That was really uncomfortable for Borussia Dortmund's coach Marco Rose.

When a Portuguese journalist wanted to know what Rose thought of Sporting coach Rúben Amorim before the Champions League game at Sporting Lisbon, the 45-year-old was taken aback.

"Uh, I don't know," said Rose on Tuesday with wide eyes after listening to the translation.

Even Dortmund's press spokesman did not initially know who was talking about. "Please explain to us. Who is that? ”He said in the direction of the journalist. Only shortly afterwards did the misunderstanding clear up. It was unclear whether it was the translation. "Oh, sorry, this is of course embarrassing now," said the coach of the Bundesliga club when he realized that Amorim is the coach of Sporting.

"Definitely a good coach whose name I didn't know." To make it clear how uncomfortable the situation was for him, he invited the 36-year-old for a drink after the game on Wednesday evening (9:00 pm in the FAZ live ticker for Champions League and at DAZN). “Tomorrow I will take Rúben over for a glass of wine after the game. Because of course it shouldn't happen to me that I don't have his name on my screen. I'm sorry for that."

Amorim himself took the matter lightly. "I'm very happy about the invitation, it's a nice gesture," said the smiling sporting coach. Rose meanwhile swore the Borussia Dortmund team to a victory in the likely preliminary Champions League group game at Sporting Lisbon. “We're playing to win. As always, ”he said on Tuesday evening in Lisbon. “Playing for a draw is not an option. That doesn't work, doesn't work. So we play to win. "

With a success at the Portuguese soccer champions on Wednesday, BVB would certainly move into the knockout phase as second in the group.

In the event of a defeat by more than one goal difference, however, the premature end in the premier class would be sealed.

“It's certainly a must-win game,” said goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

"We'll go in very, very aggressively with the necessary power."

Rose left open how BVB wants to replace the suspended defense chief Mats Hummels.

It seems unlikely that Dan-Axel Zagadou, who had been injured for a long time, could appear from the start.

"He's been hurt for a long time, hurt for a long time," said Rose.

“We are very happy that he is so healthy and fit again.

But with the long injury, we're talking about the Champions League and he hasn't had any match practice for a long time. "