Jurgen Klopp believes his Dortmund players have shown that they have what it will take to reach the Champions League semi-finals and defeat a resilient Malaga. The German side drew 0-0 in Spain in the first leg last Wednesday before via behind to beat Augsburg 4-2 in the Bundesliga at the weekend. "The group passed the character test," said Klopp. "It was very important to show that we play basketball to win." Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender knows his side can ill afford to be wasteful and complacent against a Malaga side which have reached the last nine within their debut Champions League strategy. "It is a dangerous starting position," he explained. "We should not start out stupidly and be found out on a, like we were (against Augsburg) on Saturday." Malaga go to Dortmund understanding that they got away with it in the initial leg in Spain. But having escaped with a 0-0, they are still in with a real chance of rendering it to the last four and equalling the achievements of Villarreal, who under Malagaas current coach Mauricio Pellegrini, turned the first debutant to achieve the last four of this competition in 2006. Pellegrini flew home to Chile on Saturday to attend the funeral of his father, but is anticipated to maintain Dortmund for Tuesday's game and spoke forward of the Dortmund game of the significance of not conceding a target at home. His group are not specially defensive nevertheless and their managed possession game serves both a defensive and attacking function. And Pellegrinias edges have a pattern of focusing on how to show a tie around, having lost 1-0 to FC Porto in the initial leg of these quarter-final. That was something his Villarreal team were outstanding at as well, and the complicated Andalucians can not be eliminated. The Facts Venue: Westfalen Stadium Date: Thursday 9 April Kick-off: 19:45 BST Current sort Borussia Dortmund: Stuttgart 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (30/03; Bundesliga) Malaga 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (03/04; Champions League) Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Augsburg (06/04; Bundesliga) Malaga: Rayo Vallecano 1-3 Malaga (30/03; Manhunter Liga) Malaga 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (03/04; Champions League) Real Sociedad 4-2 Malaga (06/04; La Liga) Crucial absences Borussia Dortmund: Marco Reus (doubt ); Roman Weidenfeller (doubt ); Rugs Hummels; Jakub Blaszczykowski Malaga: Eliseu; Welington; Manuel Iturra
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