“Defending Mbappé for 90 minutes will always be difficult,” admits Terzic, Dortmund coach

2023-12-12 17:15:36

By Le Figaro with AFP

Published 2 hours ago, Updated now

Edin Terzic is counting on his players to collectively defend Mbappé. THILO SCHMUELGEN / REUTERS

The Borussia Dortmund coach took stock at a press conference this Tuesday, on the eve of the clash against PSG on Wednesday at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic believes that “it’s always difficult» to defend for 90 minutes on Kylian Mbappé, and calls on his players for a collective defensive performance against PSG on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) in the Champions League.

«We know that with Kylian Mbappé, he is a world-class player who plays in this position», on the left side of the Parisian attack, recognized Edin Terzic at a press conference, on the eve of hosting PSG at the Westfalenstadion. “The question is not who will defend him individually, but how we will defend as a team. We will have to reduce the spaces, and support each other. No matter who defends one on one, defending Kylian Mbappé for 90 minutes will always be difficult», added Terzic.

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To face Mbappé, Terzic is counting on a return from Marius Wolf on the right side of his defense. The German international missed the championship match on Saturday against RB Leipzig (3-2 defeat). “We have two question marks on Marcel Sabitzer and Marius Wolf. Marius was able to take part in part of the warm-up yesterday, and today in training he could do more», indicated Terzic.

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Dortmund already qualified, not PSG

Borussia Dortmund are already through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, and need a draw to secure first place in the group. Conversely, PSG need a victory to qualify without depending on the result between Newcastle and AC Milan. BVB can, however, eliminate PSG from the Champions League in the event of a victory, and a victory for Milan or Newcastle.

From there to seeing the opportunity for a revenge of the round of 16 of the C1 in 2020, when PSG took out BVB? “Revenge is the wrong word when it comes to sports. That’s not what motivates us, but it’s the pleasure of winning matches. We’re playing tomorrow in front of 81,000 spectators against Paris, that’s enough motivation to give everything and come out victorious in the match.», and Terzic specified.

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