Borussia Dortmund chief makes Man City admission following Champions League clash

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has paid Manchester City a huge compliment following their Champions League clash on Wednesday night.

City were not at their clinical best against the Bundesliga outfit and fans would have feared the worst when Jude Bellingham gave the visitors the lead. However, two incredible goals from John Stones and Erling Haaland late on turned the game on its head.

It was a bitter pill to swallow for the German side who had been beaten 3-0 in the match prior by RB Leipzig. However, Kehl was quick to quash any criticism of his side after the match at the Etihad by paying Pep Guardiola's team a huge compliment.

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In an interview with Sky Sports Germany, Kehl said: "We all want to win in the end. I think you still have to make a distinction.

"If you lose 3-0 in Leipzig - and we expressed very strong self-criticism there - or against possibly the best team in Europe against Man City with a narrow 2-1, then you also have to classify it differently.

"I don't think it is right to criticise after the 2-1." Dortmund would bounce back from the recent defeats on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Schalke in the Bundesliga.

As for City, they continued to impress in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Wolves. Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden all found the back of the net against the 10-man West Midlands side.

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