Reyna helped Dortmund maintain early lead but things went south when the American was subbed off in a loss to Bologna.
U.S. international Gio Reyna helped Dortmund build a 1-0 lead, but saw his team unravel while on the bench in the final 26 minutes of the club’s 2-1 loss in the Champions League group stage to Bologna Tuesday.Reyna had a solid but not specular showing in his 64 minutes, connecting on 93.8 percent of his passes as well as a long ball and through ball pass.Dortmund took an early lead off of Serhou Guirassy’s 15th-minute penalty. Things came apart for BVB just six minutes after Reyna came off. Thijs Dallinga came off the bench to rally the home side and equalize while highly-touted English winger Samuel Iling-Junior scored the game-winner for the Serie A club.
The loss might spell the end for embattled Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin. The club is winless in January and languishing in 10th place in the Bundesliga and is slightly more respectable in the Champions League at 13th.
Reyna is being linked with a move to Serie A side AC Milan, which features American stars in Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah.
Dortmund will look to get their first win in January as they host Werder Bremen on Jan. 25.