Partey hauled off at half-time as Atletico Madrid fall to Dortmund

Ghana midfielder Thomas Teye Partey failed to return to the pitch after recess as Atletico Madrid suffered a humiliating 4-0 away defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The midfielder was handed a starting role by Diego Someone, ahead of Spain midfielder Rodri Hernandez, whose signing in the summer has condemned the Black Star to a peripheral figure at Wanda Metropolitano this season.

Following Atletico's poor first-half performance, one that saw Axel Witzel give the home side the lead three minutes after Partey picked up a 35th-minute yellow card, Simeone decided to reshuffle his cards for the second stanza, withdrawing the Odumase-Krobo-born for none other than Rodri.

The Ghanaian's substitution, however, did little as the hosts scored three more goals in the second half.

Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi, who assisted the first goal, again set up Raphael Guerreiro and Jadon Sancho for the second and third goals at Signal-Iduna Park.

A minute to full-time, Guerreiro sealed the win with his second strike of the night to wrap up the three points.

Wednesday's game was Partey's second appearance in the Champions League this season.

In La Liga, he has appeared eight times for Los Rojiblancos, only three of which were starts.