Reaction to 2-3 loss to Bayern: "Frustrating and so painful" | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund had to finally lay to rest their quietly cherished dream of winning the championship on Saturday evening. Against FC Bayern Munich, BVB lost 2-3 at Signal Iduna Park and now trail the league leaders by eleven points. Accordingly, there was great disappointment after the match, but also pride in the performance displayed.

“We put up an awesome fight. We gave it our all. We tried to get the fans involved, to be physical, to make it tough for them. We managed that for a long time, but in the end, they were simply very, very good in front of goal – that’s frustrating and it hurts incredibly,” Gregor Kobel lamented about the result and about “little things that ultimately made the difference.”

Meanwhile, Felix Nmecha saw the quality of Bayern as the decisive factor on the club homepage: “Of course, we gave everything. We fought. We saw that passion and fighting spirit were definitely there. And yes, when you have that 1-0 lead, you just try everything to defend it. But we also saw the quality in all the guys who scored.”

“A top match for everyone who was there”

Nico Schlotterbeck, whose opening goal ultimately didn’t count for anything, also didn’t see a big difference between the two teams: “It was an all-in game for us. You can’t accuse us of not doing enough. We tried everything, but unfortunately, it just didn’t work out. In the end, Bayern scored one more goal.”

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“It’s a shame we didn’t take at least a point here, because overall we put in a really good performance,” said sporting director Sebastian Kehl, who was disappointed by the result but otherwise saw a good response from BVB to their Champions League exit and, in general, good publicity for football: “It was a top match for everyone who was there. Both teams contributed to that. I think it’s great how the team reacted after Wednesday’s game. That shows we processed it well. In the end, this game might not have deserved a winner.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.