Bus attack leaves Dortmund fighting blood, sweat and tears battle

DORTMUND, Germany: Marc Bartra gave blood, other Borussia Dortmund players have nightmares about the bomb attack on their bus and now the German team may need the sweat of Marco Reus to pull off a fairy tale place in the Champions League last four.

The scars left by three bombs that scorched the side of the bus and fired metal shards inside before the quarterfinals against Monaco have gone much further than Bartra’s fractured wrist.