Today evening starts the UEFA Champions League quarter-final stage. An intriguing clash is expected in Germany, where two young and talented teams meet - Dortmund's "Borussia" against "Monaco". The match will begin at 21:45 Lithuania time.
This will be the eighth quarter-final for the "Borussia" team in the club's history. The last three times were reached in the past five years, and in the 2012-13 season, the "yellow-blacks" played in the tournament final.
The last time the "Borussia" team competed in this stage of the tournament was in the 2013-14 season. In the first match, BVB lost away to Madrid's "Real" club with a score of 0-3, but at home, they achieved a victory with a score of 2-0.
Thomo Tuchel's team celebrated four victories in the last four home matches in the Champions League quarterfinals.
"Borussia" has won only twice against French teams in the last four home matches. The victory against "Marseille" in 2013 in front of their audience was the only one in the last four matches.
"Monaco" reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth time in the club's history - four wins and two losses.
"Monaco" became the ninth team in Champions League history to eliminate a two-goal deficit after the first match and move on to the next stage. "Monaco" together with "Barcelona" and "Chelsea" are the teams that have achieved this feat twice in the tournament.
There has never been a team in the Champions League that has conceded six goals in both matches and advanced to the next stage. The French champions managed to do this against "Manchester City".
This season did not bring good memories for the French teams when facing German clubs. Despite finishing at the top of the group stage, French vice-champions were defeated at home by Leverkusen's "Bayer" with a score of 3-0, and the other match ended in a draw.
For "Borussia" leader Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, this match will be special - the striker played on loan at "Monaco" club in the 2010-11 season and scored two goals in 19 "Ligue 1" championship matches.
