Borussia Dortmund faces a formidable Tottenham side in the Europa League last 16, but Mats Hummels is relishing this week's first leg.
Mats Hummels believes a place in the Europa League quarterfinals would feel much sweeter for Borussia Dortmund given the quality of last-16 opponents Tottenham, which it meets on Thursday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side dispatched Fiorentina 4-1 in the last 32 after a 3-0 second-leg win at White Hart Lane – a result that underlined the huge strides the London side has made this season.
Spurs have only lost once in eight European games in 2015-16 and have sustained an unlikely title challenge in the Premier League, though they have suffered a setback due to a defeat to West Ham and draw with 10-man Arsenal in their last two matches.