Dortmund's Dramatic Champions League Comeback Sets Up Quarter-Final Showdown with Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac expressed his delight with his team's 2-1 comeback victory over Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday. However, he acknowledged the need for further improvement to overcome Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

Dortmund drew 1-1 at home in the first leg and fell behind early in the second leg in France. Nevertheless, they rallied with two second-half goals to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.

"It was a great team effort," Kovac told DAZN. "It was unfortunate that we went a goal down, but the team still dominated the game. Overall, there were a lot of chances for a Champions League away game. That shows that the team has quality and was born for games like this."

Kovac anticipates a tougher challenge against Barcelona, who comfortably defeated Benfica in the round of 16. However, he remains confident in his side's ability to prevail.

"Lille are a strong team on the ball," Kovac said. "But Barcelona will top that, by a lot actually. For us, that means we'll need to make the most of the phases of possession that we get. When we're not in possession, we need to defend well. But we have good players too, good speeds, that we can use to hurt our opponents.