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Kovac: “The winner has the opportunity to reach the last eight”

On the eve of Tuesday’s Champions League match (21:00 CET, live on Prime) away to Tottenham Hotspur, Niko Kovac raved about the opponent’s stadium (“one of the most beautiful in Europe”) and gave an outlook on the team’s ambitions and the personnel situation.

Scenario
Both teams faced Bodø/Glimt during the league phase, and both squandered their chance to improve their position in the table by drawing 2-2 with the Norwegians: instead of fifth (Tottenham) and fourth (Dortmund), the penultimate matchday will see “eleventh against tenth”. Despite being only one point behind, neither team have direct control over reaching the round of 16. “If we don’t make it tomorrow, for whatever reason, it’s not the end of the world,” emphasised Niko Kovac: “I said at the beginning of the Champions League season: we want to reach the play-off phase.” The clubs in ninth to 24th place will reach this stage.

Ambitions
“We want to win, and to do that we have to deliver a top performance,” said Borussia Dortmund’s head coach 26 hours before kick-off: “It’s an important game. We are neighbours in the table. The winner will still have the chance to reach the last eight. But we also know that Tottenham have won their first three home games without conceding a goal. That means we have to work hard, work a lot, and work with focus.”

Personnel matters
In addition to Salih Özcan, who is not registered for the competition, Marcel Sabitzer is still out. The calf injury he suffered in the match against Bremen – “nothing too serious,” according to Kovac – will keep the Austrian sidelined for a few more days. Ramy Bensebaini has recovered from his cold and is available for selection, even from the start. And Aaron Anselmino is back. Kovac does not have any specific plans for him yet, but he is looking ahead: “We want him to be there so that he realises he is important to us. I expect him to play a lot more minutes in the next few games than perhaps tomorrow.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzyyIlQb_c

The opposition
Tottenham lost 2-1 at home to West Ham United, who are 18th in the Premier League, at the weekend and are currently 14th in the table. They have not won any of their five league and cup games in 2026 (two draws followed by three defeats). In the current Champions League season, however, Spurs have won their three home games without conceding a goal and are unbeaten at home in 23 European club competitions. Former Munich player Mathys Tel is not registered for the Champions League, and defender Micky van de Ven (formerly Wolfsburg) is suspended. “We have to ignore that because we want to win tomorrow’s game,” said Kovac about the personnel problems of the opponents, who reportedly only have eleven players with professional contracts available: “We’re not going to let ourselves be influenced by the fact that there might be some problems there.”

