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Tuchel told the court he could tell the morning after the

blast that his players' minds were not on the game, which
Dortmund lost 3-2. (3) He said he "felt prepared to coach the

match," but when the team met at the training ground the

next morning he realised that the squad was "in a state

where they were unable to play." (4)

Despite winning the DFB Pokal in May 2017, Tuchel's

dismissal came only a day after parading the trophy through

Dortmund.

"What the squad achieved [after the attack] was incredible

and remarkable," Tuchel said of the cup win, less than two

months after the attack.

Team players also criticised the rescheduling of the match.

"It's incomprehensible how the team was not allowed to

rest. We are not machines," Roman Weidenfeller, club

captain said. (4) whilst Goalkeeper, Marcel Schmelzer added:
"None of us slept. And the bus ride to the stadium the

following day was just horrible. Nobody thought about the

match."

Sven Bender said: "We made a huge mistake to play. We
could have decided against it. But all of us had never been in

this situation." (4)