The Borussia Dortmund full-back has insisted that his side is well capable of beating the Ukrainian side and is looking forward to the competition
The Black Yellows have been sensational in the UEFA Champions League this season and topped their group despite strong competition from the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax Amsterdam. The side has now been drawn against
Shakhtar Donetsk in the knock-out stage and will need to beat them to make way into the quarter-finals of the competition.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-Schmelzer-c23530 admitted that his side has been in great form in Europe this season and is delighted with the performances. He stated that Shakhtar are by no way easy opponents for his side as they are well capable of winning
against any side in Europe.
The defender stressed that Dortmund have shown with their displays this season that they can progress in the latter stages of the Champions League. He is hopeful that his teammates continue to perform against the Ukrainians to
continue the successful run in the continental competition.
“In the Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk may not have been our first-choice opponents, but we’ll do all we can in both the games to get past them. We've been in good form so far in the tournament and don’t want to spoil the good
work against Donetsk,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the player admitted that the club have not been at their level best in the domestic league and is keen to improve in the second-half of the campaign. The German international is aiming to reclaim the second spot
on the Bundesliga standings table which is currently occupied by Bayer Leverkusen.
"Our aim in the Bundesliga is to get back into second place and to stay there. Like I said, second place is our priority, if we manage that we'll be satisfied,” he concluded.
Borussia Dortmund are currently 12 points behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and will resume their league campaign against Werder Bremen on Saturday, January 19. The German champions have secured a loan deal for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251
earlier this month from Real Madrid.
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