Borussia Dortmund head coach Nico Kovach explained why the German club lost heavily to Barcelona in the first match of the Champions League quarter-finals. We lost clearly and deservedly. I think we played well for 20 minutes in the first half, before the score was 1-0. After that, the inconsistency returned; we didn’t lack composure, and we punished ourselves. We conceded one penalty goal and three on counterattacks. Three goals on counterattacks is definitely too many. You can lose possession; it’s an integral part of the game, but then you have to make the right decisions. These are small details that are punished at such a high level. We had two situations in the first half with Cershu (Girassi) when we should have at least put the ball on target. Source link
