Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic described Erling Haaland's winning goal for Manchester City as "very frustrating and bitter" after Pep Guardiola's side came from behind to win at the Etihad Stadium.
City left it late to secure their second Champions League victory this season, as the Blues scored two goals in four minutes to turn the match on its head. John Stones led the charge for Guardiola's side with the equaliser before Haaland's acrobatic winner.
Jude Bellingham had initially put the visitors ahead in the first half, after he got on the end of a Marco Reus cross to deftly flick the ball past Ederson in goal. The Black and Yellows were a stubborn opponent and looked impossible to break down for large parts of the match.
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Speaking after the game, Terzic revealed that he was disappointed with the outcome after what he saw as a spirited performance from his Dortmund side.
He told the press: "For me, it's the third time we've played against them and the third time we're going home empty-handed. It's really bitter because the boys would've deserved at least a point. You could see the kind of quality City have: when we run out of steam, they can up the ante."
"It was a big compliment for us that they then put their outstanding individual players like Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne out wide because they couldn't find them in the middle. Unfortunately, we ultimately didn't manage to keep the pressure high enough to keep them away from our goal."
The Dortmund manager was specifically asked about Haaland's winner, and he expressed his frustration at seeing the Norwegian score for City against his former club.
He said: "Not many players in the world would score that goal. In recent years, we have benefited from him scoring goals like that for us. That makes it very frustrating and bitter that he did it for the opposing team today. We had the Man City attack under good control and almost entirely stopped the service to Erling. You could see that from the first goal by John Stones, which was scored from range, as we closed the spaces down very well time and time again."
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