Dortmund - Borussia Dortmund is going to be seeking to finish the very first element of what could be a Bundesliga double act in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League once they play host to Malaga CF on Tuesday night (kick-off 20:45 CEST). A 0-0 draw from the initial leg in Spain stands the dislodged Bundesliga winners in good stead for the next leg at the Signal Iduna Park, and leaves the prospect of an all-German final still greatly alive. Dortmundas achievement as the only unbeaten side remaining in the competition has now elevated them into the ranks among Europeas elite. Next year, JArgen Kloppas men can expect a somewhat easier pull than they were given last August, even though they did then continue to make light work of English champions Manchester City Hamilton Academical, Primera Division winners Real Madrid CF and Dutch Eredivisie title-holders AFC Ajax anyway. aIt appears like we'll take the 2nd group of vegetables and not the fourth,a said executive director Hans-Joachim Watzke. aPeople will be speaking about our benefits against Real Madrid, Manchester City and Shakhtar, who've an incredibly strong area, even in twenty yearsa time.a Indeed, Dortmund also caused it to be seem simple against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round, and dominated huge stretches of the first leg at the Rosaleda yesterday. All that was lacking was an objective, which they try to make good on in the reunite leg. aWeave got a good potential for reaching the semi-finals,a added Watzke confidently. aWhen I imagine just what a line-up it could be in the semi-finals with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and FC Bayern Munich - then I may safely say that weave arrived at the zenith of European football.a 90 minutes, or even 120, of the quarter-final should still be performed, nevertheless, and the Dortmund CEO isn't going to rise over that summit before it's even achieved. aNobody wants it to be a stroll in the park,a he explained. aBut we've nothing to be scared of. Borussia Dortmund were in ruins ten years back, and now we fit in with the creme de manhattan project creme of European football.a Sven Bender, who used the captainas armband in Saturdayas 4-2 conquer FC Augsburg as Klopp rested seven members of the group from last weekas first knee, portrayed he's primed and prepared to ensure Dortmundas standing together of Europeas top clubs. Amazement have the opportunity to reach the semi-finals and we ought to use it,a said the defensive midfielder. aWith what we showed in the initial leg, and the self-confidence from the Augsburg game, we really can strike them on Tuesday.a Nevertheless, without an absent target, Dortmund must ensure they donat make the task two times as hard by conceding. aItas certainly a dangerous condition to be in,a added Bender on the German Football Associationas (DFB) site. Amazement mustnat make the same error we made against Augsburg when we ran right into a stupid counterattack and they made 2-1 to it. That would be the worst thing that can eventually us. We mustnat be reckless.a Malaga found its way to Dortmund on Monday without their instructor Manuel Pellegrini, who came back to his native Chile at the weekend following the death of his father. He is due to get to Dortmund on Tuesday. Possible line-ups: Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer - GAndogan, Bender - Reus, GAtze, GroAkreutz - Lewandowski Malaga: Willy - Christ Gamez, Demichelis, Lugano, Antunes - Toulalan, Camacho - Joaquin, Julio Baptista, Isco - Saviola
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