Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Lille and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Match report
The French hosts took a lead in the fifth minute when Jonathan David wiped a first finish through the legs of the unfortunate Gregor Kobel.
It put Lille 2-1 aggregated after a 1-1 tie in the brewing in Germany.
But when he got close several times, Dortmund hit back in the second half and was leveled in the 54th minute when Captain Emre can convert a penalty after Thomas Meunier Serhou Guirassy had bumped into the box.
Maximilian Beerier then went closely wide, but made up for it in the 65th minute and shot in the roof of the Pas of Guirassy.
Canada attacker David had the opportunity to level the draw and send Lille to the last eight of the competition for the first time, but his effort in the neighborhood was well saved, while Hakon Haraldson's immersion strike was pushed over the bar by Kobel.
The Dortmund side of Niko Kovac will be facing La Liga Giants Barcelona next month.
Guirassy seems to be again to set up Barcelona meeting
Guirassy continued his impressive debut campaign with Dortmund as he offered his fourth Champions League assist for Lille.
The Guinea International Forward has 14 target involvement in the competition (10 goals, four assists), which is the joint-mast by an African player in a single Champions League campaign alongside Liverpool Vooruit Mohamed Salah in 2017-18.
Although he did not score, Guirassy was a constant threat to the Lille defense and won the penalty that led the Dortmund comeback.
It is the first time since February 2021 against Seville that the German party has won after opening the opening goal in Europe's top competition.
But after they have reached the Champions League quart finals for a ninth time, they need Guirassy to keep his fine shape if they want to pass Barcelona in the next round.
Line-ups
Lille XI: André, Cabella, Ismaily, Meunier, Jonathan David, Bafodé Diakité, Alexsandro, Hákon Arnar Haraldson, Lucas Chevalier, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Ayyoub Bouaddi
Subs: Vito Mannone, Mandi, Marc-Aurèle Caillard, Chuba Akpom, Andre Gomes, Gabriel Gudmundson, Angel Gomes, Bakker, Osame Sahraoui, Ethan Mbappé, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Isaac Cossier
Dortmund XI: Gross, Sabitzer, Emre Can, Brandt, Guirassy, Anton, Kobel, Ryerson, Adeyemi, Schlotterbeck, Beerier
Subs: Meyer, Sule, Bensebaini, Özcan, Reyna, Yan Couto, Chukwuemeka, Gittens, Duranville, Kabar, Watjen, Robin Lisewski
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