Dortmund (Reuters)
Borussia Dortmund’s German side put their Scottish rivals Celtic in their usual size, in a painful experience for coach Brendan Rodgers, after his side were beaten 7-1 in the Champions League.
After beating Slovan Bratislava 5-1 at the start of their campaign in Europe’s most prestigious club competition, and following a run of 17 consecutive wins in all competitions, giving nine games into this season, Celtic were confident that they had now become a force to be reckoned with, but this dream never came true.
After Celtic fans sang the club anthem, the Scottish side were helpless against last season’s European runners-up, with Dortmund conceding five goals before the break.
Among the highlights of the game, Karim Adeyemi scored a hat-trick in the first half to be named Man of the Match.
For the third time in his coaching career, after two big defeats 7-0 and 7-1 against Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, in 2016 and 2017, Rodgers watched his team concede seven goals in Champions League.
Rodgers said before the game that the Dortmund clash would be a “revealing test” of his side’s abilities.
He said in frustration afterwards, “I don’t think I’ve ever been involved in a game where we were punished for every mistake we made a top team We didn’t start it the game the way we wanted. We went into the game with too much confidence.” We should have started the game much better, because we conceded very naive goals and were punished for some errors in play and passes.”
He said, “The opponent finished his attacks very effectively and produced an amazing display.”
The former Liverpool and Leicester City boss said before the game that Celtic were playing to fulfill “the fans’ dreams”, saying the Scottish champions had become a tough opponent to beat.
But he then added, “My mission is to encourage the players we have to learn from this lesson, otherwise we will be subject to another penalty at this stage.”
2024-10-02 06:03:10
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