Niko Schlotterbeck, Getty Images December 11, 2025, 5:24 p.m

The central defender of Borussia Dortmund, Niko Schlotterback, spoke after the draw in the match with Norwegian Bude-Glimt (2:2) within the framework of the 6th round of the Champions League. Quoted by the German Bild.

“I said it at half-time: after we went 1-0 up, the team started to play very carelessly, with incredibly poor first touches. Everyone played for himself. Substitute players lost all balls.

It was necessary to remove the question about the winner, but we did not do it. We could have scored 13 points and I think some people didn’t realize how important that was. That is why it is not just unfortunate, but very bad.

When you go on the field for 60 minutes, I expect 30 minutes of full play. Killing intrigue in the game is a matter of your level. If you don’t, and then your opponent equalizes, it means you didn’t play well enough.

This cannot be our standard. Especially considering that this is a home game. We didn’t do enough. I think some people didn’t realize how important this game was.

Now we need to win both matches, otherwise we will be relegated from the top 8. We have two more games ahead of us, very important and difficult,” Schlotterbeck said