Borussia Dortmund First Team

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Overall, no team has more draws than BVB (five) this season.<\/p>\n<p><b>Streak broken:&nbsp;<\/b>After seven successive wins against Freiburg, BVB failed to take all three points against their opponents for the first time since August 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sending off:<\/b>&nbsp;Jobe Bellingham saw a red card for his first foul in the match, preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><b>Guaranteed success:<\/b>&nbsp;BVB have not yet lost this Bundesliga season with Ramy Bensebaini in the starting line-up (six wins, two draws). The defender even scored a goal to keep that run going. It was only his second Bundesliga goal in his 59th appearance in a BVB shirt. His first came more than a year ago in October 2024, at home to St. Pauli. In between those two league goals, however, Bensebaini has scored four times in the Champions League!<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Draw:<\/b>&nbsp;BVB have gone undefeated for seven Bundesliga matches, but have shared the points in three of those seven games. Overall, no team has more draws than BVB (five) this season.<\/p>\n<p><b>Streak broken:&nbsp;<\/b>After seven successive wins against Freiburg, BVB failed to take all three points against their opponents for the first time since August 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sending off:<\/b>&nbsp;Jobe Bellingham saw a red card for his first foul in the match, preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><b>Guaranteed success:<\/b>&nbsp;BVB have not yet lost this Bundesliga season with Ramy Bensebaini in the starting line-up (six wins, two draws). The defender even scored a goal to keep that run going. It was only his second Bundesliga goal in his 59th appearance in a BVB shirt. His first came more than a year ago in October 2024, at home to St. Pauli. 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Here are the reactions to the game:<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"There was no doubt that Jobe Bellingham\u2019s sending off in the 53rd minute was the \u201cgame changer\u201d, and everyone was in agreement that a lot went wrong in that incident. Here are the reactions to the game:","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b>&nbsp;(in the mixed zone): \u201cAt 11 vs 11, we had a lot of control over the game, and I\u2019m convinced that we would have won with eleven players. The red card in the 53rd minute was a game changer, and after that, it was a different game. And Freiburg earned the point in the end. Of course, you should try to have a little more ball control even when you\u2019re down a man, to provide relief, making the ball stick up front. But it was not an easy game. Freiburg built up a lot of pressure, making life difficult for us with plenty of crosses and a busy penalty area. We should not have put ourselves in that situation. I think we could have made it a different game. There are a lot of things you could be done better in that incident. So it was just one big chain of events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac<\/b>&nbsp;(on DAZN): \u201cWe played a full half with ten men. So you have to live with a 1-1 draw in Freiburg \u2013 they\u2019re a good team. Of course, we are not satisfied with the result. But if you look at how it came about, I have to live with it \u2013 and I can! We made life difficult for ourselves with the sending off. That\u2019s football: when you\u2019re making decisions, you also make mistakes. It cost us the game. We controlled the game in the first half, were very solid, did not allow them anything much. When you\u2019re a man down, it\u2019s difficult to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-reaktionen/13A-Couto.jpg\" data-assetref=\"13A-Couto-1765735606288\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Gregor Kobel<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cIf the red card doesn\u2019t happen, the game looks different. We hadn\u2019t allowed them much until then, we had control of the game and were very dominant. It was certainly a misunderstanding (the situation that led to the red card [ed.]). I initially felt that he had a lot of space. At the end of the day, I have to play a better pass so that he doesn\u2019t commit this foul. I\u2019ll take the blame for that one. We were really under pressure after that. Then Höler scores a crazy goal. The way the game went, you have to be satisfied with the 1-1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Yan Couto<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe came here to win this game because it was like a mini final for second place. In the first half, we played well. We have to try to score more goals and put the game to bed early. It was difficult after the red card.