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The Daily Bee: Small Injury Update

Good morning, Fear the Wall. More Dortmund tomorrow! MORE MORE MORE! BVB will travel to Frankfurt for a high-stakes DFB Pokal encounter. Check out the preview here. It is another long week for the Black and Yellows, but there is no rest for the weary. Dortmund News Bundesliga News Your thoughts? How goes it? Good […]

Match Preview: Dortmund Confront a Shaky Frankfurt in the DFB Pokal

In the words of Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders, “there is no rest for me in this world”, and neither is there any for Borussia Dortmund at the moment. After the stoppage-time thriller from Saturday against Cologne, die Schwarzgelben have been handed another difficult task on the road. The second round of the DFB Pokal […]

Post Match Reactions: Maxi Beier to the Rescue Against The Billy Goats

Although Borussia Dortmund have been playing well so far this season, beating this season iteration of 1. FC Köln was never going to an easy task. Lukas Kwasniok’s side have been very impressive this season, and The Billy Goats have been especially impressive in defense, only allowing 10 goals before tonight’s match in The Westfalenstadion. […]

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Dortmund Leave it Late Against Köln

Because some of you have asked, while the poll tool is currently not available, the latest that we have from the WordPress developers is that they are planning to add one in the near future. BVB got back to winning ways, although the fans were made to wait, and wait, and wait for a winner. […]

Comment Thread: Dortmund Welcome Köln Back to Top Football in the Rhineland

When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: WatchESPN (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the match thread rules: Enjoy the game! Heja BVB!

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday Eight

Top of the table face bottom of the table in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with Bayern Munich heading to Mönchengladbach. When it rains, it pours, for Die Fohlen. In fact, several big mismatches (at least on paper) are going on this weekend. From the schedule, the game I am most interested in is Frankfurt vs […]

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Match Preview: Borussia Dortmund Prepare to Host High-Flying FC Köln

BVB are due for a four-game stretch of back-to-back away games starting from Tuesday evening, but first they must face sixth-place FC Köln at the Westfalenstadion in the late Saturday game. After dropping points against RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, Dortmund returned to winning ways on Tuesday against FC København in the Champions League. Now […]

The Daily Bee: Fabio Silva Earns Praise

I’ve put it off long enough. Zac, Paul, and Paddy have done a great job carrying the torch, but now it’s finally my turn to return to the Daily Bee. Hrrrrrrrghhhhh. BVB News Bundesliga News

Looking Around the League: Borussia Mönchengladbach Keep on Losing

We haven’t even made it a quarter of the way through the season, and Bayern Munich are already five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table with a +23 goal difference (and a +14 xG difference). Bayern have a 100% record so far this season, despite already facing three of the four teams […]

The Daily Bee: Serhou Guirassy Could Miss Time Due to Ongoing Thigh Injury

Good evening, folks. Today’s Daily Bee is a little late because I spent all day preparing to teach an Introduction to Linear Regression session. The session went great. I got to spend an hour lecturing the audience about the many virtues of the linear model and indoctrinating them in the gospels of the Church of […]

Match Ratings: Nmecha Steers BVB to Bounce-Back Win Against FC København

Borussia Dortmund travelled north to Denmark to face FC København in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, and they came away with all three points in a 4-2 victory, thanks to a brace from Felix Nmecha, a Ramy Bensebaini penalty, and Fabio Silva’s first Dortmund goal. BVB were largely in control in the first half […]

The Daily Bee: How Does Dortmund Compare to Season’s Past?

It’s been two years since I was liberated from writing the Daily Bee but our vox media overlords have sent me back into the turd mines to produce daily content. This trip down nightmare memory lane leads me to ask; how has Dortmund performed this season compared to the last couple? Season’s Start Under Niko […]

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Felix Nmecha Brace Pushes Dortmund Past FC København

Because some of you have asked, while the poll tool is currently not available, the latest that we have from the WordPress developers is that they are planning to add one in the near future. Fresh off the heels of a defeat in Der Klassiker, Borussia Dortmund bounced back with a solid 4-2 away win […]

Match Ratings: Dortmund Fall in Munich

Starting XI Gregor Kobel Patrick: 6 There was very little Kobel could have done for either goal. Kane’s opener was from three yards out while Olise’s goal was from even closer after Kobel was drawn to the near post. He was let down by his defense but the Swiss shot-stopper didn’t stand on his head […]

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Comment Thread: Dortmund Visit FC Kobenhavn in the Champions League

When: 3:00 PM EST Where: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark How: Paramount+ (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), DAZN Germany and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), discovery+, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT Sports 7 (UK). Everywhere else here. Song of the Match: Simple Man (1973) Now to spoil the fun, here are the match thread rules: Enjoy the […]

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The Daily Bee: More Bellingham Noise

The games are coming thick and fast now. The dust has barely settled from Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich at the weekend, but they travel to Denmark to face FC Copenhagen in the Champions League this evening. It should serve as a welcome distraction from the loss, but we’re not quite there yet, […]

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Kovac Hints at More Playing Time for New Arrivals

On the back of Der Klassiker and rolling right into a UCL encounter with F.C. Copenhagen, Niko Kovac addressed the need for every player in his squad with matches coming thick and fast. Borussia Dortmund will only have about 72 hours between the end of match in Munich, and kickoff in Copenhagen. Word is that […]

Match Preview: BVB meet familiar faces in Copenhagen

It’s a quick turnaround for the boys in black and yellow. Two days after having to swallow their first “defeat pill” of the season at the hands of the Bavarian giants, Kovac and his men make their way up north to the land of Hygge and Lego for their next Champions League outing. *Sidenote: five […]

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Some Thoughts on Niko Kovac’s Der Klassiker Substitutions

Of all the narratives floating around in the aftermath of yesterday’s edition of Der Klassiker, the one most prevalent among Borussia Dortmund fans, other than perhaps “Wow, this Harry Kane guy is good at football,” is the notion that Niko Kovac’s substitutes—including both the timing and the players involved—either outright cost Dortmund the game, or […]

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The Daily Bee: A Klassik Hangover

Well, the first edition of Der Klassiker is behind us. Frankly, good riddance. I don’t think it’s necessarily a game any Dortmund fan looks forward to, and once we get it over with, we can get back to the season. There are certainly some questions to be asked in the aftermath of the match, and […]

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Post Match Reactions: BVB Lose 2-1 at the Allianz Arena Despite a Heroic Effort

Let me be totally honest with everyone here: after that first half, I almost talked myself into not watching the second. 26% ball possession and xG of exactly 0.00 is absolutely not what you want to see from your team, no matter the opponent. But because I’m a deluded BVB fan, I decided to strap […]

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Late BVB Fight-Back Not Enough in Der Klassiker

Borussia Dortmund were unable to catch Bayern Munich, despite a good second half effort, falling to a 2-1 defeat at the Allianz Arena this evening. Goals from Harry Kane and Michael Olise (with a helping hand from Jobe Bellingham) gave Bayern the advantage. Julian Brandt pulled one back, but it wasn’t enough. Bayern gave BVB […]

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Comment Thread: Dortmund and Bayern Lock Horns in the Topspiel

When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany How: WatchESPN (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Song of the Match: Bayern (Des samma mia) (1998) I stumbled upon this so now you have to listen to it too. Now […]

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday Seven

The international break is over, and the Bundesliga returns this evening with a fascinating clash between two teams that have struggled so far this season: Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. There are lots of good games to look forward to over the weekend, so if you want to chat about any of the Bundesliga games […]

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