BUNDESLIGA: ‘Brutally disappointing’, Terzic reacts to Dortmund’s 3-3 draw with Stuttgart

Manager Edin Terzic described Borussia Dortmund’s 3-3 draw with Stuttgart as “brutally disappointing” as it prevented them from reaching the Bundesliga summit on par with Bayern Munich.

Despite Gio Reyna’s late goal in the second half of the game at Mercedes-Benz Arena, which looked promising for the Black and Yellow, their hopes were shattered when Silas Katompa Mvumpa scored an equaliser for their 10-men opponents in the 97th minute, causing Dortmund to drop two crucial points in the title race.

This adds to the ups and downs of a turbulent season for Dortmund, prompting Terzic to provide a scathing evaluation of their performance following the game’s conclusion.

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“We missed a huge chance as a team,” he told Sky Sports Germany. “That is brutally disappointing.”

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“It is hard for me to find the words [to explain] why it happened.

“We thought that with the loss at home to Werder Bremen, we had already experienced the worst part of the season.

“But this tops it again. We were lucky in the early stages. If we are honest, we almost conceded four goals against a team that was outnumbered.”

Dortmund held a man advantage for an hour of the game after Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos was dismissed for a second yellow card in the first half.

Their inability to capitalise on Bayern’s own slip-up, after a home draw with Hoffenheim, leaves them trailing the Bavarian giants by two points in the Bundesliga title race with six games to play.

Dortmund next host Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.