Following Borussia Dortmund’s slender win over LOSC Lille final night time, the Bundesliga giants booked their place within the Champions League quarterfinals, the place they’ll tackle Barcelona.
This guarantees to be an fascinating affair, though Barcelona received the higher of Dortmund in the course of the league part.
Talking after Dortmund’s win over LOSC Lille, the membership’s head coach Niko Kovac supplied his ideas on going through Barcelona within the subsequent spherical.
Dortmund coach on going through Barcelona
“Within the quarter-finals, something is feasible and any workforce can attain the semi-finals, so we hope we’re those who qualify,” Kovac stated (h/t Mundo Deportivo) when requested concerning the subsequent spherical fixture.
The Borussia Dortmund head coach went on to speak about his relationship with Hansi Flick, having labored collectively as each coaches and gamers.
Curiously, Flick labored as an assistant of Niko Kovac throughout their time collectively at Bayern Munich, albeit for simply 16 matches.
Flick labored with Kovac at Bayern Munich (Picture by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Pictures)
Speaking concerning the reunion with Flick, Niko stated “It’s good as a result of we labored collectively. He was my assistant, and now we’re competing towards one another. It’s an incredible membership, a particular workforce, with wonderful gamers. We’ll have to get an excellent outcome within the first match.“
Kovac even revealed that his reference to Flick isn’t simply restricted to their previous, as his brother even works for the Dortmund coach.
“Hansi Flick was with me once I was a participant at Salzburg after which we labored collectively as coaches in Munich. Additionally, Tonita, his brother, works on my teaching employees. So, you might say will probably be a little bit of a ‘household reunion,’ nevertheless it actually gained’t be a simple outing,” he stated.
Lastly, Flick talked about whether or not or not there will probably be a ‘household gathering’ within the sport towards Barcelona.
“Sure, we are going to shake arms earlier than and after the match, however in the course of the match, we’re opponents and every of us desires one of the best for his workforce,” he concluded.