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TWO DISAPPOINTED PLAYERS: Dortmund captain Marco Reus and Erling Braut Haaland weren’t around much when Lazio played them occasionally. Photo: ALBERTO LINGRIA / X04139
Dortmund must pull the bullet home to Italy after a deplorable defeat by Lazio. Erling Braut Haaland and the gang weren’t kind in judging their own efforts.
– It’s inexplicable. Of course, this is not how we can behave, especially in the first game of the Champions League. It was just bad. In fact, we missed everything today, says Dortmund captain Marco Reus, according to Bild.
He played 78 minutes of the match against Lazio and was replaced just after Lazio took a 3-1 lead. It was also the end result.
– It was just a bad start. They took the initiative. We couldn’t push hard. It was a solid tactic from his coach. They played us tactically, says Erling Braut Haaland to Viasat.
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Borussia Dortmund had a nightmare start to the match. Ciro Immobile said thanks for the last one already after six minutes. The Italian never got to vote as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski in Dortmund, but on Tuesday he went on to spearhead Lazio.
Midway through the first half, the Italians went 2-0, after an own goal from BVB goalkeeper Marwin Hitz.
– It was a miserable performance in the first place. This is not how you can be known to appear, Dortmund legend Sebastian Kehl (362 games), who now works in the club’s recruiting department, tells Bild.
Erling Braut Haaland scored the 1 – 0 just out of reach of the goalkeeper. The hope for points, however, was short-lived.
Substitute Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro scored the last goal of the night, 3-1 against Lazio, five minutes later.
– We were not present. Defense, running, everything was missing. We will succeed, but we must do everything better. I’m very disappointed, says Dortmund manager Lucien Favre after the defeat.
P.S! Haaland & Co will have the opportunity to fight against its archrival Schalke 04, on Saturday 18.30.
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