Dortmund clings to slim Champions League hopes

Borussia needs to beat Marseille by a margin of four to have a chance at advancing to the last 16 of the Champions League, but even that may not be enough

At the same time, Olympiakos has to lose at home to the already qualified Arsenal for the Bundesliga champions to advance from Group F.
“We've already won in the Bundesliga by scores of 4-0, 5-0 or 5-1. Why can't we do it again on Tuesday?” asked Dortmund's striker Robert Lewandowski.
Lewandowski has 10 goals in the Bundesliga, but only one in the Champions League.
Marseille would make sure of finishing second behind Arsenal with a win.
Going into the final round, Arsenal tops the group with 11 points, Marseille has seven, Olympiakos 6 and Dortmund four.
Dortmund is one point behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga but the young side has struggled in the Champions League, losing three games.
“We've had some unfortunate games, we've put ourselves into this uncomfortable situation,” captain Sebastian Kehl said. “But we'll try to play power football.
“We'll try to score early and retain the chance for a small miracle. But it's a very small chance,” Kehl said.
Dortmund needs to win by five goals if Arsenal draws at Olympiakos.
“We have to try everything,” midfielder Shinji Kagawa said. “We are at home, and we've been on a good run. We just have to bring out our best.”
Defender Felipe Santana, who has been playing for the injured Neven Subotic, said the task was simple.
“Every player knows how many goals we need,” he said.
Apart from Subotic and Sven Bender, both out long-term with facial injuries, Dortmund also will be without suspended defender Marcel Schmelzer.
Marseille will be without striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, who picked up a groin injury in Friday's 2-1 win at Caen, but coach Didier Deschamps was not worried.
“We're on a good run with 15 points taken from the last 18 (in the league),” he said.
Deschamps is unsure whether Cameroon's defensive midfielder Stephane M'Bia will be fit in time to face Dortmund after he picked up a knock against Caen.
“Steph took a blow to his hip and to his ankle, but I don't think it's too serious,” Deschamps said. He has included M'Bia in his squad.
Deschamps should be boosted by the return of key striker Loic Remy, who sat out the Caen game after twisting his ankle in last Sunday's 3-0 home win against Paris St. Germain.
“We put ourselves into trouble (losing at home to Olympiakos) so we're going there in a different context,” Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano said.
“We're going there to win. We're ready to win because the Caen victory has boosted our confidence.”