Sven Bender and Lukasz Piszczek’s errors prove fatal against Monaco

Kylian Mbappe’s double for AS Monaco sealed a vital first leg away win over Borussia Dortmund in the UCL quarterfinals.

ESPN FC’s Stephan Uersfeld reports on the atmosphere inside Dortmund’s stadium following Tuesday’s explosions.
DORTMUND, Germany — The show must go on — only one day after the attack on Borussia Dortmund’s team bus on Tuesday, injuring centre-back Marc Bartra, BVB’s home leg against AS Monaco in the quarterfinal of the Champions League was played on Wednesday night. As the horrible events will have taken a lasting impression on the players, the following player ratings are to be taken with a big grain of salt. Final score: 3-2 to the guests.

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Borussia Dortmund CEO furious as Sven Bender faces six weeks out

Sven Bender had recently returned from an injury suffered at the Olympics.
Borussia Dortmund CEO Michael Zorc has hit out at Paderborn after Sven Bender was ruled out for six weeks by an injury he suffered in a friendly against them.
Bender, who sustained the injury in a late challenge by Sven Michel, was taken to hospital for tests with coach Thomas Tuchel saying his injury “doesn’t look good.”
The 27-year-old had only returned to the BVB squad late last year after recovering from an injury picked up at the Olympics.
It is now feared he suffered a ligament tear following…

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Sven Bender suffers ankle injury in Borussia Dortmund friendly

Sven Bender had recently returned from an injury suffered at the Olympics.
Borussia Dortmund defender Sven Bender faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury in the 6-1 friendly win at Paderborn on Tuesday.
Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel told reporters he believed the injury “doesn’t look good.”
Bender, 27, only returned to the BVB squad late last year after recovering from an injury picked up at the Olympics.
Ahead of the restart of the Bundesliga season at the weekend, Tuchel identified Bender as one of the team’s leaders, telling ESPN FC’s Raphael Honigstein…

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