But everyone could see that Dortmund had expended a tremendous amount of energy in that match.
This was just as Wang Shuo had said in a joint interview with multiple media outlets, including *Bild* and *Ruhr News*, after returning to Dortmund.
"The Champions League knockout stage is a completely different level of intensity from the group stage, especially when you're up against a team from Italy."
German media outlets relayed reports from their Italian counterparts.
After the match at the San Siro, players like Nesta and Thiago Silva gave interviews to the Italian press.
As defenders, they all brought up Wang Shuo.
Nesta, in particular.
The Italian center-back even repeated to the reporters what he had said to Wang Shuo after the match.
No one had expected Nesta to compare Wang Shuo to Ronaldo!
And according to intelligence gathered by the scouts Dortmund had left behind in Milan, Nesta was indeed injured.
