Chelsea star Kai Havertz has been speaking about heading back to his homeland with his teammates.

The attacker and the rest of the squad are in Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League tonight.

Havertz, who is experiencing a mixed season, is happy to get a break from domestic action with the distraction of Europe's most glittering club competition.

“When a new coach comes in, in the middle of the season, there's been many changes in the club, a new owner, new players, it's a completely different situation," Havertz told UEFA's Champions League magazine show.

“I think everything needs time to settle in.

“Of course, our goal still remains reaching the top four, but I think everybody knows that we're not satisfied and that Chelsea's expectations before the season were different. We're here to win titles and that goes for every year. A season like this isn't easy for us at all. We'll now focus on the Champions League because we know we're a “tournament team" and that we're able to achieve great things this season there.

“The Champions League is special, you never know what's going to happen. We were in 10th place in the Premier League when we changed manager in 2020/21 and suddenly we played the Champions League final.

“It all happens very quickly, so you don't know what will happen. I think this [game against Dortmund] will be an amazing match and both teams have good chances to go through. Therefore I am keen to see how it turns out."