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When Borussia Dortmund take on Spurs in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening (21:00 CET, live on Prime), memories will surely come flooding back for the fans and those in the Black & Yellow delegation who were there almost ten years ago and were met with high regard and honest respect from their opponents.<\/p>\nIn the previous season, the last with Jürgen Klopp on the sidelines, the Black and Yellows had struggled to qualify for the UEFA Europa League (and missed out on the Champions League for the only time between 2011 and 2025). Klopp\u2019s successor, Thomas Tuchel, slowly warmed to the competition, as the road to the round of 16 was a rocky one. First, Wolfsberger AC (Austria) and Odds BK (Norway) had to be eliminated in the qualifying rounds, and the group stage offered few attractive opponents, but instead arduous trips to FC Krasnodar in Russia and Qäbälä FK in Azerbaijan. And at PAOK Saloniki (Greece), the opposing fan base started a riot.<\/p>\nBut when his team had secured a good starting position in the round of 32 with a 2-0 win over FC Porto in Dortmund, Tuchel said to his assistant Arno Michels on the way to training in Porto: \u201cNow we want to win the thing.\u201d He was referring to the one European piece of silverware that was still missing from BVB\u2019s trophy cabinet, where for many years the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup have proudly stood: the UEFA Cup. With a 1-0 away win, his team advanced to the round of 16, where they were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016-1768647086085\"><\/p>\nCoach Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s team had set its sporting priorities on the league at the time. Before and between the matches against Borussia Dortmund, the gap to leaders Manchester City had grown from two to five points, but Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s hopes of winning their first championship in England were still alive. And so, in the first leg at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, the Black & Yellows encountered perhaps less resistance than might have been expected. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus (twice) took advantage of three of numerous chances to take a 3-0 lead, and Roman Weidenfeller\u2019s save against Heung-Min Son shortly before the end secured an excellent starting position for the second leg.<\/p>\n<h2>On course for the next round <\/h2>\nBorussia were very attentive in defence, even though the back four had never played together in this configuration before. The first chance to score an away goal came in the 14th minute: Henrik Mkhitaryan laid the ball back from the byline to Reus, who hit the side netting from around seven metres out on the left. Dortmund cleverly closed down the space and only had to survive two dangerous situations in the first half. Immediately after Eric Dier\u2019s header (23), Aubameyang set the course for qualification with a stunning goal, as the ball made its way into the back of the net via the right-hand post (24).<\/p>\nFour minutes later, Aubameyang stole the ball from Kevin Wimmer and ran towards goal alone, but hesitated too long in front of Hugo Lloris. However, with a 4-0 lead from the first and second legs, the game was already over at half-time, although there were still a few fast-paced moments after the break. Tottenham did not want to be eliminated with a home defeat, while Dortmund focused on counter-attacks. Mkhitaryan played a pass through the gap in the defence to Aubameyang, who converted to make it 2-0 (70). At the other end, Neven Subotic, who had been so strong up to that point, made a mistake when he passed back too weakly to Weidenfeller, allowing Son to make it 2-1. But in the end, it didn\u2019t matter. BVB became the first German team to win at White Hart Lane \u2013 and reached the quarter-finals!<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-2016-1768647109850\"><\/p>\nIn the last eight, the action moved from the Lane to an even more famous road, Anfield Road in Liverpool. There, however, the Black & Yellows experienced one of the most traumatic moments in their glorious history, missing out on a place in the semi-finals despite leading 2-0 and 3-1. After 90 minutes, the score was 3-3, and even that would have been enough to advance due to the away goals rule in force at the time (first leg 1-1), but Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren scored in extra time to make it 4-3...<\/p>\nThus, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s victory at White Hart Lane is historic, but also only a footnote in the club\u2019s history. Because the \u201cU-U-EFA\u201d Cup is still missing from the trophy cabinet. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Today, a state-of-the-art venue stands on the same site: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. When Borussia Dortmund take on Spurs in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening (21:00 CET, live on Prime), memories will surely come flooding back for the fans and those in the Black & Yellow delegation who were there almost ten years ago and were met with high regard and honest respect from their opponents.<\/p>\nIn the previous season, the last with Jürgen Klopp on the sidelines, the Black and Yellows had struggled to qualify for the UEFA Europa League (and missed out on the Champions League for the only time between 2011 and 2025). Klopp\u2019s successor, Thomas Tuchel, slowly warmed to the competition, as the road to the round of 16 was a rocky one. First, Wolfsberger AC (Austria) and Odds BK (Norway) had to be eliminated in the qualifying rounds, and the group stage offered few attractive opponents, but instead arduous trips to FC Krasnodar in Russia and Qäbälä FK in Azerbaijan. And at PAOK Saloniki (Greece), the opposing fan base started a riot.<\/p>\nBut when his team had secured a good starting position in the round of 32 with a 2-0 win over FC Porto in Dortmund, Tuchel said to his assistant Arno Michels on the way to training in Porto: \u201cNow we want to win the thing.\u201d He was referring to the one European piece of silverware that was still missing from BVB\u2019s trophy cabinet, where for many years the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup have proudly stood: the UEFA Cup. With a 1-0 away win, his team advanced to the round of 16, where they were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-Aubameyang-2016-1768647086085\"><\/p>\nCoach Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s team had set its sporting priorities on the league at the time. Before and between the matches against Borussia Dortmund, the gap to leaders Manchester City had grown from two to five points, but Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s hopes of winning their first championship in England were still alive. And so, in the first leg at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, the Black & Yellows encountered perhaps less resistance than might have been expected. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus (twice) took advantage of three of numerous chances to take a 3-0 lead, and Roman Weidenfeller\u2019s save against Heung-Min Son shortly before the end secured an excellent starting position for the second leg.<\/p>\n<h2>On course for the next round <\/h2>\nBorussia were very attentive in defence, even though the back four had never played together in this configuration before. The first chance to score an away goal came in the 14th minute: Henrik Mkhitaryan laid the ball back from the byline to Reus, who hit the side netting from around seven metres out on the left. Dortmund cleverly closed down the space and only had to survive two dangerous situations in the first half. Immediately after Eric Dier\u2019s header (23), Aubameyang set the course for qualification with a stunning goal, as the ball made its way into the back of the net via the right-hand post (24).<\/p>\nFour minutes later, Aubameyang stole the ball from Kevin Wimmer and ran towards goal alone, but hesitated too long in front of Hugo Lloris. However, with a 4-0 lead from the first and second legs, the game was already over at half-time, although there were still a few fast-paced moments after the break. Tottenham did not want to be eliminated with a home defeat, while Dortmund focused on counter-attacks. Mkhitaryan played a pass through the gap in the defence to Aubameyang, who converted to make it 2-0 (70). At the other end, Neven Subotic, who had been so strong up to that point, made a mistake when he passed back too weakly to Weidenfeller, allowing Son to make it 2-1. But in the end, it didn\u2019t matter. BVB became the first German team to win at White Hart Lane \u2013 and reached the quarter-finals!<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/18/ucl-historie/96-Tottenham-2016.jpg\" data-assetref=\"96-Tottenham-2016-1768647109850\"><\/p>\nIn the last eight, the action moved from the Lane to an even more famous road, Anfield Road in Liverpool. There, however, the Black & Yellows experienced one of the most traumatic moments in their glorious history, missing out on a place in the semi-finals despite leading 2-0 and 3-1. After 90 minutes, the score was 3-3, and even that would have been enough to advance due to the away goals rule in force at the time (first leg 1-1), but Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren scored in extra time to make it 4-3...<\/p>\nThus, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s victory at White Hart Lane is historic, but also only a footnote in the club\u2019s history. 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