...INJURY REPORT

Karim Onisiwo trained individually on Thursday, will receive a splint on Friday and then we will know whether he is a candidate for the squad. Everyone else is ready for Saturday. Nadiem is a very good footballer, everyone knows that. He is one of our most important players. And we also need Brajan, he can go one-on-one, which makes it very, very difficult for the opponents. Both of them increase our chance to hurt Dortmund in the half spaces and in depth.

...WE WANT TO STAY

Over the last two and a half months we have put ourselves in a position to be able to achieve our goal. We have to go out on the pitch again in the last two games, have confidence in ourselves, with and without the ball - press forward, defend forward. Everyone is giving everything, the intensity is right, but we have to push ourselves forward in more phases as a compact group. That wasn't the case too often in the last three games.

...ABOUT THE MATCH

We're playing at home in front of our fantastic fans against the Champions League finalists. What a game, what more could you ask for? We want to win. If we can do that twice, I'm pretty sure we'll stay in it. I have It's been said many times: We want to achieve something, not prevent it. That's the approach. If we achieve our goal of staying in the league, that would be an incredible achievement for the entire club. We have to be courageous, that's still the most important thing and the same approach week after week is what counts for us. We know what a good team they have. But what matters to us is that we also have self-confidence, which we haven't had for seven games. That's why we want to play our game, be active and always vigilant. Congratulations to BVB! As Bundesliga coaches, we are happy when German teams are successful in Europe, that's clear. Two of them were in the Champions League semi-finals, which is only positive for German football.

...THE FINAL

We celebrated reaching the final properly. It was a very nice evening for us and the club. We enjoyed it. Everyone came through the game well. Sebastien Haller is not yet free of pain and will stay in Dortmund to continue his recovery. The rotation not only gives us physical and emotional freshness on the pitch, but we're also giving more players a chance with the aim of keeping up the momentum. Our season is a little longer now and we want to give everyone the opportunity to prove themselves and be involved in the big game. We'll try to find the right mix and put a really good team out on the pitch.

...ABOUT THE MATCH

We want to improve our situation as long as we can. But to do that, we need two wins. There's still a lot at stake for many teams. We want to make an impact with a good performance and focus on ourselves.