A key thing to remember, this is only the first leg, and it is more important to avoid defeat than to win. The return leg will take place at Stade Pierre-Mauroy eight days later.

Dortmund is the favorite due to home advantage, but only with a probability of around 50%, a bit more below:

A month ago, Dortmund changed their coach and, under Niko Kovač's leadership, advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League. In the Bundesliga, BVB lost their first two matches under their new coach, but their recent games against St. Pauli and Union Berlin earned them six points. However, the level of opposition was not particularly high, well, it was poor to be honest!

Lille is a different caliber, even though they must play without their key player, Edon Zhegrova. Still, they have skill and pace up front in the form of Jonathan David. In the group stage, Lille defeated Real Madrid at home and Atlético Madrid away, showcasing their potential for surprises. Over the weekend, they suffered a heavy 1–4 defeat against PSG in a Ligue 1 top match, but coach Bruno Génésio rested David, who only came on after the hour mark.

Dortmund team news:

Dortmund will be without defender Julian Ryerson and midfielder Felix Nmecha.

Dortmund’s possible (4-2-3-1) starting lineup:

Kobel; Couto, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Sabitzer, Gross; Adeyemi, Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy.

During the Champions League group stage, Guirassy was responsible for nine of Dortmund’s 22 goals, while Jamie Gittens scored four and Adeyemi three. In the Round of 32 against Sporting, both Adeyemi and Guirassy found the net in Dortmund’s 3-1 aggregate win.

Bruno Génésio’ s Lille, has been occasionally very good!

Lille team news:

Lille will be without defenders Tiago Santos and Samuel Umtiti, as well as forward Edon Zhegrova. He is important.

Lille’s possible (4-2-3-1) starting lineup:

Chevalier; Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; André, Bouaddi; Haraldsson, Angel Gomes, Bakker; David.

David was Lille’s top scorer in the Champions League group stage, netting six of their 17 goals. In Ligue 1, the Canadian striker has scored 13 of Lille’s 39 goals this season.

This clash promises an exciting battle between two top strikers—Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy and Lille’s Jonathan David—who are likely to be decisive in determining the outcome of this tie, if it is to be decided at all.

关键是要记住，这只是第一回合，避免失败比获胜更重要。回程比赛将于8天后在皮埃尔-莫罗伊球场进行。

由于主场优势，多特蒙德是最受欢迎的，但只有50%左右的概率，以下是：

一个月前，多特蒙德换了教练，在尼科·科瓦茨基的带领下，他们进入了欧冠16强。在德甲联赛中，BVB在新教练的带领下输掉了前两场比赛，但他们最近与圣保利和柏林联盟的比赛为他们赢得了6分。然而，反对的程度并不是特别高，老实说，这很糟糕！

里尔是一支不同水平的球队，尽管他们必须在缺少关键球员哲格罗瓦的情况下比赛。尽管如此，他们在前场有乔纳森-大卫这样的技术和速度。在小组赛中，里尔在主场击败了皇家马德里，在客场击败了马德里航空公司，展示了他们带来惊喜的潜力。上周末，他们在一场法甲联赛中以1 - 4惨败于巴黎圣日耳曼，但教练布鲁诺·格姆萨西奥让大卫休息，他在一小时后才上场。

多特蒙德队新闻：

多特蒙德将失去后卫朱利安·赖尔森和中场费利克斯·恩米查。

多特蒙德可能的首发阵容：

Kobel;Couto, Can, Schlotterbeck, bensebaii；Sabitzer总值;阿德耶米，勃兰特，吉滕斯；Guirassy。

在欧冠小组赛阶段，多特蒙德的22粒进球中，吉拉西贡献了9粒，杰米·吉滕斯打入4粒，阿德耶米打入3粒。在32强对阵体育的比赛中，阿德耶米和瓜拉西都打进了进球，帮助多特蒙德以总比分3-1获胜。

布鲁诺的里尔，已经偶尔很好了！

里尔队新闻：

里尔将失去后卫蒂亚戈·桑托斯和塞缪尔·乌姆蒂蒂，以及前锋哲格罗瓦。他很重要。

里尔可能的首发阵容：

骑士;莫尼耶、迪亚基特尔、亚历山德罗、古德蒙松；安德烈,Bouaddi;Haraldsson, Angel Gomes, Bakker；大卫。

大卫是里尔在欧冠小组赛的最佳射手，在他们的17个进球中打进了6个。在法甲联赛中，这位加拿大前锋打进了里尔队本赛季39个进球中的13个。

这场冲突预示着两名顶级前锋——多特蒙德的Serhou Guirassy和里尔的Jonathan david之间的一场激动人心的战斗，他们可能会决定这场比赛的结果，如果要决定的话。