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Champions League: Lille fluff their lines as Villa set up PSG clash

By Paul Myers - RFI
Europe AFP - VALENTIN FLAURAUD
THU, 13 MAR 2025
AFP - VALENTIN FLAURAUD

Paris Saint-Germain emerged as France's sole representatitve in the Champions League quarter-finals after Lille went down to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

After drawing the first leg in Germany 1-1, Lille took the lead in the fifth minute at the Stade Pierre Mauroy through Jonathan David.

But 10 minutes after the pause, Emre Can levelled proceedings from the penalty spot and Maximilian Beier scored Dortmund's second mid way through the second-half.

"The feeling is one of disappointment at being eliminated," said Lille boss Bruno Genesio. "The players must be congratulated on a run that we would have liked to continue.

"We played well in the first-half, pressing quite hard. Then, inexplicably enough, we had 20 minutes in the second-half when we stopped playing."

Following their 3-2 aggregate victory, Dortmund, who lost in last year's final, will take on Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

PSG, who saw off Liverpool on Tuesday night at Anfield following a penalty shoot-out, will take on anotherEnglish Premier League club in the shape of Aston Villa who are coached by the former PSG boss Unai Emery. 

Former PSG striker Marco Asensio bagged a brace in the 3-0 rout of Club Brugge to give Villa a 6-1 aggregate victory.

PSG will host Villa at the Parc des Princes on 9 April and the second leg will take place in Birmingham on 15 April.

In theother quarter-finals, the defending champions Real Madrid will face Arsenal and Bayern Munich will take on Inter Milan.

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