Champions League
We Didn’t Show Efficiency To Score – Says Edin Terzic
Borussia Dortmund’s coach, Edin Terzic, lamented his team’s missed opportunities against a formidable Real Madrid side in the Champions League final, where the Bundesliga club ultimately suffered a 2-0 defeat.
Following a one-sided first half in which Dortmund squandered multiple good opportunities, Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior scored late goals to seal Real Madrid’s 15th European title.
“We didn’t show the efficiency to score,” a visibly downcast Terzic told reporters. “This is something we have to learn from.”
Despite finishing fifth in the Bundesliga this season, Dortmund made it to their first Champions League final since 2013, a match held at Wembley where they were also defeated by Bayern Munich. The team and their passionate supporters gave their best effort on the night.
“I am proud, that is the first thought, a proud moment,” Terzic said.
“We brought nearly 100,000 people to London and everybody had the belief we could make it. It was a fantastic journey this year in the Champions League a great campaign but to be honest it is a little empty inside. It was a great opportunity to win it and we unfortunately didn’t make it.”
Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke could not hide his disappointment.
“We did it well, should have taken the lead in the first half but then we got a bit tired and they were ice cold how they scored,” he said. “We knew what we can do. We are happy to have been here but when you dominate the game and have these chances and then lose then it is very disappointing.”
“We had four chances and we should have scored one of them. We had so many chances and you just have to score,” Hummels said. “At the end of the day, we should have defended a little better with their goals. But there is no one to blame for that. We played a good game.”
Terzic tried to stay positive for the Dortmund fans.
“Thank you for your belief, don’t let the doubt take over,” he said. “We’re going to bounce back, we’re going to learn from this.”
