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Andre Schubert: Monchengladbach hoping to spring surprise on Juventus

Borussia Monchengladbach are hopeful of picking up their first ever win in the Champions League when they host Juventus on Tuesday night, according to coach Andre Schubert.

The Foals have won six consecutive Bundesliga games under interim boss Schubert, who took over after Lucien Favre vacated his role following five defeats from the first five league matches of the season.

While Gladbach have turned their fortunes around domestically, they have only picked up one point from three Champions League clashes -- a goalless draw against Juve in Turin last month.

Tuesday's match at Borussia Park represents Gladbach's last chance to stay in the race for a top-two finish in Group D, although they would still be in with a chance of a Europa League spot should they suffer a defeat.

Addressing reporters at his prematch news conference, Schubert said the focus currently is only on the match against Juve and not on the group permutations.

"The result is the only thing that matters and we will approach the match accordingly. We will see what happens," Schubert said.

"At some point we will have to have a look at the table, but there's nothing to be gained from doing so at the moment."

Despite Juve's struggles in Serie A this season -- the Italian champions sit 10th in the table -- Schubert warned: "It will be a big challenge for us, and we will have to be ready. We have managed to bring a certain level of stability into our game in recent weeks, and we want to show that out on the pitch [on Tuesday]."

When asked about his thoughts on the Italian media nicknaming him "The Magician" for turning the fate of his club around in such style, Schubert replied: "I don't have a magic wand or any magical curses.

"We will concentrate on what we do best, and that's football. If there's any magic going on then it's on the pitch with players like Ibo [Ibrahima Traore]."