VIDEO SHOWS: INTER MILAN COACH CRISTIAN EUGEN CHIVU AND PLAYER YANN AUREL BISSECK TALKING AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST BVB DORTMUND RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: DORTMUND, GERMANY (JANUARY 27, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, AND PLAYER, YANN AUREL BISSECK, ARRIVING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 2. CHIVU AND BISSECK 3. FILMING BISSECK SEEN ON CAMERA DISPLAY 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTER MILAN DEFENDER, YANN AUREL BISSECK, SAYING: "The same thing as always, like the things you just mentioned and then it's also the belief because many people say okay we cannot reach the top eight anymore but that doesn't mean we don't want to win. So like you said we will be hungry tomorrow we'll be determined but it's also important to keep a cool head because everybody talks about the fans and stuff that it gets to our heads and to keep a cool head to not let the emotion get to us and then I think when we put our qualities on the pitch we can have a very successful evening." 5. BISSECK TALKING 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN DEFENDER, YANN AUREL BISSECK, SAYING: "But they (BVB DORTMUND) are still a strong team. They were in the Champions League final a few years ago, but they are still strong. Winning the Bundesliga with Bayern is not easy, but for us they are a team we have to play very, very seriously, very aggressively. Even with the fans. It won't be easy, but we are well-prepared. We want to win, as always." 7. MEDIA 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN DEFENDER, YANN AUREL BISSECK, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION WHETHER HE BELIEVES TO ALWAYS BE PLAYING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH, SAYING: "For me, it's not important, as I said before. I just wanted to play. Helping the team that comes along is always, always a bonus. I am very, very happy to play in this shirt. I hope to continue playing in this shirt." 9. MEDIA, CHIVU TALKING 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, SAYING: "We are 14th in the Champions League, if I'm not mistaken 13th and 14th. The goal was to finish in the top eight and accept what our growth was. We have another match tomorrow in the Champions League, just as important as the others. We are aware that we are facing a strong team, especially at home where they lose very few matches because there is so much energy in this stadium and they are carried along by this wonderful crowd, and we have to be ready physically and mentally to face a game like this. As for the league, we'll have time to talk again when this game is over, but this team has a strong squad, where everyone feels important, where everyone feels involved." 11. CHIVU SEEN ON CAMERA DISPLAY 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, ACCORDING TO TRANSLATOR, SAYING: "We know that it's not easy because of the energy that this stadium transmits, because of this team's ambition and desire, especially when they play at home, because of their individual quality and the identity that they have recently managed to develop under (Niko) Kovac, in playing a more dominant game, in understanding transitions a little better, in having mobility up front, and in utilising many players to fill the area. We also know that it will not be easy, but I repeat that, like all teams, they also have problems. Like you mentioned, they're not at their best defensively, I am sure that they are also working hard to correct these situations." 13. CHIVU TALKING 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, ACCORDING TO TRANSLATOR, SAYING: "Nico (Nicolo Barella) had a muscle strain, so we decided to stop him and send him inside. As a result, we won't be calling him up. I think he'll have some medical tests tomorrow morning, but it doesn't seem to be anything serious, just fatigue. He'll have to rest for a few days, or at least we hope so. What was the other one (question)? Lautaro (Martinez) never wants to rest and we never want to do without our players, all 22 of them, who are always available to the team and always ready to contribute." 15. REPORTER AND CHIVU TALKING 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, ON PIOTR ZIELINSKI, SAYING: "I think you should be happy for the way he's playing here in this moment. We're happy with him and you should be as well because he's a fantastic player. For the technical quality, for everything that he's trying to do at this moment, even playing in a position that is not his position, but he's doing his best, he's to help us and I'm sure you're going to benefit a lot this March when you have the play-off for the form he's reaching and he's going to still keep for that games." 17. PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Inter Milan are determined to win their final match of the Champions League first round at Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday (January 27). "We know that it's not easy at this stage because of the energy that this stadium transmits, because of this team's ambition and desire, especially when they play at home”, coach Cristian Eugen Chivu told reporters on Tuesday (January 27), adding that despite their good development under coach Niko Kovac they still had problems in defence. Defender Yann Aurel Bisseck, faced with the strong Dortmund fan base said it was important to keep a cool head: “And then I think when we put our qualities on the pitch that we can have a very successful evening." Dortmund, in 16th spot on 11 points, could still reach the top eight for automatic qualification with a win on Wednesday and a favourable combination of other results. Inter are a point ahead in 14th and have a better chance of a top-eight finish. Dortmund expect a sold-out crowd of just over 81,000 on Wednesday. (Production: Andreas Kranz, Lena Toepler)
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