Dortmund 'hold crisis talk' with manager Marco Rose after Rangers loss

Borussia Dortmund manager Marco Rose and the team's hierarchy have reportedly held a 'crisis meeting' following an embarrassing 4-2 at home against Rangers on Thursday night.

The Bundesliga were dismantled by the Scottish champions in the first leg of their Europa League play-off, a defeat which only intensified the scrutiny Rose already found himself under.

According to Sky Germany, shortly after the game Rose was summoned to a meeting with Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc and Sebastian Kehl, respectively the current and incumbent sporting director.

The report indicated that while Dortmund's hierarchy met with Rose, his position isn't understood to be in danger for the time being. The scenario, however, could change should the Black and Yellows fail to qualify for the Champions League this season.

They are currently second in the Bundesliga, six points behind league leaders Bayern. 

The defeat against Rangers was Dortmund's second consecutive loss at home in all competitions, coming just 11 days after a disastrous 5-2 reversal against Bayern Leverkusen at the Westfalenstadion.

News of the meeting came after veteran defender Mats Hummels delivered a scathing assessment of the team's tactical approach, describing it as 'nonsensical' and not suited to deliver results.

'If you look at the Leverkusen game [a 5-2 loss for Dortmund], we conceded four goals after unnecessarily losing the ball,' he told German broadcaster RTL.

'That happened with the first, second and fourth goals here.

'I think we know what our problem is. The coach mentions it often enough.' 

Hummels, who won a combined 14 major trophies with Dortmund and Bayern Munich, added: 'We’re playing an awful lot of nonsensical football, a lot