On Wednesday evening (9:00 p.m.) BVB expects Chelsea to play in the round of 16 of the Champions League. With the seventh win in a row, Borussia Dortmund wants to secure a good starting position for the second leg. Before the game in the premier class, coach Edin Terzic and full-back Julian Ryerson will answer journalists’ questions on Tuesday afternoon.
sport.de accompanies the BVB press conference from 12:30 p.m in the detailed LIVE blog.
+++ Terzic about Haller +++
I sense great anticipation, not only from him. I can feel that the guys are working very hard to get through. We’re sure that we’ll need him at the absolute top level tomorrow as well.
+++ Terzic about the time of the game +++
We’ll see if it’s the perfect timing. We have a very successful phase. But it’s still not 100 percent where we want to be. All of this will have to settle down a bit. Good form just doesn’t count. It starts from scratch tomorrow. And we want to prepare as best we can for that.
+++ Terzic on the chance to reach the quarterfinals +++
The point is that we need at least one win. It’s easier for us to create euphoria here. We need two really good games. If we continue like we did last time, then we definitely have a good chance.
+++ Ryerson on the transfer madness +++
That’s a big challenge. We only have me. This can be an opportunity for us.
+++ Terzic about Chelsea +++
It’s not easy to analyze all of this. There was a lot of movement in the transfer window. It is not known exactly in which line-up they will appear here tomorrow. We will prepare for everything. But we want to focus on ourselves. It’s going to be a great game.
+++ Ryerson and Terzic enter the stage +++
The two actors sit down and greet the journalists present.
+++ It’s about to start +++
BVB coach Edin Terzic and newcomer Julian Ryerson are expected on the podium in a few minutes.
+++ Chelsea travel to BVB with worries +++
It’s been a season to forget for the Blues so far. With 10th place in the Premier League, the Londoners are far behind their own claims. Most recently, Chelsea have only drawn three times in a row against the league’s basement children.
Even the large-scale transfer offensive in winter has not had the hoped-for effect. The club spent almost 330 million euros on nine new signings. The transfers of Donetsk jewel Mychajlo Mudryk and world champion Enzo Fernández each cost over 100 million euros. Will the star signings lead Chelsea to the quarter-finals of the Champions League?
+++ Is BVB celebrating their seventh win in a row? +++
Borussia Dortmund has had a perfect start to the new year. Together with Union Berlin, the black and yellow are the only Bundesliga team that has not lost a point after the winter break. After the 15 points from the last five games in the Bundesliga, BVB is suddenly Bayern hunters again.
The derby victory in the DFB Cup in Bochum also puts the Westphalians in a good mood and offers another chance for the title. With a victory in the first leg of the Champions League, Dortmund would lay the foundation for a place in the quarter-finals and at the same time celebrate their seventh success in a row. Can Chelsea stop Dortmund’s winning streak?