Overview
- Dortmund twice led through Julian Brandt before conceding a 75th-minute equaliser to finish 2-2 at Signal Iduna Park.
- Nico Schlotterbeck called the performance "simply bad" and said substitutes were "losing every ball," with reports pointing to Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy.
- Head coach Niko Kovac labeled the collapse "completely unnecessary" and affirmed the centre-back’s right to address standards as a team leader.
- Sporting director Sebastian Kehl supported the critique and underlined the missed chance to reach 13 points in the league-phase standings.
- The draw leaves Dortmund outside the automatic qualification places, with trips to Tottenham and a home meeting with Inter still ahead before a Bundesliga test against Freiburg.