He Borussia Dortmund will be the next rival of Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. After eliminating Monterrey (2-1), Niko Kovac analyzed at the press conference after the game and left several messages to Xabi Alonso.
Faced with Juventus, coach Tolosarra managed to overcome the rival defense, but for the German coach does not deviate attention in the potential that the white team has right now.
«We hope the same thing we saw with the leverkusen, But with different players and the same coach, ”said Kovac in a press conference after eliminating Monterrey 2-1 in the round of 16.
«We know him very well. He spent two years in Germany, did a great job, and Now it is applying all that at Real Madrid. It shows in the quality of the players, ”he added, highlighting the speed that is printing to the team.
The Croatian coach made it clear that Madrid will be the clear favorite in the quarterfinal tie that they will play in New York on July 5.
Kovac improves Borussia Dortmund in time
On Tuesday's game played in Atlanta (United States), in which they dominated the first half but were submitted in the second, Kovac said he had fulfilled “the goal.”
«I think this was our best first part. We had already had good times, but today I was very satisfied with the team. We create great goal occasions, ”he said.
«In the second part, when you fit a goal … the important thing was that we fight very hard. We regained control of the party, it was a battle. We defended very well, ”he added.
The Dortmund reaches the duel against Real Madrid having won 9 of the last 10 games played. In this Club World Cup, he started with a 0-0 draw with Fluminense and then added two suffered victories against Mamelodi Slowns (4-3) and the Ulsan HD (1-0) before today's game played in Atlanta.
