With its dismissal in the eleventh minute, the former BVB star Mats Hummels initiated the European League-off of AS Rome.
The Italians played out more than 80 minutes and finally lost the round of 16 second legs at Athletic Bilbao 1: 3 (0: 1).
Hummels then apologized to the fans and his teammates on Instagram and practiced sharp self -criticism.
“Today I let everyone down with a mistake that was simply stupid and terrible. Such games were once the games in which my team was able to rely on me, now I have screwed it up and that cost the club the dream of winning the Europa League,” wrote the 36-year-old.
First bad pass, then grätsche
Hummels had practically initiated his dismissal with a catastrophic wrong pass. When Bilbao striker Maroan Sannadi stood freely in front of the goal, the former Dortmund knew how to help himself than with a tackle – Hummels’ fauxpas can be seen in the video above ((opens automatically in the article picture).
Referee Clément Turpin reacted immediately and sent the central defender after the foul with smooth red from the field. Particularly bitter: Hummels had not been taken into account in the previous three games in the Europa League.
>> The Europa League round of 16 in the overview
Nico Williams (45.+3/82. Minute) and Yuri Berchiche (68.) Mercilessly punished Hummels’ Bärendienst. Leandro Paredes’ (90.+3) Connection hit by transformed penalty was late. The team of coach Claudio Ranieri won the first leg 2-1.
Media: Hummels is drawn back to Germany
The former Bundesliga professional had caught a very bad start in the Italian capital and was not used. It was only under the new coach Ranieri that the defender made it into the team and became a top performer. According to media reports, Hummels draws back to Germany after a year abroad, near his family.