Borussia Dortmund ‘hold crisis talks with Marco Rose immediately after humiliating 4-2 home defeat to Rangers’
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND boss Marco Rose reportedly had some explaining to do to the club's top brass after his side's crushing Europa League loss to Rangers.
Dortmund were on the receiving end of a 4-2 drubbing at the hands of the Scottish titans in the first leg of the Europa League play-offs.
Not even a goal from Liverpool and Manchester City transfer target Jude Bellingham was enough to stop Rangers from running riot at Signal Iduna Park - setting up a tantalising second-round tie at the Ibrox that the youngster's relishing.
And reports claim Dortmund's hierarchy - consisting of chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke, outgoing sporting director Michael Zorc and his successor next season Sebastian Kehl - were far from amused by the shambolic performance they witnessed on the night.
The trio were said to be so enraged that they summoned Dortmund's head coach Rose in for a meeting straight after the game to try and make sense of what just happened, according to .
The amount of goals Dortmund are currently conceding is also worrying the trio.
The club's heavy loss to Rangers was preceded by a 5-2 defeat by Bayern Leverkusen just 11 days prior.
But despite his team's leaky defence, Sky's German outlet also stated that Rose's job is safe - for now.
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However, Dortmund have come out to refute the claims that Rose was hauled in for a meeting, Sky also went on to report.
Rose will be present at the club's press conference before they take on his former side Borussia Monchengladbach - who he left to manage Dortmund last summer - this weekend.
Despite Watzke and Co denying there's trouble in paradise, the pressure will surely be on Rose to prevent a repeat defensive horror-show when Dortmund face Monchengladbach.
Dortmund are in second place in the Bundesliga at present with 65 points - five clear of closest rivals Bayern Leverkusen.
But if Rose can't end Dortmund's poor run of form and they end up without Champions League qualification this season, Sky suggest that the club may initiate a search for his replacement.