Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp admits he thought Marco Reus had broken his leg in Tuesday night's win over Dynamo Dresden in the DFB-Pokal.
Reus was left in a heap following a tackle from Dennis Erdmann, which the referee deemed not to be a foul, as Ciro Immobile struck twice to send last season's runners-up through to the quarter finals by a 2-0 margin.
Further examination revealed the talisman had suffered only bruising to his knee, but it didn't stop Klopp from venting his frustrations at the officials, Erdmann, and even his own medical team.
"If it is really just a bruise with Marco, this has been a good night," he told Media.
"I looked so angry because everybody looked at me like he had a broken leg. I am a simple person and if everybody looks at me like his leg is broken, I believe that.
"I hope next time they will inform me sooner when it's just a bruise."
On the tackle itself, Klopp added: "I already said this before - you do not do things like that. Look, the ball is far away, Marco wants to pass Erdmann and he hits his knee into his thigh. Totally unnecessary.
"There was a similar situation with Hefele, where he elbowed Ciro Immobile and that led to a cut. That wasn't penalised either. But if Marco just has a bruise, we can be happy in the end.
"Ultimately we have won and we are in the next round."
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