Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp in relaxed mood at the pre-match press conference

Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp has had to deal with exactly that, however, with Mario Götze announcing a July move to FC Bayern München. Yet Klopp is determined not to let Real Madrid CF think Dortmund are wounded ahead of Wednesday's first leg, urging the home fans: "Let's make it a special and outstanding night, a real BVB night. Leave all your negative emotions at home and will us to victory against Real Madrid."

José Mourinho has taken Madrid to the semi-finals for a third season running but, despite defeat in the previous two, he was in relaxed mood as he plotted an improvement on his side's group stage loss in Dortmund.

"Real Madrid have different ways of playing. At Manchester [United FC] they had 68% possession, even when it was 11 v 11, so they can play a possession game. They are not all about transition play, attacking on the break. Madrid are one of the best teams in the world and capable of playing every style there is. But so can we. Which one we employ tomorrow, you will have to wait and see",  Klopp concluded.