Borussia Dortmund's woes continued on Tuesday after the troubled Bundesliga outfit fell to a 2-1 defeat at Bologna which dented their hopes of direct qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Last season's finalists Dortmund, who opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Serhou Guirassy 's classy chipped penalty, are 13th on 12 points, one point from the top eight with other teams set to complete the penultimate round of league phase matches on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund and head coach Nuri Sahin have parted ways with immediate effect after a string of poor results across all competitions. When Sahin was at the helm, Dortmund struggled in the Bundesliga and got knocked out of the German Cup.

Borussia Dortmund have sacked Nuri Sahin with immediate effect after a Champions League loss. The former midfielder, who took the job from Edin Terzic having been on his coaching staff, has now seen himself get the axe.

Bologna had never won a game in the Champions League before. Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to the Italian team Tuesday could be the last for coach Nuri Sahin, who has now overseen four straight defeats this year.

Was Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bologna Nuri Sahin's last game as Borussia Dortmund coach?After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director

The club are 13th in the Champions League 20 points behind the leaders, Bayern Munich. SAHIN SACKED: Borussia Dortmund have sacked their coach Nuri Sahin after Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Bologna.

They were also ousted from the DFB Pokal in the second round.WHAT HAS BEEN SAIDSpeaking on the manager's sacking, Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken told the club's website: "We value Nuri Sahin and his work very much,

Borussia Dortmund fired coach Nuri Sahin on Wednesday, a day after its 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League. The defeat extended Dortmund's losing streak to four games since the new year and dropped last season's Champions League runner-up to 13th in the 36-team standings.

Borussia Dortmund announced the immediate departure of head coach Nuri Sahin following unsatisfactory performances in various competitions. With a recent 2-1 defeat against Bologna in the UEFA Champions League,

Borussia Dortmund has fired coach Nuri Sahin, the German football club said on Wednesday after a shock loss to Bologna in the Champions League that stretched its losing run to four games across all competitions.

After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director for sport Lars Ricken put Sahin under pressure to win Tuesday's Champions League game. And now that the game ended in defeat instead, Ricken has left it open whether Sahin will keep his job.