Terzic's Dortmund 'obliged' to hit back against Atletico
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said on Monday his side had to give everything in Tuesday's home Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid after being «punished» in the first game.
Dortmund trail 2-1 after last week's match in Madrid, where individual mistakes allowed Atletico to take a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes.
The German club fought back as Sebastien Haller scored to bridge the deficit, although the striker will miss Tuesday's clash with injury.
Terzic said Dortmund were «punished» by an «ice-cold» Atletico, but backed his team to turn the tables in front of their 81,500-seat Westfalenstadion crowd and the famous 'Yellow Wall'.
«When you go out onto the pitch in front of that stadium and start your warm-up, you are obliged to give everything and show your best,» Terzic told reporters.
«It's unique. It's regularly sold out and it has helped us countless times over the years.
»Before we make a transfer we talk to them and try and show what it means to play for Borussia Dortmund in this stadium.
«We need a good result against Atletico and we're pretty sure our supporters want to make that happen and create a good atmosphere.
»So we want to pay them back."
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The 1997 winners are looking to return to the semi-finals for the first time since 2013 when the Jurgen Klopp-coached side went down 2-1 to arch rivals Bayern Munich in the final.
However, they have made a habit of blowing the big occasion on home turf in recent times.
Needing victory against lowly
