Julian Brandt feels Borussia Dortmund lacked courage during their 4-0 loss to Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker on Saturday.
Robert Lewandowski continued his prolific form against his former employers with a brace, while Serge Gnabry was also on target before a Mats Hummels own goal completed the rout.
Following his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen in the off-season, Brandt found his first experience of the iconic Bundesliga fixture tough to take.
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"It happens that we've lost, that's okay. But the way it happened was difficult for me," the forward said at a news conference ahead of Germany's upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belarus and Northern Ireland.