Today at 2:45, two 0-1 UEFA Champions League teams will square off in Germany, when Borussia Dortmund takes the pitch against Marseille in a match that can be live streamed here.
Dortmund will need to take on Marseille without their leader, manager Jurgen Klopp, who was suspended for today's game thanks to a recent outburst against an official during a 2-1 loss to Napoli.
"I won't even forgive myself for that, and it's not something you can just forget about so easily," Klopp said. "You've got to be punished for things like that, and that's totally fine. I'll follow it from high up and will at least get something out of the game, being a good view."
He continued the verbal flogging of himself, saying, "Missing one game on the sidelines is not a major thing. If they'd removed me from the training ground for a week before, then that would have been worse to be honest."
Klopp is known for his animated nature and is prone to overreacting in both negative and positive ways. He acknowledged this and said it will be difficult to change even after this punishment.
"When you see photos of me celebrating certain moments or goals, then there's nothing aggressive or anything like that, it's just my way of releasing pressure," Klopp told Sky TV.
"I overstepped the mark in Naples. I failed to recognize where to stop. I've given it all a lot of thought, but I can't change myself. I just have to see where to stop in such moments."
Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski believes the club will be fine without Klopp today; "We'll just play the way we always do and we know what we have to do. I don't really take much notice of what's happening on the touchline anyway."
Over the weekend Dortmund notched five goals at Freiburg, so Marseilles goalie Steve Mandanda knows this will be a rough match.
"As soon as the draw was made we knew it would be hard. It will be even more so now after their five goals on Saturday," Mandanda said before adding, "We are competitors. We want to win."
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