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Match Preview: Runners-Up Dortmund Face Last in the League Heidenheim

After another worrying Champions League goose egg, Dortmund return to their bread-and-butter in the Bundesliga. There, the black-and-yellows remain undefeated since their one loss in Munich back in mid October. Furthermore, their record against this weekend’s opponent is a pretty one: four wins, two draws, no losses. Making Heidenheim the only current Bundesliga side Dortmund […]

2 months ago · 3 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 20

We’re about 30 minutes late on the Bundesliga Open Thread but FC Köln vs Wolfsburg is still 0-0 right now so it basically doesn’t count. According to Predicting Ball (which has been recently updated and now splits fixtures by date and shows kick-off time in your timezone), there are several pretty close games this weekend, […]

2 months ago · 4 reads

Official: Borussia Dortmund Draw Atalanta in Champions League Play-Off

The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs took place this morning, and Borussia Dortmund were drawn against Italian side Atalanta. The first leg of BVB’s play-off will take place on the 17th, at the Westfalenstadion, and Dortmund will travel to the Stadio di Bergamo for the second leg on the 24th February. If BVB […]

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2 months ago · 7 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Borussia Dortmund Limp in to the Champions League Playoffs

Borussia Dortmund missed out on automatic qualification for the Champions League knockout stages tonight, having lost 2-0 to Inter Milan. But I’m not sure you could convince me they were really trying to win. I watched too many players refusing to push up the field on breaks to believe this was their best efforts. I […]

2 months ago · 6 reads

Daily Bee: Everything that Needs to Happen for Dortmund to Reach the UCL Quarter-finals

It is the second year of UEFA’s new Champions League format and Borussia Dortmund face Inter Milan in tomorrow’s final ‘League Phase” match-up. Anders Meincke already wrote up a preview that you can check out here. For today’s Daily Bee, however, I wanted to visit everything that needs to happen for Borussia Dortmund to jump […]

2 months ago · 5 reads

Match Preview: Can BVB Break Into the Top Eight?

The Champions League “League Phase” has almost come to an end, and there is everything to win, when Borussia Dortmund host Inter Milan for a clash of titans at The Westfalenstadion. This is a very tough opponent to face in what could very well be a direct ticket to the top eight that will secure […]

2 months ago · 6 reads

The Daily Bee: BVB Furious Over Chelsea’s Late Decision to Recall Aaron Anselmino

The January transfer window has been pretty frustrating for BVB fans so far. There has been a lack of activity from the club, and now they have lost a promising squad member, with Aaron Anselmino returning to South London. But the good news is that there is plenty of midweek football to distract us from […]

2 months ago · 7 reads

The Daily Bee: A Win and a Loss

Good morning, Fear the Wall. The great American winter storm has passed and for the first time ever, my job actually told me to work from home. Neat. Dortmund snagged a win in the prime time slot this past Saturday, convincingly overcoming Union Berlin for a third successive league victory, and a bounce back from […]

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2 months ago · 8 reads

Chelsea Trigger Option to Recall Aaron Anselmino

Well, this kind of sucks. It was reported in December that Chelsea had included an option in Aaron Anselmino’s loan to recall him in January if they so desired, and today, five days before the transfer deadline, they have opted to do so. This is a pretty significant blow to BVB, who have had success […]

2 months ago · 6 reads

Post-Match Reactions: Dortmund Take Three Points in Berlin

For what feels like the first time this season, Borussia Dortmund has gained ground on Bayern Munich. In Bavaria, the perennial titleholders dropped three points to Augsburg. In Berlin, Borussia Dortmund visited a stout Union Berlin side and walked away with all three points. Kovac’s men entered this match desperately needing an injection of morale […]

2 months ago · 7 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: BVB Bounce Back with 3-0 Win Over Union Berlin

Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways this afternoon after their disappointing midweek loss to Spurs in the Champions League. Dortmund romped to a comfortable 3-0 win against Union Berlin, to close the gap between them and Bayern Munich to “just” eight points. Union Berlin were competitive but they never really gave BVB too much to […]

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2 months ago · 7 reads

Comment Thread: Dortmund Visit Union Berlin

When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin, Germany How:  ESPN Select (US), Sky GO Now and Sky Sports Football (UK), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:

2 months ago · 8 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 19

I don’t think we see enough heated rivalries in the Bundesliga, but the return of the Hamburg derby this season has been one everyone is looking forward to. We get the return leg of the derby between St. Pauli and Hamburg this evening. St. Pauli claimed all three points in a 2-0 win last time […]

2 months ago · 7 reads

Match Ratings: A Soggy Mess Against Spurs

Dortmund took a large (and loud) away contingent to London for this midweek tie that would see the winner jump to the automatic qualification spots. Thomas Frank’s Spurs came into it on the back of five winless games, with stale displays seeing ever-increasing numbers of fans voice their discontent with his management. By contrast, we […]

2 months ago · 6 reads

MOTM (Not a Poll): BVB’s Champions League Campaign in the Balance After Loss to Tottenham

What happens when a movable object meets a stoppable force? Well, Borussia Dortmund collapse in the first half and Tottenham Hotspur come away with a 2-0 victory and a big confidence boost. Anyone who has tuned in to watch Thomas Frank’s Spurs this season will have gone into tonight’s Champions League tie feeling pretty optimistic, […]

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2 months ago · 8 reads

Comment Thread: BVB Head to London to Face Spurs in the Champions League

If you’ve watched any Tottenham games this season you’ll be feeling optimistic about Borussia Dortmund’s chances tonight. They have been abject, and it’s important BVB make the most of Thomas Frank’s struggles to claim all three points. It’s going to be 90 minutes of some of the most unwatchable football you’ve ever witnessed, but it […]

2 months ago · 9 reads

Match Preview: Dortmund Face Struggling Tottenham in North London

We are into the final stretch of matches in the Champions League league stage, and Borussia Dortmund are right in the running for a spot in the coveted top eight clubs that earn automatic spots in the Round of 16. The team in 11th is tied with them on points, and it just so happens […]

2 months ago · 8 reads

The Daily Bee: Champions League Returns

Happy Monday, Fear the Wall! I hope you had a nice weekend. If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you had a cold weekend; there have been cold fronts sweeping across the country. I am ready for spring. Dortmund will be spring-ing back into action on Tuesday against Tottenham (sorry that […]

2 months ago · 8 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Last Gap Penalty Spares BVB Blushes

12 points. That is how many Dortmund have given up from winning positions this year. Watching the team secure a lead early feels more like a harbinger of doom rather than a solid start—it is almost guaranteed they will find a way to turn a cake walk into a tight knit affair. This time though, […]

2 months ago · 7 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 18

Bundesliga games just keep coming. There has only been one day without a Bundesliga game over the last week, and the last round of fixtures only finished last night. But we go again! It even looks like the entire schedule will go ahead without snow storms rudely interrupting the weekend plans. The combination of a […]

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3 months ago · 7 reads