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02/26/2021

UEL round-up – The facts on the second leg against Molde

On the morning after the unfortunate 2-0 defeat to Molde FK that sealed our European exit, tsg-hoffenheim.de has all the important match facts and press reactions.

The match facts:

Dominant for 90 minutes but still eliminated. Hoffenheim's superiority was reflected by the match statistics: 70% possession, more shots (26-3) and more shots on target (9-2). Both of Molde's attempts found the back of the net, while TSG failed to score.

Hoffenheim were the team dictating the pace in both games, but they did not get their reward. As a result, TSG have missed out on qualification for the Round of 16 for the first time ever.

The man of the match:

Molde shot-stopper Andreas Linde was in unbeatable form. The Swede made several strong saves to stop his side conceding; his saves to deny Chris Richards (15) and Munas Dabbur (29) were particularly spectacular. Linde had already made several impressive interventions in the first leg, including a save from the penalty spot.

The quote of the evening:

Oliver Baumann:  "I'm at a loss for words to explain how we didn't go through after the two games. We were clearly better in the first match. And we also gave everything today and created lots of chances. The fact that we've been eliminated is inexplicable. I have the feeling it wasn't meant to be today."

The press reactions:

Heilbronner Stimme: Thwarted by the Norwegian wall

Kicker: Hoffenheim miss out on "historic opportunity" - Wait to face big names goes on

Mannheimer Morgen: Hoffenheim's dream over

RNZ: Historic defeat instead of historic victory

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