Dortmund's coach Thomas Tuchel did mention that his team was not prepared to play the rescheduled first leg match after the explosion, and that was evident by how shaky the players were.
Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim has told his team to maintain their concentration levels in their quest to nail down a place in the last four.
It was this mutual respect that prompted Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev to give Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke a plaque with several photos showing the communion between the two sets of fans last week.
A policeman was injured along with Dortmund's Spanish worldwide defender Marc Bartra, who needed surgery on a broken wrist after being hit by flying glass. Bartra is expected to miss the next few weeks for Dortmund. "My team is used to playing a certain way and that will not change".
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is Dortmund's leading marksman; the Gabon global has notched 33 goals this term and Betfair Sportsbook go 10/11 (1.91) that the striker scores at any time. "I'm expecting to face a stronger team that has come through (what happened)", he said, adding that Monaco will not sit back and defend its lead.
"I'm a part of this helpful process, and it's a joy to see how much the players talk to each other and respect each other's emotions", Tuchel said.
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"Our heads have to be focused on tomorrow's game, we're 90 minutes into the Champions League semi-finals but that's true for our opponents as well".
"Now we need to put in a good performance and I am convinced we can do it".
The French club did eliminate Manchester City in the previous round on away goals after a 3-1 home win nullified a 5-3 first-leg defeat.
Monaco may not have been directly targeted in the attack but the events and subsequent postponement were still hard to deal with for Leonardo Jardim and his young side, who saw teenage prodigy Kylian Mbappe score twice in the first leg.
"We know it will be very tough, but we have the energy and confidence we need to get a result". We are an attacking side and we will try to create as many chances as possible.
Some of the more experienced players, like 27-year-old attacking midfielder Marco Reus, have also been helping him. We have had an exceptional run in the Champions League and our dream is to stay in the competition.
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