Edin Terzic bemoaned the way Borussia Dortmund were drawn into a wild Revierderby after Schalke twice came from behind to damage their rivals title hopes in a dramatic 2-2 draw.
Dortmund were chasing a club record ninth consecutive Bundesliga win when they faced their fierce rivals on Saturday, having played their way into contention with Bayern Munich at the summit.
While Nico Schlotterbeck s 38th-minute drive put them in the ascendency, Marius Buelter restored parity before Kenan Karaman did likewise after Raphael Guerreiro struck on the hour mark.
The result ended a run of four consecutive Revierderby wins for Dortmund, who sit two points adrift at the top of the table after Bayern s thrilling 5-3 win over Augsburg earlier on Saturday.
Speaking after the draw, Terzic said Schalke had succeeded in dragging Dortmund into an end-to-end contest, which worked to the relegation-threatened hosts advantage.
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We said before the game that there were two options, Terzic said.
[Either] we get involved with Schalke s emotional and passionate game, and then it gets tight. Or we stay clear and try to win the game with football.
We showed that in the first half. We had a lot of good phases there, in which we controlled both the ball and the opponent. We were able to create a lot of clear chances.
We stopped that in the second half and then it got wild – just like Schalke wanted it to be. In the end we gave up the win and go home with a draw.
The draw means Schalke and Dortmund remain the only two Bundesliga teams to have gone unbeaten since the mid-season break, with Thomas Reis men just one point adrift of safety after a run of seven games without defeat.
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