Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel has described Marco Reus as 'irreplaceable' after he scored a late equaliserin Saturday's 1-1 draw at Koln.
The recently returned winger earned his side a point with the injury time goal, days after he had done the same in a 2-2 drawagainst Real Madrid in the Champions League.
And Tuchel has praised Reus on an impressive comeback from injurythat has seen him find the net five times in just five games.
Marco Reus' form for Borussia Dortmund since returning from injury:
5 games
7 chances created
5 take-ons
5 goals
4 assists
Instant impact. pic.twitter.com/khBN5w8iox
"Reus is irreplaceable for us," Tuchel said at a press conference, viaFourFourTwo."This match was more proof of that."
The draw against Koln left Dortmund in sixth,eight points off league leaders Bayern Munich and second placed RB Leipzig.
Analysing the possible reasons that Dortmund are off the pace, Tuchel claimed that more work needs to be done on the training pitch.
"There are a lot of reasons for our inconsistency," he added."One of the main reasons is that we are learning in matches rather than on the training pitch. We need time on the training pitch.
"But at least we are making progress.We had to put in a lot of effort and in the end it was worth one point. We will have to accept that and move on."
Dortmund travel to Hoffenheim and host Augsburg before the month longwinter break which ends in late January.