Karetsas, from the toilet to the winner that sinks Betis

Konstantinos Karetsas scored the winner as Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1 in matchday four of the Champions League league phase, and was named player of the match. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, the Greek almost never took the pitch.

After Serhou Guirassy was injured in the first half, Niko Kovac looked for Karetsas but could not find him. He had already told Chukwuemeka to get ready, but at the last second he spotted the Greek arriving. “If he had stayed a few seconds longer on the toilet, he would not have come on,” the coach said with a smile.

Betis had equalised before Karetsas scored. The forward admitted he had no tactical instructions: “I knew they would press us hard, so I simply played my game.”