|  | | Zidan set to return to Dortmund | [31.08.] Mohamed Zidan has completed all formalities with the Egyptian military and is expected to return to Dortmund this weekend. "The knee is doing well," said the attacking player who suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in the home game against Hoffenheim on 18 April. Zidan will now begin the third phase of his recovery in Dortmund and has set October/November as his comeback target. more |
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| | | For Watzke win in Stuttgart was "just fantastic" | | [29.08.] For the first time in its history, the Bundesliga has seen seven away wins on a single matchday. So with their 3-1 victory at Stuttgart, BVB were right in line with the trend. Overall they have enjoyed a pretty good start to the season, winning four of their five competitive matches with their only defeat coming against a very strong Leverkusen side. "Having seven players in the starting line-up who are 22 years or younger is just fantastic," said a pleased Hans-Joachim Watzke after the win. more |
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| | | 3-1: BVB pick up three big points at VfB Stuttgart | | [29.08.] Borussia Dortmund have registered their first Bundesliga victory of the season. After picking up wins in domestic and European cup competitions, BVB eased to a 3-1 (3-0) victory at VfB Stuttgart in the second league game of the season to climb up the table. BVB raced into a 3-0 half-time lead thanks to goals from Schmelzer, Barrios and Götze before Cacau pulled one back for the home side in the second half. match report |
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| | | 12 BVB players on international duty: Götze called up for Germany U21 squad | | [31.08.] After only two matches played, the Bundesliga is already taking a break. However, most of Borussia Dortmund´s players don´t get an opportunity to catch their breath as 12 of them have been called up for international duty and most of them only return to Dortmund on 8 September, three days before the next Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg. Mario Götze is set to make his debut for Germany´s U21, Barrios and Kugawa play against each other. more |
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| | | Europa League group stage: BVB to play Sevilla, Paris St Germain and Karpaty Lviv | | [27.08.] On the way from the plane to the baggage conveyer belt Jürgen Klopp learned that his team was sparred the so-called "group of death" in the UEFA Europa League with Juventus and Manchester City as Red Bull Salzburg were drawn from Pot Three with the two European giants. Ten minutes later the BVB coach was all smiles: Sevilla and PSG are exciting, even if very tough draws. more |
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| | | "Hello again" - We love to fly with you again! BVB impressed by hospitality in Baku | | [27.08.] On Friday afternoon, with a delay of approximately 30 minutes, Borussia Dortmund returned home. The team travelled directly from the airport to the training ground in Brackel to start preparations for Sundays´s Bundesliga game at Stuttgart (KO 1730 CET). The players who appeared in the play-off match in Baku had a light warm-down training while the rest had a full practice session. more |
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| | | Hans-Joachim Watzke: "Now we can look forward to the group games!" | | [26.08.] Mission accomplished. Borussia Dortmund will take part in European competition until at least Christmas. Naturally just what can be expected from the group stages depends to a large extent on which teams end up in the group but "the clubs that get us in the draw will not be exactly overjoyed at the prospect," said BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke following the game in Baku on Thursday. interview |
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| | | Zorc: "The Europa League is like a mini Champions League" | | [26.08.] For the first time in eight years BVB have qualified for the group stages of a European competition. They are in the pot when the twelve four-team groups are drawn in Monaco on Friday at 1300 CET. BVB can expect something in the region of 5 million Euros from the marketing pool. more |
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| | 1-0: Barrios scores in time added on after
Garabagh dominate the first half | | [26.08.] Borussia Dortmund have qualified for the group stages of the Europa League. Following their 4-0 home win over Garabagh Agdam, Jürgen Klopp´s team registered a 1-0 (0-0) win in the second leg on Thursday evening in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku. The draw for the next phase will take place on Friday at 1300 CET. match report |
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| | | A quiet flight, but a long wait through customs | | [25.08.] Borussia Dortmund have arrived in Azerbaijan. At 1556 local time, the MD-90 aircraft of the Swiss airline Hello touched down on Baku International Airport. The BVB delegation was greeted by bright sunshine and temperatures above 30 ºC. And also high humidity which gave the BVB players already a little foretaste of what to expect on Thursday night as they will surely, one way or another, break into a sweat to reach the group stages of the UEFA Europe League. The match will kick-off at 2100 local time (1800 CET). more |
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