Juventus v Dortmund: fixture facts and reaction

• Dortmund beat Juventus 3-1 in the 1997 UEFA Champions League final in Munich, Karl-Heinz Riedle scoring twice in the first half and substitute Lars Ricken adding a clinching third seconds after his introduction after Alessandro Del Piero had halved the Juve deficit.

• The Italian side had been 6-1 victors over two legs in the 1993 UEFA Cup final, winning the first leg 3-1 in Dortmund before a 3-0 Turin triumph. Dino Baggio got three goals over the two games, Roberto Baggio contributing two.

• Juventus have won on all three previous trips to Dortmund, scoring eight goals and conceding just three.

• Dortmund, however, have won the clubs' last two fixtures – that 1997 final and a 2-1 success in Turin in the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League group stage.

• Juve's sole European defeat at the Juventus Stadium came in their most recent match against Bundesliga opponents, a 2-0 loss to FC Bayern München in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to complete a 4-0 aggregate reverse. The Bianconeri have not won in their last four games against German teams – all versus Bayern – losing the last three.

Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus director
We have the greatest respect for Borussia Dortmund. They might be going through a disappointing spell in the Bundesliga, but they will recover from that because they have shown in Europe that they have a dangerous team and they have produced some great performances [this term]. So we will face them with all due respect.

The Germans have been proving that their league is at a very high level, and all four of their teams managed to qualify for the next round of the Champions League which means there is a lot of quality.

Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus captain
I'm happy because in the last few days I was saying that I wanted Dortmund. Not because I think they are weaker than other opponents but because I think they are the right kind of test for us to understand how far we have come and where we can improve.

Dortmund change their face when they play in the Champions League, they perform at a higher level than they do in the Bundesliga – probably because their players are more motivated. Ciro [Immobile] gave us problems when he was at Torino [FC] and I'm sure he'll do the same with Dortmund.

Hans-Joachim Watzke, Dortmund chief executive
Absolutely [it's a difficult task], but it's not like we stand no chance either. Juve are at the top of the Italian League with Roma, but nevertheless we have our own qualities too and we won our group; Juve didn't. It will be a 50-50 game. We shouldn't think too much about it. Both teams have a good chance to make it to the quarter-finals, it will be a close one.

It's an undeniable advantage [being at home for the second leg], that's why you want to be group winners, definitely. So of course we can expect a bit more with having the return leg at home. I say 50-50. I don't make predictions. We have a strong team, we have a few problems here and there which we will try to solve in the coming weeks. If we get our pace back, and it's still quite some time until the end of February, we will have a good chance.

Recently we've played well in the Champions League but not in the Bundesliga. That's not what we expect in the long term. The Bundesliga is our priority, but nevertheless we want to qualify for the quarter-finals.