World's best Kellermann on Wolfsburg aim

Ralf Kellermann may be celebrating being named FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year on Monday – but his thoughts are firmly on VfL Wolfsburg's bid for a third consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League title and their tough quarter-final with FC Rosengård.

Kellermann's feat in leading Wolfsburg to second straight European and Frauen Bundesliga titles last season earned him the global award ahead of Germany Under-19s' Maren Meinert and Japan's Norio Sasaki, the first time a club coach has topped the poll. "This is an outstanding moment to receive this award. I'd like to say thank you to many people – I have an individual award in a team sport. This, then, is for the whole team," said 2013 runner-up Kellermann. Yet his focus is on the future.

When Kellermann learned, at November's draw in Nyon, that Wolfsburg would meet Swedish champions Rosengård he had to hold his breath for a few seconds. "We will play against the best Swedish team that eased to the Swedish championship," the 46-year-old told UEFA.com. "Players like Marta, Anja Mittag, Ramona Bachmann – this is a top side and we have to play the second leg away from home on artificial turf."

Memories are still fresh from last season's round of 16 encounter when Wolfsburg pipped the club then known as FCR Malmö with a flattering 2-1 away win in the first leg followed by a 3-1 home victory. "These were two tight games, so anything is possible and performances on the day will decide it," Kellermann said.

"It is an advantage for Rosengård [that] they can play the second leg at home and they play on artificial turf, but we have an artificial turf in Wolfsburg we can train on, so we will be prepared."

Kellermann, whose side are unbeaten in all 22 of their European matches over three seasons and lead the German league at the winter recess, added: "If you want to play Champions League and you want prove yourself you have to compete with the best teams. And if you want to reach the final you also have to win against Rosengård."

However, an injury to captain and newly-crowned FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Nadine Kessler raises some concerns, though Kellermann hopes she will be fit in time for the two games after knee surgery last October forced a longer break than expected. The 26-year-old was supposed to return to training early in January but still feels some pain, so her comeback had to be postponed for an unspecified period of time. "It would be important to have our captain back," Kellermann said.

Should Wolfsburg overcome their Swedish opponents, either Paris Saint-Germain or Glasgow City FC would stand between them and the Berlin final. "With all due respect to all the quarter-finalists, Paris will advance to the semi-final and this would be the next tough task, as we would again have to play the first leg on home soil," Kellermann said.

"We played a friendly ahead of the season that we won 2-0, but you cannot take anything from this game. It will be difficult enough for us to reach the semi-final, but playing Paris would be another attractive game."