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 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.