|  | | "Totally out of sorts" | [8.02.] The snow has melted away, and Borussia´s winter fairy tale has taken a break. After their dream start to the year, when they increased the gap to Werder Bremen to eight points with wins over Cologne and HSV, their advantage has been cut to five points after the second defeat on the trot. And next up for BVB is a trip to Bayern on Saturday... more |
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| | | 2-3 : BVB go down having been ahead through goals from Hummels and Barrios | | [7.02.] Borussia Dortmund received another setback today. Following last week´s defeat in Stuttgart, BVB went down 2-3 (1-1) to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 21st round of the Bundesliga season. It was a hard fought game in which the visitors managed to turn things round in the second half after Dortmund had gone ahead. match report |
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| | | Jürgen Klopp is forced to shuffle his pack and counts "on the help of the fans" | | [5.02.] It is quite possible that the fans have to wait a bit to see some goals on Sunday. Since Tamas Hajnal joined Borussia Dortmund, the Hungarian has been involved in all of the goals they scored against Eintracht Frankfurt. But Jürgen Klopp is not intending to field Hajnal, at least not from the start. more |
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| | | Sebastian Kehl back in training - Sven Bender hopes to return to action | | [4.02.] While Sven Bender has at least an outside chance to return to action on Sunday (1730 CET), Jakub "Kuba" Blaszczykowski is very unlikely to appear in Sunday´s home game against Eintracht Frankfurt. "He is almost certainly ruled out," said Jürgen Klopp on Thursday, though he still hasn´t given up hope that Kuba could "somehow make it." more |
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| | | Zidan looking forward to return: "Dortmund and BVB are my home" | | [4.02.] "I´m full of joy, full of motivation, full of confidence and full of energy," said Mohamed Zidan. His plane from Cairo was scheduled to arrive in Düsseldorf at 1030 CET on Thursday morning, and in the afternoon he was expected to return to training (1730). After four and a half weeks with the Egyptian national team, Zidan is ready to give his all for Borussia Dortmund again. more |
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| | After run ends, BVB are looking for a win against Frankfurt on Sunday
| | [2.02.] The players have an off day on Tuesday. After the end of their 12-game unbeaten run in which they gathered 30 out of 36 possible points and climbed from 15th to fourth in the Bundesliga, BVB were licking their wounds following the 4-1 defeat at Stuttgart. "We didn´t play well, but with a bit of luck we could have earned a point," said Mats Hummels. more |
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| | | Klopp worries over injured Kuba and Santana | | [31.01.] As if the list was not long enough, Borussia Dortmund have been hit with further injury woes. In the 4-1 defeat at VfB Stuttgart, Jakub "Kuba" Blaszczykowski limped off with a recurrence of his groin injury midway through the first half, and Felipe Santana is also struggling with injury. more |
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| | | 1-4 - Three Stuttgart goals in last 13 minutes end BVB´s unbeaten run | | [31.01.] Borussia Dortmund´s 12-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga has come to an end as they lost 4-1 at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday night, their first defeat since 26 September 2009. The Black ´n´ Yellows, who stay fourth in the table, were the better side in the second half in which they scored the equaliser through Barrios, but conceded three goals in the closing minutes of the game. match report |
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| | | Gross against Klopp - whose streak will come to an end? | | [29.01.] The statements were similar, the appreciation and respect for each other more or less the same as last week before BVB´s game against HSV. In the build-up to Sunday´s match at Stuttgart (KO 1530 CET, live on Netradio) Jürgen Klopp emphasized: "The current table positions are only of minor significance. We are going to have to play at our best to pick up something at Stuttgart." more |
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| | BVB without Bender in Stuttgart - Kuba also doubtful
| | [28.01.] Borussia Dortmund will be without Sven Bender for their Bundesliga away game at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday. The 20-year-old, who has played 11 games for BVB this season and not lost any of them, has been suffering from an inflammation of the knee capsule for a number of weeks. "There is now also an inflammation at the base of the capsule, that´s why we decided to pull him out," said Jürgen Klopp on Thursday. more |
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