Do not fear the giants: Jürgen Klopp on Monday in Turin
The trend is encouraging. Following the recent upturn in the Bundesliga increased Jürgen Klopp and his BVB full of confidence in the plane to Italy. For the first time since the triumph in the final 1997 meets Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday (20.45 clock / Sky) in the knockout stages of the Champions League on the Italian giants.
After nerve-sapping weeks at home in a relegation battle outweighs goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller anticipation: “Finally is once again at a holiday for us.” It was the classic of the 90s against Juventus, then the local derby against Schalke – Borussia Dortmund faces a pioneering week.
“Enough of this nonsense”
The variety distributes the everyday concerns – at least for a few days. The excitement surrounding critical statements by Ciro Immobile could not dampen spirits. The last banished to the bench former Juve professional who had complained in an interview about the “cold” Germans and the lack of connection to the team, was astonished at the media coverage. On his Facebook page he weakened the statements and declared the topic ado for finished: “Now enough of this nonsense, it is to play a Champions League”
Just in time for the start of the knockout stage shows the shape of the curve at BVB significant upward. That Dortmund after the successes against Freiburg (3: 0), Mainz (4: 2) and Stuttgart (3: 2) in the Bundesliga was already as good as saved, pointed sporting director Michael Zorc on Monday out of hand: “Those who Write that have been lacking in school mathematics. “
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In Table Serie A leaders a performance increase is needed to be a good starting position for the second leg on 18 . March to give. Zorc is confident that shows the team at its best: “We feel comfortable in this competition. It have to be combined. “We saw something similar Marco Reus. “We have seen in the first round, otherwise we are traveling in the Champions League,” he told the “kicker”.
Much will it depend on whether the professionals can hide their problems. Jürgen Klopp is in good spirits: “From tomorrow it’s back in the Bundesliga against relegation, but tomorrow you will not show us that we are in a relegation battle stuck”, the BVB coach said before the final training session on Monday in Turin. In the unit, however, lacked Kevin Kampl. The winter signing had been sued for the flight to Turin nausea and threatens to fail.
Regardless of trusts attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia a recent coup on the international stage: “We know that it will be difficult. Finally, Juve are the best team in Italy. But we have a team that can beat anyone. “
Better Defensive
However, the coach sees the BVB despite the vast experience of 35 international appearances over the past three and a half years as an outsider: “We do not travel because of my favorites. But we want to achieve a good result. “This implies that the Bundesliga 12th at least scored a goal in Turin. That was not in the previous week against Bayern Donetsk still FC Schalke against Real Madrid managed. An away goal could pave the way for the third quarter-finals in series.
It fits into the picture emerging from the last BVB that the personnel situation before the duel with Turin and the prestigious Derby against Schalke on Saturday slowly but surely relaxed again. The return of such service providers such as Mats Hummels, Sven Bender and Sebastian Kehl in the squad increases the chance of greater stability in defense. “In Turin, we have to be better defensively,” demanded Ilkay Gundogan national team after only partially successful dress rehearsal on Friday in Stuttgart.
In the pretty Juventus Arena the area Club offers a much more difficult task. By nine points champion Juventus leads the table in Italy. Although the professionals of coach Massimiliano Allegri at 2: 1 last struggled against relegation contenders Atalanta Bergamo, they are full of self-confidence. After all, they are unbeaten in their last ten home games in UEFA competitions. The last defeat against their own scenery there was in March 2013 against Bayern.
Allegri believes in the quarter-finals. “Because we do have conditions to win against Dortmund,” he told the “Sport Bild” and announced a revenge for the painful final defeat of 1997.
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