Mats Hummels held responsible for the cost of Roma their dream to win the Europa League after his resignation against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.
The former Borussia Dortmund Center-back received a straight red card for a professional error on Maroan Sannadi for only 11 minutes in San Mames.
Nico Williams then scored twice, with a different goal from Yuri Berchiche, because Leandro Paredes' stop time penalty of De Tijd turned out to be a consolation in a 3-1 defeat that Roma dumped a total of 4-3.
Hummels did not stop his emotions when he went to social media site X and apologized at Roma supporters for his resignation that the draw turned upside down.
“I'm sorry Roma, I want to apologize to our fans and my teammates,” the veteran defender posted.
“I abandoned everyone today with a mistake that was just stupid and terrible.
“In the past, these games were the games that my team could trust me, now it is me and I cost the whole club the dream to win the Europa League.
“Don't know what else to say, I'm just as disappointed in me as you all.”
I'm sorry @officialasroma. I want to apologize to our fans and my teammates. I abandoned everyone today with a mistake that was just stupid and terrible. In the past, these games were the games that my team could trust me, now it is me and I cost the whole club the dream to win …
– Mats Hummels (@MatesHummels) March 13, 2025
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