Updated April 13, 2017 11:43:03

Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel says his team feels ignored by UEFA after the attack on its team bus, claiming European football's governing body has treated the incident as if "a beer can had been thrown" at the vehicle.

German authorities have since arrested a suspected Islamist in connection with the attack on a bus.

Dortmund was made to play AS Monaco in their Champion League's quarter-final first leg at home on Thursday (AEST), less than 24 hours after three explosions went off near the German team's bus as it made its way to the stadium.

Spanish defender Marc Bartra was injured in the attack and the match was immediately rescheduled, with Monaco running out 3-2 winners in what turned out to be a pulsating match.

UEFA said it had made the decision to reschedule the match after consulting both teams but Tuchel said this was not the case.

"We weren't asked at any point. We were told by text message that the decision had been made in Switzerland," Tuchel said.

"When they told us 'you're up tomorrow', we felt completely ignored.

"They treated it as if a beer can had been thrown at the bus.

"We would have liked more time to take stock. This gives you the feeling of impotence, that we have to keep functioning and nothing else matters.

"I encouraged everyone to take the game seriously but football is not the most important thing in the world."

Photo: Dortmund's manager Thomas Tuchel leaves the pitch after the loss to AS Monaco. (AP: Martin Meissner)

Tuchel says each player has been affected differently.

"Everyone has the right to deal with it in his own way," he said.

"We want to help every player to overcome his inner conflict. It was a bad experience."

Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin, who came on as a second-half substitute against Monaco, says the incident put football into perspective.

"We love football, we suffer with football and I know we earn a lot of money, and we have a privileged life, but we are human beings and there is so much more than football in this world … and last night we felt it," he said.

"I don't know if the people can understand this but, until I was on the pitch in the second half, I didn't think about football.

"I get goosebumps … when we were in the bus last night, I can't forget the faces."

Reuters

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First posted April 13, 2017 07:36:38