Jurgen Klopp described his Borussia Dortmund side as "harmless" after they failed to register a single shot on target in their Champions League last-16 defeat to Juventus, media reports.
Dortmund trailed Massimo Allegri's side 2-1 going into their second leg tie at Signal Iduna Park, but their away goal gave them considerable hope of progressing to the quarter finals.
Instead, the hosts were blown away by their superior opponents who delivered an early sucker-punch through Carlos Tevez' third-minute wonder strike.
Dortmund laid siege to the Bianconeri box for much of the first half but were unable to convert their pressure into chances and eventually succumbed to second-half goals from Alvaro Morata and Tevez again.
"We were too harmless. If you don't shoot on goal, you can't score," Klopp said.
"We can't blame the ball, because it flew fairly well, as you could see with the goal Tevez scored.
"Every minute the opponent gained in confidence and we ended up having none.
"Juve were simply better than us, but they also had the perfect start after three minutes."
Captain Mats Hummels agreed that Dortmund failed to recover from their early setback, allowing Juventus to dominate the second period and cruise into an unassailable lead.
"The early goal we conceded was surely a shock for us. You can't deny that," Hummels added.
"For almost the entire match we failed to create any noteworthy chances.
"In the second half we completely lost our rhythm and in the end the scoreline was deserved.
"We can't claim that we were at the same level as Juventus."
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