“Today we wanted to see if we could play with the same pace, the same tempo, as we do in the Bundesliga. We managed to do that in phases of the match. I am pleased that my team displayed such courage.Our marking could have been better. We reached a target with 20 shots on goal: we proactively went for our opponent, we did not simply just react to them.”
— Borussia Dortmund coachThomas Tuchel on his team’s 2-2 tie with European champion Real Madrid in the Champions League thanks to 18-year-old American Christian Pulisic’s assist up the tying goal. (