Borussia Dortmund Director Urges Club Not to Underestimate Threat That Chelsea Pose

• Hans-Joachim Watzke has warned Borussia Dortmund against taking Chelsea too lightly in the Champions League
• Borussia Dortmund's managing director is confident in his side's abilities to progress to the quarterfinals
• Dortmund are level with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table and next face their bitter rivals, Schalke 04

Borussia Dortmund are urged not to rest on their laurels as the club prepares for a busy week ahead.

Dortmund first takes on Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League, before turning their attention to the Bundesliga and a Revier derby against Schalke 04.

The German club have won 10 Bundesliga games in a row and beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their tie, but Borussia Dortmund managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke doesn't want them to overlook the challenge Chelsea pose, GFNG reported.

“No one should believe that tenth place in the Premier League reflects Chelsea’s sporting quality.

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"The knot could burst at any time, after all, they spent more than 600 million euros on transfers in eight months,” he explained.

He added that while Chelsea posed a threat, he had confidence in his side and what they could do.

Dortmund takes a single-goal lead to Stamford Bridge, but given the English side's recent troubles, the German side stands a good chance of progressing to the quarterfinals. The German side won the reverse fixture thanks to a brilliant solo goal by Karim Adeyemi.

Adeyemi was injured in Dortmund's game against Hertha Berlin, and it remains to be seen whether he will be fit for the clash against Chelsea in England.

Back on the domestic front, Dortmund are tied with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga. They are 30 points ahead of Schalke.

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Dortmund's Adeyemi sinks Chelsea

Karim Adeyemi's solitary strike was the difference between Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea on Wednesday evening.

The German starlet raced past Enzo Fernandez before going around Kepa Arrizabalaga to find the back of the net.

Adeyemi's goal puts the German side in the driving seat, enhancing their chances of quarter-final qualification ahead of the reverse fixture, Sports Brief earlier reported.