Borussia Dortmund without Jadon Sancho for 'brutally difficult task' against Manchester City
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Updated 13/04/2021 at 14:20 GMT+1
Jadon Sancho remains sidelined for the second leg of Borussia Dortmund's Champions League quarter-final against City. Sancho has been out since March, and his ongoing absence only adds to what Dortmund coach Edin Terzic describes as a “brutally difficult” task. City's late winner in the first leg has left Dortmund facing an uphill battle, though they did sneak an away goal in Manchester.
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Borussia Dortmund will be without England winger Jadon Sancho as they face a "brutally difficult" task of overturning a 2-1 deficit in Germany.
City scored a late winner in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, leaving the Bundesliga side with an uphill task.
And Dortmund coach Edin Terzic is well aware of the challenge his side faces.
"Belief is big but belief alone will not be enough," Terzic told a virtual news conference on Tuesday. "We played a good game last week and showed we can keep pace with a top team.
"It was frustrating that we conceded a late goal. So now we cannot focus just on defence. We have to be attacking. It will be a brutally difficult task. So believing is not enough. We also need hard work.
"It's is about showing we can play against the best team in the world and maybe eliminate the best team in the world from the competition."
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Phil Foden hit a late winner to break Dortmund hearts in the first leg
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To add insult to injury, Dortmund will be without former Manchester City winger Sancho, who has been sidelined since early March.
Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, who have also suffered knocks, will be assessed ahead of Wednesday's match.
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