Effenberg: Mourinho admires Borussia Dortmund

The former Germany international chatted with the Special One, with the Real Madrid trainer admitting that he has massive respect for the Bundesliga giants

Stefan Effenberg claims Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho appreciates Borussia Dortmund a lot, after both teams were paired against each other in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The two teams played each other earlier in the competition with the BVB coming out on top.

Dortmund won 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park and managed a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. Moreover, the BVB succumbed the domestic league to Bayern Munich and Madrid are set to lose their title to FC Barcelona, even though they have been in good form recently.

“I spoke to Mourinho a few weeks back,” the former Germany midfielder told Sky Sports News.

“He told me that he has great respect for Dortmund. Dortmund have nothing to lose and if have already achieved an awful lot. If they beat Real that would be absolutely sensational,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.

“Dortmund are the underdog for the tie, but they have surprised us all. Real are much stronger than in the group stages, but Dortmund are capable of beating them,” he mused.

He added: “There will be no call to Pep. Jupp Heynckes is experienced enough to know what to do,” he said.

“Barca have a small advantage, but Bayern Munich are incredibly strong. It is important Bayern do not hide and they cannot focus all their attentions on Messi – you cannot completely turn off a player like Messi,” he finally concluded.

Effenberg admitted he talked to Mourinho a while ago. The highly rated trainer stated that Dortmund have nothing to lose and have done great until now. Also if they make it to the final, it would be an amazing accomplishment.

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