\u201d<br>\n <i>Transcribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b>&nbsp;(in the mixed zone): \u201cAt 11 vs 11, we had a lot of control over the game, and I\u2019m convinced that we would have won with eleven players. The red card in the 53rd minute was a game changer, and after that, it was a different game. And Freiburg earned the point in the end. Of course, you should try to have a little more ball control even when you\u2019re down a man, to provide relief, making the ball stick up front. But it was not an easy game. Freiburg built up a lot of pressure, making life difficult for us with plenty of crosses and a busy penalty area. We should not have put ourselves in that situation. I think we could have made it a different game. There are a lot of things you could be done better in that incident. So it was just one big chain of events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac<\/b>&nbsp;(on DAZN): \u201cWe played a full half with ten men. So you have to live with a 1-1 draw in Freiburg \u2013 they\u2019re a good team. Of course, we are not satisfied with the result. But if you look at how it came about, I have to live with it \u2013 and I can! We made life difficult for ourselves with the sending off. That\u2019s football: when you\u2019re making decisions, you also make mistakes. It cost us the game. We controlled the game in the first half, were very solid, did not allow them anything much. When you\u2019re a man down, it\u2019s difficult to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-reaktionen/13A-Couto.jpg\" data-assetref=\"13A-Couto-1765735606288\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Gregor Kobel<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cIf the red card doesn\u2019t happen, the game looks different. We hadn\u2019t allowed them much until then, we had control of the game and were very dominant. It was certainly a misunderstanding (the situation that led to the red card [ed.]). I initially felt that he had a lot of space. At the end of the day, I have to play a better pass so that he doesn\u2019t commit this foul. I\u2019ll take the blame for that one. We were really under pressure after that. Then Höler scores a crazy goal. The way the game went, you have to be satisfied with the 1-1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Yan Couto<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe came here to win this game because it was like a mini final for second place. In the first half, we played well. We have to try to score more goals and put the game to bed early. 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But the Baden-based side, who primarily looked to hit their guests on the counterattack, created chances in the first half \u2013 and they found themselves with a numerical advantage in just the 53rd minute because Jobe Bellingham was given a red card.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\n Over the past six matchdays, only Bayern Munich (16) had collected more points than Borussia Dortmund (14), while Freiburg had picked up eleven of their 16 points this season in their own stadium. BVB had won the last seven meetings between the sides..<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-3-1765726159658\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><br>\nFor the first time this season, the team was missing four players: Aaron Anselmino, Waldemar Anton, Julian Brandt and Marcel Sabitzer were all unavailable. Maximilian Beier returned to the bench. Emre Can, Julian Ryerson, Carney Chukwuemeka and Serhou Guirassy joined the team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b>As in the Champions League, BVB started with two strikers (Fabio Silva alongside Guirassy) and a number 10, with Chukwuemeka primarily operating from the inside-left. In the four-strong midfield line behind them, Ryerson moved to the left side. Freiburg also met Dortmund's 3-4-1-2 with a back three or back five. Both attacked high and the two sides gave each other hardly any air to breathe in the first 30 minutes. Ginter was always close to Guirassy, Jung moved out of the back line when Fabio Silva dropped deep, which the Dortmund player often did, receiving balls in the middle of the park. Borussia came forward mainly down the right wing, via the agile Couto.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-1-1765726138427\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<br>\n <\/b>From the very first minute on, the match was played at a high intensity. After just ten minutes, Couto and Manzambi saw yellow cards for a tussle on the touchline. There were also fiery scenes on the pitch: Guirassy headed a well-timed Fabio Silva cross just past the left post in the 9th minute, and shortly afterwards, Manzambi beat Can around the left hand corner of the six yard box, but he did not get enough behind his shot, meaning that Kobel could easily stop it on 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund had enjoyed 66 percent of the possession in the first 20 minutes \u2013 and also carved out the first big chance. After a one-two with Guirassy, Chukwuemeka took aim from an acute angle, but his shot hit the side netting in the 21st minute. Shortly afterwards, Can earned the chance to open the scoring as a result of some high pressing, which caused Freiburg to lose the ball in their half, but his shot from 17 metres was not accurate or powerful enough on 24 minutes. After exactly half an hour, the Black &amp; Yellows were rewarded for their courageous performance: Couto struck a free kick from the right side into the box, Bensebaini chested the ball down and prodded it over the line to make it 1-0 in the 31st minute. Even though BVB was clearly in the driver\u2019s seat, Freiburg consistently looked dangerous on the counter, and shortly before the break, Günter had his side\u2019s third and best chance to score an equaliser, but the hosts\u2019 captain fired horribly wide in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-4.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-4-1765726122396\"><\/p>\n<p>Eight minutes after the restart, Jobe Bellingham saw a red card. After a risky pass from Kobel, the Englishman tried to put his body in the way 19 metres out in front of his own goal, but caught Treu, who was bursting forward at pace, and was given his marching orders by referee Zwayer for preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity. It was Bellingham\u2019s first foul in the game. Günter fired the resulting free kick just past the left-hand post.<\/p>\n<p>BVB responded to going a man down by bringing on Pascal Groß for Fabio Silva, and had hardly any extended periods of possession thereafter. The match took place almost entirely in the Dortmund half. Kobel brilliantly tipped a follow-up shot from Treu around the post in the 69th minute, and also showed strong reactions to save Suzuki\u2019s shot, which had taken a wicked deflection off Bensebaini, in the 74th minute. But 60 seconds later, Freiburg were celebrating the equaliser Höler did well to get on the end of Günter\u2019s cross and finished brilliantly, finding the far post. Freiburg had 11 shots to BVB\u2019s 0 after the red card and thought they'd made it 2-1, but Matanovic\u2019s goal did not count as he was ruled offside on 86 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\nIn the last game of 2025, Borussia Dortmund will face Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday (kick-off: 20:30 CET). They will continue in the new year on 9 January in Frankfurt. Both games can be seen live not only on Sky, but also on Sat.1 [Germany].<br>\n<i>Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Teams &amp; goals<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Football Bundesliga, Matchday 14<br>\n<\/b>Sunday, 14 December 2025, 15:30 CET<\/p>\n<p> <b>SC FREIBURG \u2013 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1-1 (0-1)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Grafik-1765726064376\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SC Freiburg:<\/b>&nbsp;Atubolu \u2013 Kübler, Ginter, Jung \u2013 Treu, Eggestein, Osterhage, Günter \u2013 Manzambi, Suzuki \u2013 Höler<br>\n <b>Bor. Dortmund:&nbsp;<\/b>Kobel \u2013 Can (Süle, 90+2), Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 Couto (Adeyemi, 90+2), Bellingham, Nmecha, Ryerson \u2013 Chukwuemeka&nbsp; (Svensson, 78) \u2013 Guirassy (Beier, 78), Fabio Silva (Groß, 56)<br>\n <b>Bench:<\/b>&nbsp;Müller, Makengo, Ogbus, Grifo, Höfler, Adamu, Irié, Matanovic, Scherhant \u2013 Meyer, Drewes<br>\n <b>Goals:<\/b>&nbsp;0-1 Baumgartner (31, Ouédraogo), 1-1 Couto (75, Guirassy)<br>\n <b>Corners:<\/b>&nbsp;6-0 (half-time: 3-0), <b>Chances:<\/b>&nbsp;7-5 (3-5)<br>\n <b>Referee:<\/b>&nbsp;Zwayer (Berlin),&nbsp;<b>Yellow cards:<\/b>&nbsp;Manzambi, Eggestein, Kübler \u2013 Couto, Ryerson<br>\n <b>Attendance:<\/b>&nbsp;34,700 (sold-out), <b>Weather:<\/b> bright, 5 degrees<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>In an intense, exciting encounter, BVB deservedly took the lead after half an hour through Ramy Bensebaini after Carney Chukwuemeka had hit the post ten minutes earlier. But the Baden-based side, who primarily looked to hit their guests on the counterattack, created chances in the first half \u2013 and they found themselves with a numerical advantage in just the 53rd minute because Jobe Bellingham was given a red card.