Thomas Tuchel’s Dortmund travel to Merseyside to face Liverpool and has claimed his side are relishing the opportunity to play at Anfield in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.

 

He added that there was an unmissable energy at the Westfalenstadion, with the emotion surrounding Klopp being back at Dortmund, when so many of Tuchel’s current players players were with him. He said “You cannot deny the emotion that built up but the second leg is different to the first. We will be uninhibited.” He maintained that the focus is completely on playing football. “The players have a chance to immerse themselves in the experience of playing Liverpool at Anfield. We are in a much more positive frame of mind.”

On the second leg

Tuchel said that he didn’t care about the result of the first leg because he doesn’t think it will have that much of an influence on the tie. He went on to say, “I don’t think the first leg result is important because we are here to bring out a new potential in the team, to see how far we are and to score at Anfield. We don’t want to score one, but two, maybe more. We want to attack and to take risks. We like to play and it’s very clear we will have to be at our best but we are ready for it.”

On Anfield’s European nights

On the eve of the 27th Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, the atmosphere at Anfield will be emotional and filled with passion, which might prove to be an advantage to the Reds. However, Tuchel’s men are no strangers to enthusiastic fans and passionate supporters, playing in front of nearly 81,000 Dortmund fans every other week.

Liverpool vs Manchester United

 

He said he and his players are relishing the opportunity to play at Liverpool’s famous ground. As reported by ThisIsAnfield, he said “It is the first time I have been here but everyone knows about the Kop, the history and the red kits. It is difficult to describe exactly how I feel.” He said the game would be watched by millions and they would be ready to put out a special performance.

Tomas Tuchel’s side will not be fazed by Anfield’s atmosphere and will look to take apart Klopp’s Liverpool and move on to the the semis. They face a confident Liverpool side who will be boosted by their home fans. But that would mean little for Aubameyang & co as they try to make up for last week’s draw with a comprehensive victory.

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