...ABOUT THE MATCH

Dortmund will press high, so there will be space between the lines. We want to find our best players in the areas where they are dangerous. We have had the time to prepare defensively and offensively. We are trying to keep everyone relaxed, and above all enjoy the opportunity we have of playing a Champions League semi-final. And tomorrow will be a big day. You always have to be prepared that things don't go well and be ready to turn things round. Tomorrow, in whichever situation we find ourselves, I'm convinced my team will fight. As a coach, we're always looking to find out how the match will go. What I know is how we are going to play. At kick-off tomorrow, we're out. But if the score changes, then the game will change. We have to be better than our opponents to come through.

...THE OBJECTIVE

The aim is to win, and firstly score a goal. We can score two goals in a couple of minutes, just as we can concede them too. If we concede a goal, it's not a problem. We have to stay calm, just as we did against Barcelona. I think it'll be a very high level game, very keenly contested, like the first leg was. We want to go to the final, but to do that we have to be better than this great Borussia Dortmund team.

...RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SQUAD

I work on that every day. I try to plant an idea, and then the players have to participate in that process. And my team has responded in an extraordinary way since the start of the season. A coach is a leader who has to generate confidence in his players, and I have confidence in my team.

...THE SUPPORTERS

I think the fans will have a crucial role tomorrow, and we have the absolute guarantee that our fans will be behind us, as they have been all season long, and also when we really needed them. I expect the atmosphere that we all know at the Parc des Princes, and I hope that tomorrow evening we'll be able to celebrate qualification with them.

...PREPARATION

We weren't satisfied with the game here in Paris. The plan looked good, but the execution didn't work. We lacked courage in many areas. We showed that there are completely different ways to play against PSG. Part of the success of the first leg was bringing that intensity onto the pitch. If we need to, we'll run another 20 kilometres. We have to bring respect, resilience, courage and joy if we want to achieve something great. They have a mission, we have a huge dream. We must also improve our performance. The reason? There are lots of things we will have to do better, because they will do better.

...MBAPPE

We'll have a big job on our hands if he starts in the number-nine role again. You can only deal with him as a team. His pace, which he uses intelligently, means he's difficult to defend against one-on-one. Once he's gone, he's gone. There are also very, very good players around him.

...REAL MADRID AND MANCHESTER UNTITED DID IT BEFORE

In both clashes the second legs were extremely tight. I would love the parallel to be that we make it into the final – but then I'd rather it went like 1997 than 2013...