However after the match the Dortmund coach, Thomas Tuchel, described that decision as "absurd" and complained that his side felt "completely ignored" over the rescheduling. "We have to find a way to deal with it".
Tuesday's first-leg match was postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, with Monaco winning 3-2.
"Until I was on the pitch in the second half, I didn't think about football, to be honest".
"They (Uefa) have to understand that we are not animals", he told ESPN FC. We love football. We suffer with football.
"I encouraged everyone to take the game seriously but football is not the most important thing in the world", Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said after the game. They treated it as if a can had been thrown at the bus. It could easily have been a lot worse.
He said: "It really is too early to say - and I wouldn't even like to hazard a guess".
"Last night I didn't realise what happened until I got through the door and my wife and son were waiting, there I felt how lucky we were". I will never forget these faces in my life for sure.
Authorities also searched the home of a second suspected Islamic extremist but prosecutors said Thursday there were no indications he was involved in the bus attack.
"We have to function like puppets", the Dortmund captain said.
Goalkeeper Roman Burki, who was sitting next to Bartra at the time of the attack, wore his teammate's No.5 shirt before kickoff, while fans had placed banners in the stands wishing the Spaniard a speedy recovery. We had the feeling today everybody that we are not in the best shape, not focused enough for football.
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"UEFA was in touch with all parties on Wednesday and never received any information which suggested that any of the teams did not want to play".
"It will stick with us that we have to function and that everything else plays no role".
The "BVB" ensured a good start into the game as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang unleashed a hammer, which missed the target just wide with 11 minutes into the game. And that was the point of time when we were informed.
Information from Dortmund correspondent Stefan Buczko and the Press Association was used in this report.
"Most players hardly slept, myself included", Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl said. I tried immediately to get some information.
"We've been left feeling a bit helpless by the decision". Fourth only brings a playoff.
German media had questioned rearranging the match so quickly after three explosives had shattered windows and injured Dortmund defender Marc Bartra en route to the Westfalenstadion for a tie which was originally to be played Tuesday.
"We were told by text message that the decision had been made in Switzerland", Tuchel said in post-match interviews. It is in fourth place with six games left to play this season, 18 points behind leader Bayern Munich, Germany's dominant club of recent years.
Frankfurt, which was previously third, has lost its last four games away and it hasn't won any of its last nine.
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