Chelsea youngster Ian Maatsen has had a brilliant season with Dortmund, and was a key part of the Dortmund team that reached the Champions League final.

Dortmund were by far the better side in the first-half, but Real Madrid came firing in the second period.

Ian Maatsen put in an impressive first-half display in the Champions League final, but Madrid pounced on his loose pass in the build up to Vinicius Jr’s goal with seven minutes remaining.

Ian Maatsen was up for criticism after his error killed the game for his team, but Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic has defended Ian Maatsen after the on-loan Chelsea defender after his error at Wembley.

When asked about Maatsen’s performance after Dortmund’s defeat in the Champions League final, Terzic said: “So first of all before I answer that question congratulations to Real Madrid, Mr Carlo Ancelotti and his team, a real true champion we faced today and a big win for them.

“Now we can speak about Ian, I think that Ian was part of a really good team today, especially in that first half we went close to scoring and Ian was one of the reasons because he played a fantastic game.

“And then there was the momentum where the game turned around and you see why they are the champions of this competition.

“Yeah, this is a game full of mistakes and it’s all about the reaction. Ian is a player who always wants to get on the ball, it doesn’t matter how tight the situation is, he wants to get on the ball and he wants to accelerate, he wants to play forward.

“And if you have this kind of mentality then, of course, sometimes you are going to lose the ball.

“No hard feelings whatsoever about Ian because they did similar situations in the first half but we didn’t show the efficiency to score.

“I’m quite sure that Ian is going to learn from that night and he’s going to have a bright future.”