Intro:

Borussia Dortmund head coach Juergen Klopp spoke on Thursday (30 October) ahead of the Bundesliga clash away against Bayern Munich on Saturday (1 November).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (German) Juergen Klopp, Borussia Dortmund coach:

"Yes of course. A success against Bayern Munich can give us confidence. But dealing with a success against Bayern Munich has - in the history of football - lead much more often to problems. I think there have always been occasions in the past when some teams have surprisingly won against Bayern and then afterwards failed to bring their feet back on the ground. I think FC Hamburg has won once for example. So, there were a few of those games in football history. So, according to this, it is the only game we are having this weekend and it is a very important game for us. And if we should take something with us from there which gives us confidence, I am the first one who will take this and who will take care that nothing will harm this confidence."

SOUNDBITE (German) Juergen Klopp, Borussia Dortmund coach:
(On recent tension between officials from Bayern and Dortmund)

"We're completely ignoring this. I cannot say anything else. I've got nothing to do with this. However, it is of course a fact, that in a phase when two teams are both in front in the table with 20 points, it makes in some way fun to react on certain things. But in our current situation, when it does not make fun, it is simply not part of the game."