MX23RW : Tuesday, November 19 22:37:47| >> :60:2975:2975:

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: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
1.15am
Texans
@
Cowboys
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


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!