Marco Reus spurned one of BVB's four first-half chances in the 2-1 defeat in Darmstadt when he hit the crossbar from a free-kick. In the second half, the Black and Yellows only created two chances against the club currently languishing at the bottom of the Bundesliga.

How do you explain the 2-1 defeat in Darmstadt?
Marco Reus: "We simply didn't play well. All of the players defended disastrously today. Darmstadt had a real lot of chances and they were only playing with long balls. In the second half we really didn't play well at all, we can have no complaints. Unfortunately the defeat is a fair result."

Why couldn't you build up any pressure in the second half?
Reus: "We didn't play the game that the coach wanted us to. We didn't dare to make the passes. The manner of the defeat was not acceptable. We need to talk about what happened, we can't just let it go. Yet again we have failed to win against an opponent that we really should have beaten. And that's really bad."

How much does the 2-1 defeat annoy you, especially as Leipzig lost too?
Reus: "In all honesty, that is of very, very little interest to us. If we win our own games, then we don't need to think about what Leipzig, Frankfurt or Hoffenheim are doing."