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Borussia Dortmund player ratings from 3-4 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen: Defensive woes spark collapse

By Tushar Bahl

(L-R) Dortmund's Swiss goalkeeper Roman Buerki, Dortmund's German defender Mats Hummels, Dortmund's German midfielder Emre Can and Dortmund's US midfielder Giovanni Reyna react during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, western Germany on February 8, 2020. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / RESTRICTIONS: DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
(L-R) Dortmund's Swiss goalkeeper Roman Buerki, Dortmund's German defender Mats Hummels, Dortmund's German midfielder Emre Can and Dortmund's US midfielder Giovanni Reyna react during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, western Germany on February 8, 2020. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / RESTRICTIONS: DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 08: Giovanni Reyna after the final whistle during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena on February 08, 2020 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images)
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 08: Giovanni Reyna after the final whistle during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena on February 08, 2020 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images) /

Gio Reyna (5/10)

It looks like Favre got a bit too carried away with Reyna’s goal on Tuesday. Bringing him on instead of Hazard at half time was a poor decision. The young American tried to make things happen, maybe a bit too hard. Dortmund had a goal chalked off because Reyna had fouled Bender in the build-up. If that goal had stood, maybe Dortmund could have gotten the three points today.

He also hit the post with a deflected effort, but was very sloppy defensively.

Despite his struggles, it’s hard to blame him for not performing well on a consistent basis. Reyna is still only 17, and Favre should have known better than to ask him to rescue the team in every game.

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Thorgan Hazard and Mario Götze (N/R)

The duo were brought on to save the game late on, but didn’t have enough time to lift a deflated Borussia Dortmund side or make an impact.

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