MX23RW : Sunday, February 9 03:48:29| >> :120:34762:34762:

Roberto Mancini not underestimating Borussia Dortmund

Roberto Mancini describes Borussia Dortmund as "one of the best teams in Europe" and warns Manchester City against underestimating them.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned his players that they will have to "do a very good job" against Borussia Dortmund to bag maximum points.

The Premier League champions will host their Bundesliga counterparts at the Etihad Stadium in their second Group D fixture on Wednesday.

"You can't win the Bundesliga without being a strong team and Dortmund have won the last two," said the Italian. "They have young players and a fantastic manager (Jurgen Klopp), so it's going to be a great game.

"They've been beating Bayern for the past two years and that's why I think they're one of best teams in Europe.

"With attacking players like [Marco] Reus, Robert [Lewandowski] and [Mario] Gotze, we'll need to do a very good job, restrict their space and avoid making life hard for ourselves."

City lost their opening game in the group 3-2 at Real Madrid last month.

ID:48154: cacheID:48154:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2103:
Written by
Subhankar Mondal
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Jurgen Klopp
Read Next:
Klopp targets Etihad victory
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
11.30pm
Chiefs
@
Eagles
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool23175156213556
2Arsenal24148249222750
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest24145540271347
4Chelsea24127547311643
5Manchester CityMan City24125748351341
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle24125742291341
7Bournemouth24117641281340
8Aston Villa2410773437-337
9Fulham249963632436
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2481063538-334
11Brentford2494114242031
12Crystal Palace247982830-230
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2485112834-629
14Tottenham HotspurSpurs24831348371127
15West Ham UnitedWest Ham2476112946-1727
16Everton236892328-526
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Leicester CityLeicester2445152553-2817
19Ipswich TownIpswich2437142249-2716
20Southampton2423191854-369


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!