Champions League: Dortmund overturns Lille and flies to the quarters along with Aston Villa and Arsenal
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund, Aston Villa and Arsenal in the quarters
After Borussia Dortmund, Aston Villa and Arsenal also break through to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The yellow-and-whites came through in a comeback in Lille: the hosts’ lead through David after just five minutes was answered in the second half by Emre Can (penalty) and Beier, who gave the Germans qualification after the 1-1 first leg.
At Villa Park, it was all easy for Aston Villa against Club Brugge: the Villans, on the strength of their 3-1 win in Bruges, made no calculations and overwhelmed the Belgians in the return match as well. It all happened in the second half with Asensio’s double and Maatsen’s goal that fixed the result at 3-0 final.
No problem either for Arsenal, which, after a 7-1 thrashing in the Netherlands against PSV, draws 2-2 with the Dutch at the Emirates Stadium: the Gunners go ahead twice through Zinchenko (1-0) and Rice (2-1) but get caught in both cases by the guests who send in Perisic (1-1) and Driouech (2-2).
In the quarterfinals Borussia Dortmund will find Barcelona, while Aston Villa will face PSG, which eliminated Liverpool in penalty kicks. Still unknown is Arsenal's opponent, who will face the winner of the Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
