Atalanta v BVB: Shambolic and shocking humiliation, say press | OneFootball

After the 1:4 at Atalanta Bergamo, Borussia Dortmund's European campaign has come to an end. The 2:0 lead from the first leg was only seemingly comfortable, and was already gone after 45 minutes. Adeyemi's goal only briefly raised hopes for extra time, until Gregor Kobel made a mistake. This is how the press saw the course of the match in Italy.

It was a “horror day for Bensebaini and Kobel,” headlines Sportschau. Nevertheless, the Algerian, who was involved in all four goals conceded, is of course not solely to blame for the defeat. Rather, “an almost inexplicable passivity in the duels” prevailed among all BVB players. And: “It was remarkable that Dortmund repeatedly ran into the same problems, which Leipzig had already exposed last Saturday evening in the Bundesliga.” Now it will be interesting to see how the team deals with this setback. After all, things had been going excellently in the Bundesliga recently, apart from the slight setback in Leipzig.

After a “weak performance,” a “blatant misplaced pass” by Gregor Kobel led to the dramatic outcome in Bergamo, according to the FAZ. The early lead spurred on the hosts, and returning player Emre Can could not provide any security to the defense. The BVB appeared “far too tame,” offering very little in attack.

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BVB team too arrogant?

The Welt describes BVB as “desolate” in the “disgrace of Bergamo.” They were eliminated “in a shocking manner.” “At times, BVB was so clearly inferior that it almost hurt their fans.” Borussia Dortmund showed themselves to be “only partially ready to defend, unfocused to the point of arrogance.” Right from the start, BVB was “virtually overrun,” raising the question of whether the players even took Bergamo seriously after the first leg. These mentality debates were actually supposed to be a thing of the past, or so Dortmund had hoped. There is also now the question of whether the squad is even good enough to compete in the Champions League. The many goals conceded in this CL season do not support that.

In the cauldron of Bergamo, the match began like the first leg—just in reverse, notes the WAZ. The early lead made BVB “nervous with shaky legs.” For the most part, the performance was “disastrous,” and Atalanta “virtually crushed” BVB. The 2:0 lead from the first leg proved to be deceptive. After being eliminated from the DFB-Pokal, BVB thus squandered their next season objective.

“Because of a weak first half and this massive mistake at the end,” the elimination is also, according to kicker, “absolutely deserved.”

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