Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has urged his players to play with teamwork ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Sporting Lisbon.
Kovac just lost at home to Stuttgart in his first league game in charge of Dortmund last weekend and on Tuesday will lead the team to the first leg of the UEFA Champions League เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา play-offs by visiting Sporting Lisbon.
“We can play in a hot atmosphere and against strong opponents. I believe we can do well if we play as a team,” Kovac said.
As for the most dangerous player Dortmund need to be wary of, Viktor Jokeres, the coach of the Yellow and Blacks said: “Viktor Jokeres’ development is amazing, but he doesn’t play alone. Sporting is the number one in Portugal, so we have to be ready.”
As veteran Emre Can added: “The last few weeks have not been all bad, but at the end of the day we know the important thing is to win. We learned a lot from the last game. We are working hard and giving everything in training.”
Borussia Dortmund are facing the title holders and current leaders of the Portuguese league. “Like our opponents, we will also have to try to shut down their top striker,” said Kovac on the subject of Viktor Gyökeres (22 goals in 20 league games, six goals in seven Champions League matches). The BVB head coach had only words of praise for Sporting: “It’s remarkable to be top in Portugal, because there are two other top teams: Benfica and Porto.” Kovac sees “high quality, not just a top striker, but many good players in the team” and expects “a difficult task. But my team are well prepared. It’s the first of two games. We want to get a good result tomorrow, a good launching position to reach the next round”.