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\n Over the past six matchdays, only Bayern Munich (16) had collected more points than Borussia Dortmund (14), while Freiburg had picked up eleven of their 16 points this season in their own stadium. BVB had won the last seven meetings between the sides..<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-3-1765726159658\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><br>\nFor the first time this season, the team was missing four players: Aaron Anselmino, Waldemar Anton, Julian Brandt and Marcel Sabitzer were all unavailable. Maximilian Beier returned to the bench. Emre Can, Julian Ryerson, Carney Chukwuemeka and Serhou Guirassy joined the team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b>As in the Champions League, BVB started with two strikers (Fabio Silva alongside Guirassy) and a number 10, with Chukwuemeka primarily operating from the inside-left. In the four-strong midfield line behind them, Ryerson moved to the left side. Freiburg also met Dortmund's 3-4-1-2 with a back three or back five. Both attacked high and the two sides gave each other hardly any air to breathe in the first 30 minutes. Ginter was always close to Guirassy, Jung moved out of the back line when Fabio Silva dropped deep, which the Dortmund player often did, receiving balls in the middle of the park. Borussia came forward mainly down the right wing, via the agile Couto.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-1-1765726138427\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<br>\n <\/b>From the very first minute on, the match was played at a high intensity. After just ten minutes, Couto and Manzambi saw yellow cards for a tussle on the touchline. There were also fiery scenes on the pitch: Guirassy headed a well-timed Fabio Silva cross just past the left post in the 9th minute, and shortly afterwards, Manzambi beat Can around the left hand corner of the six yard box, but he did not get enough behind his shot, meaning that Kobel could easily stop it on 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund had enjoyed 66 percent of the possession in the first 20 minutes \u2013 and also carved out the first big chance. After a one-two with Guirassy, Chukwuemeka took aim from an acute angle, but his shot hit the side netting in the 21st minute. Shortly afterwards, Can earned the chance to open the scoring as a result of some high pressing, which caused Freiburg to lose the ball in their half, but his shot from 17 metres was not accurate or powerful enough on 24 minutes. After exactly half an hour, the Black &amp; Yellows were rewarded for their courageous performance: Couto struck a free kick from the right side into the box, Bensebaini chested the ball down and prodded it over the line to make it 1-0 in the 31st minute. Even though BVB was clearly in the driver\u2019s seat, Freiburg consistently looked dangerous on the counter, and shortly before the break, Günter had his side\u2019s third and best chance to score an equaliser, but the hosts\u2019 captain fired horribly wide in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Freiburg-4.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Freiburg-4-1765726122396\"><\/p>\n<p>Eight minutes after the restart, Jobe Bellingham saw a red card. After a risky pass from Kobel, the Englishman tried to put his body in the way 19 metres out in front of his own goal, but caught Treu, who was bursting forward at pace, and was given his marching orders by referee Zwayer for preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity. It was Bellingham\u2019s first foul in the game. Günter fired the resulting free kick just past the left-hand post.<\/p>\n<p>BVB responded to going a man down by bringing on Pascal Groß for Fabio Silva, and had hardly any extended periods of possession thereafter. The match took place almost entirely in the Dortmund half. Kobel brilliantly tipped a follow-up shot from Treu around the post in the 69th minute, and also showed strong reactions to save Suzuki\u2019s shot, which had taken a wicked deflection off Bensebaini, in the 74th minute. But 60 seconds later, Freiburg were celebrating the equaliser Höler did well to get on the end of Günter\u2019s cross and finished brilliantly, finding the far post. Freiburg had 11 shots to BVB\u2019s 0 after the red card and thought they'd made it 2-1, but Matanovic\u2019s goal did not count as he was ruled offside on 86 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\nIn the last game of 2025, Borussia Dortmund will face Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday (kick-off: 20:30 CET). They will continue in the new year on 9 January in Frankfurt. Both games can be seen live not only on Sky, but also on Sat.1 [Germany].<br>\n<i>Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Teams &amp; goals<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Football Bundesliga, Matchday 14<br>\n<\/b>Sunday, 14 December 2025, 15:30 CET<\/p>\n<p> <b>SC FREIBURG \u2013 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1-1 (0-1)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/14/bl-spielbericht/14-Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"14-Grafik-1765726064376\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SC Freiburg:<\/b>&nbsp;Atubolu \u2013 Kübler, Ginter, Jung \u2013 Treu, Eggestein, Osterhage, Günter \u2013 Manzambi, Suzuki \u2013 Höler<br>\n <b>Bor. Dortmund:&nbsp;<\/b>Kobel \u2013 Can (Süle, 90+2), Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 Couto (Adeyemi, 90+2), Bellingham, Nmecha, Ryerson \u2013 Chukwuemeka&nbsp; (Svensson, 78) \u2013 Guirassy (Beier, 78), Fabio Silva (Groß, 56)<br>\n <b>Bench:<\/b>&nbsp;Müller, Makengo, Ogbus, Grifo, Höfler, Adamu, Irié, Matanovic, Scherhant \u2013 Meyer, Drewes<br>\n <b>Goals:<\/b>&nbsp;0-1 Baumgartner (31, Ouédraogo), 1-1 Couto (75, Guirassy)<br>\n <b>Corners:<\/b>&nbsp;6-0 (half-time: 3-0), <b>Chances:<\/b>&nbsp;7-5 (3-5)<br>\n <b>Referee:<\/b>&nbsp;Zwayer (Berlin),&nbsp;<b>Yellow cards:<\/b>&nbsp;Manzambi, Eggestein, Kübler \u2013 Couto, Ryerson<br>\n <b>Attendance:<\/b>&nbsp;34,700 (sold-out), <b>Weather:<\/b> bright, 5 degrees<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-d9bbe96bcc","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"1-1 \u2013 Borussia lose a man and lose control, but still come away with a point","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"<p>/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569165_14_sc_freiburg-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569165_14_sc_freiburg-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Additionally, the injured Julian Brandt has not traveled to Breisgau.<\/p>\n<p>This is how BVB lines up: Kobel, Couto, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Bellingham, Nmecha, Guirassy, Chukwuemeka, Silva, Can, Ryerson<\/p>\n<p><b>Referee: Zwayer to blow the whistle<br>\n <\/b>Felix Zwayer, 44, will referee a Bundesliga match involving Borussia Dortmund for the 36th time (17 wins, ten draws and eight defeats to date). He last refereed BVB this season in their away match in Heidenheim. Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz are the assistant referees, Wolfgang Haslberger is the fourth official. Benjamin Brand is in charge of VAR.<\/p>\n<p><b>Live broadcast: DAZN and Netradio<br>\n <\/b>The match will be broadcast live on DAZN. Pre-match coverage starts at 14:45 CET, with Tobi Wahnschaffe as the host. Nils Petersen will be on hand to share his expertise, while Tom Kirsten will be on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black &amp; Yellow lens. Danny Fritz and Boris Rupert are the reporters. BVB Netradio will start in advance of kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a>&nbsp;and in the BVB app on i<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>.. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<b><br>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/05/08/bl-countdown/89M-DAZN.jpg\" data-assetref=\"89M-DAZN-1765531355041\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Kits: BVB in Black &amp; Yellow<br>\n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home kit with black shorts and yellow socks. 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Additionally, the injured Julian Brandt has not traveled to Breisgau.<\/p>\n<p>This is how BVB lines up: Kobel, Couto, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Bellingham, Nmecha, Guirassy, Chukwuemeka, Silva, Can, Ryerson<\/p>\n<p><b>Referee: Zwayer to blow the whistle<br>\n <\/b>Felix Zwayer, 44, will referee a Bundesliga match involving Borussia Dortmund for the 36th time (17 wins, ten draws and eight defeats to date). He last refereed BVB this season in their away match in Heidenheim. Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz are the assistant referees, Wolfgang Haslberger is the fourth official. Benjamin Brand is in charge of VAR.<\/p>\n<p><b>Live broadcast: DAZN and Netradio<br>\n <\/b>The match will be broadcast live on DAZN. Pre-match coverage starts at 14:45 CET, with Tobi Wahnschaffe as the host. Nils Petersen will be on hand to share his expertise, while Tom Kirsten will be on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black &amp; Yellow lens. Danny Fritz and Boris Rupert are the reporters. BVB Netradio will start in advance of kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a>&nbsp;and in the BVB app on i<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>.. