Niko Kovac warned before the play-off first leg on Tuesday (9:00 p.m./Prime Video) at Sporting Lisbon ahead of top striker Viktor Gyökeres. The development of the former professional of FC St. Pauli is “fantastic,” said Borussia Dortmund coach: “He is the best striker of the Portuguese league.” His team must try to stop the Swedes in the collective: “One alone will have problems.”

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