Robert Lewandowski insists Borussia Dortmund still have
work to do to secure progression to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
The Poland international striker bagged a brace as
Dortmund triumphed 4-2 at Zenit in the first leg of their last-16 tie on
Tuesday.
With a two-goal cushion to take back to Signal Iduna Park
for the second leg on March 19, Jurgen Klopp's side are in a favourable
position to take another step towards a second successive Champions League
final.
But Lewandowski urged Dortmund to "take nothing for
granted" and to once more show their superiority over their Russian
opponents.
"It's a really important win, especially picking up
four goals on the road, but conceding two hurts," he is quoted as saying
by Bundesliga.com.
"We can't take anything for granted; we're not in
the quarter-finals just yet. The pitch conditions made it very difficult but we
were determined to win this match.
"It was a great performance, but we've got to show
we're the better side in the second leg as well. We've got to keep performing
and make sure we give a good account of ourselves with our fans behind us in
Dortmund."
Forward Marco Reus was also among the scorers, notching
Dortmund's second as they sailed into a 2-0 lead after just five minutes.
The Germany international believes Dortmund are well capable
of seeing out the tie, and was delighted to bounce back from a disappointing
3-0 defeat to Hamburg in the Bundesliga at the weekend.
"We knew we hadn't played well against Hamburg, but
we've got plenty of confidence," Reus commented.
"We took our first two chances clinically and
executed the coach's game plan to perfection during the opening half-hour,
although we should have put the game to bed earlier.
"We've got another game to go but we've put
ourselves in a great position. I don't expect us to concede three at
home."
Culled from Soccerway
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