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The Gabon international says he is feeling tired after Africa Cup of Nations duty but his manager is not about to give him extra recovery time

Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel believes it would not be wise to grant a rest to striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gabon international was hauled off after 62 minutes of Dortmund's 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg defeat to Benfica on Tuesday, having endured a dismal outing in which he spurned two good chances before missing a penalty.

Auba: I'm tired after AFCON

Aubameyang, who has only scored once in his last five appearances, admitted after the match that he was feeling jaded following his exploits at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Tuchel, however says it would not be the right time to leave him on the bench and hopes to see him score against Wolfsburg on Saturday.