M. Hummels took responsibility for Roma's exit from the Europa League.

2025-03-14 13:29 © „Reuters“

“Roma” ended its performance in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, losing 1:3 to Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of the Round of 16 and losing the series 3:4 overall.

The decisive moment of the match occurred in the 11th minute when Roma defender Mats Hummels received a red card for a last-ditch foul after making a clumsy error of his own.

After the match, the experienced German apologized to the team's supporters on social media platform “X.”

“I apologize to the Roma club, my teammates, and the fans. I let the whole team down with a mistake that was incredibly foolish and regrettable.

Matches like this were usually ones where the team could count on me, but this time I messed up and took away the club's dream of winning the Europa League.

I don’t know what else to say. I am just as disappointed in myself as all of you are,” wrote M. Hummels.