Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl was clearly relieved after his team advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals and drew new motivation for the rest of the Bundesliga season. Dortmund advanced after a 2-1 win against Lille in the second leg of their last 16 tie.

Borussia Dortmund fought back to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year in a row as second-half goals by Emre Can and Maximilian Beier gave them a deserved 2-1 win at Lille in their last-16 return leg on Wednesday.

Lille will be aiming to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time ever, as they host last year's runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of this last Round of 16 clash.  The French Ligue 1 team fought back to earn a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park in last Tuesday's first leg with Hákon Arnar Haraldsson's second half strike cancelling out Karim Adeyemi's earlier goal.

Emre Can and Max Beier scored for Dortmund in Lille, as the Germans came from behind to set up a quarter-final clash with Barcelona.

Borussia Dortmund reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year in a row as second-half goals by Emre Can and Maximilian Beier gave them a 2-1 win at Lille for a 3-2 aggregate victory on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund are no longer the club where Europe's best youngsters develop but that doesn't seem to matter in the Champions League. Success in that competition can't entirely obscure the club's issues.

The Premier League has received a significant boost in the race for an additional Champions League qualification spot after Lille got eliminated.