Borussia Dortmund have fired head coach Nuri Sahin in the wake of Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying they had "lost faith" in him.Sahin was assistant to former Dortmund coach Edin Terzic in last season's surprise run to the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid and the 36-year-old was promoted to head coach in the summer.

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.

Under-pressure Borussia Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin said he remained optimistic ahead of his side's Champions League clash at lowly Bologna on Tuesday despite their poor Bundesliga form.

Borussia Dortmund have sacked Nuri Sahin after just seven months in charge following the defeat to Bologna in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Quickfire second-half goals from Thijs Dallinga and Samuel Iling-Junior overturned Serhou Guirassy's early penalty.

Just seven months after replacing Edin Terzic at Borussia Dortmund, Nuri Sahin has been sacked after their Champions League loss to Bologna.

Bologna picked up their first ever Champions League victory on Tuesday night, coming from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Dall’Ara, which has turned out to be Nuri Sahin’s final game