Ahead of the first Champions League playoff match against Atalanti, Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac shared his thoughts on the team. The first match will take place on February 17 at 22:00 at the Kiev hour at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium.

After six months, the Bundeslisa Dortmund team was able to reflect their positive mood in the Champions League match:.

“We want to stop the momentum that the Bundeslisa now has,” Kovacs said.. - " We can’t talk much at once, we need to work hard on the field.”.

The team has serious problems in the defensive center: Emre Can, Filippo Mane, Niklas Sule and Nico Schlotterbeck are injured:.

“We will not risk the health of our citizens; we will have to make more creative decisions,” said Kovach.

Atalanta is in sixth place in the Serie A championship, and in the current season has already beaten the representative of the Bundesliga - Eintracht Frankfurt 3:0 against Liza Champions.

" Two years ago they won the European League. There will be a very intense one-on-one fight on the field, my chances are 50 to 50,” said the Borussia coach.

Kovacs pays special respect to Julian Ruyerson, who scored four assists in the match against Mainz:.

“Yulian will gradually get better and will continue to work like this, helping the whole team,” added the coach.