Borussia Dortmund’s Coach, Juergen Klopp, has said he is certain his side will not freeze when they face Real Madrid on Tuesday, looking to clinch their place in the Champions League final.
The Germans head to the Bernabeu 4-1 up from th first leg.
Asked whether his team would buckle under the pressure in Spain, Klopp said: “No, I’m sure we won’t.
“We played Bayern Munich in the German Cup final last year… and my team was pretty cool (winning 5-2).”
He added: “The only way to reach your dream is to be brave.”
Borussia Dortmund won the Champions League in 1997 but almost folded in 2005.
They finished in the bottom half of the German league in 2008 but won the title three years later.
Klopp, who took over for the 2008-09 season, said on Monday: “No-one could have imagined this a few years ago, but tomorrow we have to focus on the game.
“We haven’t achieved anything yet. We are only halfway there. In football everything is possible. Something historic will happen (on Tuesday).”
Dortmund rested their star players at the weekend in their 2-1 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf, with Robert Lewandowski, who scored all four goals in the win over Real Madrid, coming on as a late substitute.
Real will have forward Cristiano Ronaldo back for the game after he missed their derby win at Atletico Madrid with a thigh injury.
Manager of Real, Jose Mourinho, said: “We could play with certain people that we do not normally play with and with an unusual system.
“So I will not say anything. Cristiano Ronaldo is fine. Alvaro Arbeloa and Marcelo are injured and the rest are available.”
Mourinho says his team can overturn the 4-1 deficit, a comeback achieved only once in Champions League history – when Deportivo beat AC Milan 5-4 on aggregate in 2004.
“If we play like we did in Dortmund then it’s difficult to see us doing it,” he said. “But if we play the same way we have played in many games and we have the spirit to win a great game, we will do it.
“We are an excellent team and we have excellent players. We are going to play to try and go through. We have to go for it right until the end of the game. Football is football and everything is possible.”
And Klopp concedes the tie is not over yet.
“Real Madrid believe they can come back against us,” he said. “And, if they believe so, they will act accordingly. We are ready for Real Madrid to try everything they can and we do not feel that we are already in the final.
“We feel the first-leg result was much better than expected. We know we will have to fight tomorrow with our best strengths. We know we are not a normal semi-finalist and will behave accordingly.”
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