Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sebastian Kehl has said that it is "disappointing" that his side will have to wait until after the winter break to rectify their poor form.

Following yesterday's 2-1 home defeat to Hertha Berlin - BVB's third on the bounce at the Westfalenstadion - Kehl said in a press conference that it is frustrating that they cannot sort out the situation immediately.

"The defeat is very, very disappointing," he said. "It's our third home defeat in a row and we're going to have to wait until the start of next year to put things right.

"We stopped playing football after making a good start to the match. We let Hertha back into the game with those goals and we couldn't break them down in the second half."

The result means that Jurgen Klopp's side will resume their Bundesliga campaign after the winter break in fourth place, 12 points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich.