Dortmund Lolos tapi Lewandowski Gusar
Dortmund 1 - 2 Zenit, Lewandowski Upset
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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KENDATI lolos ke perempatfinal Liga Champions musim ini, para pemain Borussia Dortmund menilai penampilan timnya tidak terlalu bagus usai dikalahkan Zenit St Petersburg 1-2 pada leg kedua babak 16 Besar Liga Champions meski mereka lolos ke perempatfinal karena unggul agregat 5-4.
"Ini bukan pertandingan yang sempurna dari kami. Kami tahu kami mesti bekerja lebih baik lagi dibandingkan ini, namun yang penting adalah kami maju ke babak berikutnya," kata Robert Lewandowski seperti dikutip UEFA.com.
Kapten Dortmund Sebastian Kehl yang mencetak satu-satunya gol ke gawang Zenit pada leg kedua itu, juga mengutarakan pandangan sama dengan rekannya itu.
"Mungkin ini bukan pertandingan sempurna kami, namun kami telah mencapai perempatfinal Liga Champions dan semua meninggalkan stadion dengan senyum lebar pada wajah mereka".
"Kami sangat senang terus melaju, apalagi kami menghadapi banyak pemain cedera musim ini. Kami tak pernah mengeluhkan soal ini, namun ini mengeluarkan banyak energi. Lebih dari itu, kami layak menjadi salah satu dari delapan tim terbaik di Eropa," kata Kehl.
BORUSSIA Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski says his side must improve following a 2-1 defeat to Zenit in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday.
BVB progressed 5-4 on aggregate thanks to a 4-2 victory in St Petersburg in the first leg, despite losing on home soil on the night thanks to goals from Hulk and Salomon Rondon.
And Lewandowski, who was booked this evening and will now suffer a one-match suspension, has warned that last year´s runner-up must be better in the next round.
"It was not the perfect match by us," he was quoted as saying by UEFA.com.
"We know we need to do a better job than this, but it is only important that we are through to the next round. Unfortunately I will miss the first leg of the quarterfinal due to a suspension."
Teammate Kevin Großkreutz agreed with the Polan international, but expressed his delight at progressing to the quarterfinals and is already eying a meeting with Barcelona.
"We were not compact enough in defense," Großkreutz told Sky.
"Zenit played well, they are a skilled team. But what matters is that we progressed to the next round.
"Barcelona would not be too bad. I´ve never played against them yet."
