitter.com/awzNX6PNGx
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) March 12, 2025
Dortmund took the lead nine minutes after levelling the scores. Maximilian Beier fed off a Guirassy pass before sending the ball into the top corner to open his goal-scoring account in the UEFA Champions League.
⚽️ GOAL: Beier
Lille 1-2 Borussia Dortmundpic.twitter.com/GC3MQ3bXlx
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) March 12, 2025
Chuba Akpom was sent on in the 67th minute and had a chance to level the scores for the home side but scuffed his chance.
Quarterfinals, here we come! pic.twitter.com/v9CI8jEmeK
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) March 12, 2025
Borussia Dortmund will play against Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg will be played in Spain on the 8th of April while the second leg of the tie will be played at the Signal Iduna Park on the 15th of April.
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