Champions League: Will Psychological trauma affect Borussia Dortmund Performance as they face Monaco Just 24 hours after explosions Shock?

24 hours after their team bus was damaged by explosions in Germany, Borussia Dortmund will face Monaco today at 17:45 BST kick-off. But the big question is, will Psychological trauma affect Dortmund players when they face Monaco today?

After overcoming a new death experience, it is not unusual for some of the players to suffer a Psychological trauma wish might take days or weeks to overcome. Playing just 24 hours after such an horrible incident might therefore affect the team performance when they face their opponent in tonight's Champions League quarter-final first leg which will put them at a disadvantage. 

The three blasts damaged the Dortmund team coach bus and left defender Marc Bartra with a fractured wrist while it was heading to the stadium.

"In such a crisis situation, all of Borussia will pull together," said chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.

"The team and coaches were shocked. Now we must channel it in some way."

Watzke said the "explosive strike on the bus" happened as it left the team hotel, with "three explosive devices placed and triggered on the edge of the road".

Captain Marcel Schmelzer said: "We're all in shock and our thoughts are with Marc. We hope that he will make a speedy recovery."

Goalkeeper Roman Burki, who was sitting at the back of the team bus alongside Bartra, told Swiss newspaper Blick: "We left the hotel and went down the street. The bus turned down the main street, and there was a giant explosion.

"After the bang, we all ducked in the bus and those who could threw themselves to the ground. We did not know had happened.

A later tweet read: “A bomb exploded at the team bus next to the hotel. The players are safe. There is no danger at the stadium.”

Bartra, a Spain international player who has been based in Germany with last season’s Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund since last summer, is no foreigner to the impact of terrorism on football. In November 2015, a Belgium-Spain friendly was called off owing to concerns after the Paris terror attacks. At the time Bartra said to reporters: “If we’re going, it’s because it’s safe. We’re calm.”

A tweet originating from the Borussia Dortmund Twitter account an hour before kick-off at the Westfalenstadion had first alerted news of an incident. “At our bus departure, an incident has occurred. One person was injured. More information to follow,” it read.

Germany police and Borussia Dortmund officials have assured supporters that they were not under threat inside the stadium and that they should “stay calm” while leaving.

"We're all shocked - nobody thought of a football match in this moment."

It will really take something extra for Borussia Dortmund team to play at their best less than 24 hours after a targeted explosion, maybe a week postponement might help.

Most of the player have hardly slept as a result of the shock. It will not be a surprise if Borussia Dortmund the game at home, in front of their fans.