Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says his four goals in Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 victory over Hamburg on Saturday were a way of apologising for his actions.
A club suspension for "internal reasons" resulted in Aubameyang sitting out the Champions League win over Sporting CP in midweek, the sanction reportedly a result of his unauthorised attendance at a party in Italy.
Aubameyang added to a first-half hat-trick with an excellent, drilled finish three minutes after the restart, later assisting Ousmane Dembele for Dortmund's fifth.
"I made a mistake and wanted to apologise to the team and coach, so that's it," Aubameyang said in a post-match interview on Sky.
"Everyone knows Dortmund have to win games and when you don't after four games we start to feel the pressure. I think we did well, all the team played well."
On the impending Klassiker, Aubameyang added: "We are ready. Now we go to the national team but we know that when we come back we have to be ready."
