Borussia Dortmund's Edin Terzic Seeking Positive Spark In Crucial AC Milan Clash

Edin Terzic's Borussia Dortmund can seal a spot in the Champions League last 16 by winning at AC Milan on Tuesday, sparking some positivity amid a stuttering domestic campaign. Already ten points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen with just 12 games played, Terzic's men have however impressed on the European stage this season. Dortmund sit first in a Champions League group which includes Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle, having conceded just two goals in four matches.

In the league however they are shipping more than 1.5 goals per game on average and look out of the title race with only a third of the season gone.

Now at the helm for almost a year and a half, Terzic has faced heavy criticism in Germany, with some calling for the 41-year-old's head.

Terzic and those in charge at Signal Iduna Park can help to silence the chatter by securing progress to the knockout phase against last season's semi-finalists.

'Not that good'

Speaking at Dortmund's AGM on Sunday, club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke contrasted his side's performances in the league with their showings in Europe.

"We were hoping for two or three more points (in the league) at this stage," Watzke said, "but the sky isn't falling."

"We are in first place in the (Champions League) group which cannot be over-estimated. The group is fragile and anything can happen.

"On Tuesday, we have a chance to qualify early with a win. I wouldn't have dared to dream of that at the time of the draw. That's the truth."

Watzke said the club had "been exposed to a media barrage for months that I have not experienced in ages.

"I have to double check every week that we're not fighting relegation!"

The CEO, who took over in 2005 and helped save Dortmund from financial ruin, said