17:44: The BVB press conference with Terzic and Hummels is now over. The second leg against Paris begins on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.). Then it will be seen if Borussia Dortmund can fulfill its dream of reaching the Champions League final.
Hummels: “A semi-final is always something special”
17:39: Now Terzic will be asked again specifically about tomorrow's match and what will be important. “We know what power they can develop. And we have already said that the performance of the first leg will not be enough for the final.” According to the BVB coach, this requires self-confidence, courage, good balance and a unified team performance. “But we took away a lot of positive things from the first leg.”
17:36: Now Hummels is asked about the European Championship and whether Nagelsmann will call him and Schlotterbeck for this tournament. “I can't judge that at all,” Hummels said and then praised his teammate. “He is a great guy, he has the right attitude and has become a leader. German football will have a lot of fun with him.”
17:34: Hummels openly admits it: “A Champions League semi-final is always something special. We have to enjoy that too.” For the defender it is the third semifinal of his career in the premier category.
17:33: “If necessary, tomorrow we will run 20 more kilometers. We have a big goal, a big dream,” Terzic resolutely states.
Terzic: “We have a dream and we want to fulfill it”
17:31: Hummels is asked again about Mbappé. “I don't need to know in advance exactly where he will play. “You know the players,” the center back said.
5:30 p.m.: Terzic describes Paris as a “PSG project” that was built with the goal of winning the Champions League title. “That is their mission, but we also have a dream and we want to fulfill it,” underlines the BVB coach.
17:29: Now it's about parallels with previous semi-final matches. “I would like to see the parallel between us and reaching the final,” Terzic emphasizes, adding: “And then the parallel with 1997 and not with 2013.” In 1997, BVB won the Champions League against Juventus Turin.
17:26: “Paris did not relax last week in Dortmund,” Terzic underlines in response to a question French Journalists. “They have extraordinary quality. “We have respect for the rival and for the task.” However, the coach highlights that his team will come to the game with “a lot of confidence” and will give everything for the final.
Hummels: “Paris has many good players”
17:23: The next question is addressed again to Hummels and also concerns his own future at BVB. “I want to decide late and the club supports me,” underlines the BVB star. He returns to the next match against Paris, against which “the whole team has to work well.”
17:21: “Paris has many good players,” warns Hummels and then talks about top scorer Kylian Mbappé. “We have to be fully awake for 90 minutes.”
17:18: BVB already played the group stage in Paris and lost 4-0. “At that time we were not happy with that match,” underlines coach Terzic. “We lacked courage back then, but we have already improved it in the last week,” Hummels comments with a smile to his coach.
17:15: BVB coach Terzic and central defender Mats Hummels sit on the podium and the press conference begins.
17 o'clock: In 15 minutes the BVB press conference begins before the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain. Coach Edin Terzic and central defender Mats Hummels are there.
BVB won the first leg 1-0 against Paris
16:15: Borussia Dortmund faces the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) without personal concerns. When the team left for France on Monday, all BVB professionals were on board, except for the long-term injured Ramy Bensebaini and Julien Duranville. Top scorer Sébastien Haller, who was absent against Augsburg, is also an option again.
BVB already had ten professionals against Augsburg in the Bundesliga
After the 1-0 victory last Wednesday in the first duel against the French champion, it is worth it the Bundesliga-Fifth good opportunity to repeat the German final against FC Bayern (1-2) at Wembley Stadium, where the Champions League final will be played again on June 1.
To gain strength for the match against the French saveBVB, which had already qualified for the Champions League, rested ten professionals in the league match against Augsburg (5-1). These ten should return to the starting eleven at the Prinzenpark. The talented Kjell Wätjen, who impressed against Augsburg, did not board the plane on Monday because he was preparing for a high school exam. The 18-year-old midfielder is scheduled to travel there on Tuesday and be in the squad.