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Jurgen Klopp acknowledges Juventus were simply better than Dortmund

Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund club were bounced out of the Champions League by Juventus on Wednesday night at the Westfalenstadion by a final score of 3-0 and 5-1 on aggregate for the two legs.

The Dortmund boss admitted that Juventus, who were led by two Carlos Tevez goals and an assist from the Argentine, were simply the better team on the night.

Klopp said it was easier to accept defeat because they had lost to a much better team, adding that Juventus had the perfect start and left his team chasing in vain.

"If you are not strong enough, then you can't mind going out of the Champions League. We weren't strong enough in the Bundesliga either," said Klopp, whose team currently sit middle of the German league table.

"We have other problems, there are some reasons why we don't have 60 points in the League," added Klopp. "We have to learn how to handle situations. We're better, but not good enough yet.

"We are out, now we can concentrate on the Bundesliga.

"We are together, we win together, we lose together, that's not the problem. It's not our best moment, but it's life and we have to stay in the race."

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