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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Mark Walker

Lewis Ferguson captains Bologna to historic Champions League win over Dortmund

Lewis Ferguson reckons captaining Bologna to their first ever UEFA Champions League win could be the best moment of his career.

The Scotland star was skipper as Bologna stunned Borussia Dortmund with two late goals in two minutes to finally get a win in the group.

Dortmund boss Nuri Sahin was immediately sacked after the game just over three months after he guided his side to a 7-1 thrashing of Celtic in the same competition.

And former Aberdeen midfielder Ferguson, who has recovered well from the ACL injury that ruled him out of the Euros, said: "Maybe it was the best moment of my career. I'd have to think about it, but it is certainly a beautiful feeling that is difficult to explain. 


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"I had faith in this team that we could come back and win - we always seem to do that here.

"We made history. I'm proud of this team. 

"At first, I was a little scared about the knee, but now I'm fine, I feel better. The first few months were difficult: one day I felt fine, one day I had a little discomfort and another day I had pain. 

"I'm still working on improving the strength and power of my knee, but on the pitch, I feel normal. 

"We are playing some great football at Bologna and we are happy. I am playing a more defensive role in midfield. I actually played like this in Scotland five years ago."

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