Borussia Dortmund's preseason campaign is unraveling really fast. Just three games in, and they have already suffered two losses, including the narrow 1-0 defeat by Cerezo Osaka on Wednesday in their first match of the BVB Evonik Japan Tour.
Solomon Sakuragawa struck in the eighth minute of the match from a corner as the BVB could never recover from the early deficit. Niko Kovac's raft of changes in the second half didn't help either with World Cup returnees missing from the matchday squad.
Here are the player ratings for Borussia Dortmund:
Ratings for Starting XI
Alexander Meyer - 6.5: Made three saves but couldn't keep out Sakuragawa's header
Joane Gadou - 7: Dortmund's talisman in defense with 10 defensive contributions
Filippo Mane - N/A: Succumbed to an injury just 35 minutes into the game
Luca Reggiani - 7: Positionally aware and key in regaining possession
Yan Couto - 6: Was second-best in his duels but laid two crosses although none could find its man
Jobe Bellingham - 6.5: A series of top-notch passing to help Dortmund keep it moving
Justin Lerma - 6.5: Completed 91% of his passes to demonstrate his accuracy with distributions
Almugera Kabar - 7: Made an astounding seven ball recoveries to impede Osaka's movements
Takato Yamamoto - 6: Booed on his return to Osaka; his only attempt at goal was also blocked
Samuele Inacio - 5: A fringe figure for most of the time he was on the field
Serhou Guirassy - 5: Another blank for the talismanic striker
Ratings for Substitutes
Jan-Luca Riedl - 7.5: Won all five of his duels, was strong in the air and nipped the ball off Osaka like snatching a candy from a toddler
Romeo Ritter - 7: Carried the ball forward well and seemed to have equalized late on only for the goal to be ruled out for offside
Miguel Adje - 6.5: Didn't see much action but looked promising whenever he got on the ball
Ayman Azhil - 5: Failed to win a single duel
Enzo Duarte - 6: Tried a shot from a corner but it flew wide
Mathis Albert - 6.5: Thirty minutes on the field, but completed just two passes
Arne Wessels - 5: Minimal involvement
Fabio Silva - 5: Had a shot saved
Marwan Mirza - 6.5: His ability to win duels was top notch
Tom Faust - 6: Was heavily involved late on as Dortmund pushed for an equalizer
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