Thorgan Hazard says Borussia Dortmund are fully focused on the Champions League visit of Inter Milan on Tuesday.
Dortmund head to Bayern Munich next weekend in the Bundesliga and Hazard is looking forward to Der Klassiker, but with their European hopes in the balance he says they are focused on Inter for now.
BVB sit third in Champions League Group F but they are level on points with the Nerazzurri in second spot.
A win at the Westfalenstadion on Tuesday would put Dortmund in the driving seat but a defeat would leave them facing an early European exit, and Hazard says his side won’t be thinking about their trip to the Allianz Arena until after the match against Inter. “We’ve got a tough week ahead with games against Inter Milan and Bayern Munich,” he told the Bundesliga website. “The Champions League game on Tuesday is very important for us. We’re not thinking about anything else at the moment.”
BVB lost 2-0 in Milan in their last Champions League outing but Hazard hopes home advantage proves the difference in Tuesday’s reverse fixture.
He added: “We lost in Milan. Obviously we want to win at home. It’s a different situation when we have our own fans and the Yellow Wall behind us. I hope we can play well and win.”
Dortmund sit second in the Bundesliga with 19 points from 10 games, one ahead of Bayern and three adrift of Hazard’s former club Borussia Monchengladbach in top spot.
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