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<b><br>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/05/08/bl-countdown/89M-DAZN.jpg\" data-assetref=\"89M-DAZN-1765531355041\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Kits: BVB in Black &amp; Yellow<br>\n <\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home kit with black shorts and yellow socks. 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The total of 28 points is seven more than at the same time last season.<\/p>\n<p><b>Home &amp; away:<\/b>&nbsp;SC Freiburg won 11 of their current 16 points at home this season. After three wins, two draws and only one home defeat (against Augsburg at the start of the season), the club sits seventh in the home table. Borussia Dortmund are tied in second place of the away table with TSG Hoffenheim. The result is clearly positive with four wins, two draws, and one loss.<\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head record:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund have been a feared opponent for a long time for Freiburg, who have managed to win only two of their last 28 Bundeslia encounters against the Black&amp;Yellows (both in the year 2021, both 2-1 at home). Ever since their move to Europa Park Stadium, all three home games against BVB were lost (3-1, 4-2 and 4-1). The last seven matches in either Dortmund or Freiburg, were won by Borussia \u2013 against no other Bundesliga club have BVB such a long winning streak. Freiburg, on the other hand, have not gone without any points for such a long period against any other opponent. Borussia Dortmund also achieved their longest winning streak in history against Freiburg: 12 consecutive wins between 2010 and 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/11/bl-faktenvorschau/54-Freiburg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"54-Freiburg-1765531185119\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Statistics:<\/b> The 2-0 against Hoffenheim last matchday was already the seventh Dortmund game this season in which the team kept a clean sheet. That equals the record of the entire 2024/25 season. With 11 goals conceded, only Bayern Munich (nine) have conceded fewer goals. Freiburg have scored 65 percent of their goals at home (the third-highest percentage) and had more shots on goal in their six home games than in their seven away games. Freiburg were much more dominant at home, with 57 % possession, compared to only 49 % away. Freiburg won 52 % of their duels at home and less than half of that percentage away. In their most recent home game, they dominated Mainz, beating them 4-0.<\/p>\n<p><b>Last season:<\/b> Against one of the leagues most high-performance teams, BVB covered 1.5 kilometers more in the first half and deservedly went into half-time with a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal by Karim Adeyemis (34), given their superiority in shots on goal (8-3) and possession (56 %). Just 33 seconds into the second half, Bensebaini prevented Freiburg from scoring 1-1. What followed was a period of sustained pressure by Freiburg, but then Carney Chukwuemeka scored the 2-0 (52) on his first start for Dortmund and substitute Serhou Guirassy managed the 3-0 for BVB (68). Jamie Gittens sealed the win by scoring the 4-0 (78), with Eggestein scoring the consolation goal shortly before the final whistle, making it 4-1.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/11/bl-faktenvorschau/54-Freiburg-1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"54-Freiburg-1-1765531177716\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Biggest away win:<\/b>&nbsp;On 17 March 2002, Borussia Dortmund won the clash with 5-1, with goals scored by Evanilson (15), Dede (64), Amoroso (66) and Koller (69/70), after Freiburg had initially taken the lead when Kobiashvili (9) scored directly from a free-kick making it 1-0 for SC Freiburg.<br>\n<i>Compiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;BVB travel as third in the table to ninth-placed Freiburg. Over the last six matchdays, only Bayern Munich (16) have won more points than Borussia Dortmund (14). The total of 28 points is seven more than at the same time last season.<\/p>\n<p><b>Home &amp; away:<\/b>&nbsp;SC Freiburg won 11 of their current 16 points at home this season. After three wins, two draws and only one home defeat (against Augsburg at the start of the season), the club sits seventh in the home table. Borussia Dortmund are tied in second place of the away table with TSG Hoffenheim. The result is clearly positive with four wins, two draws, and one loss.<\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head record:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund have been a feared opponent for a long time for Freiburg, who have managed to win only two of their last 28 Bundeslia encounters against the Black&amp;Yellows (both in the year 2021, both 2-1 at home). Ever since their move to Europa Park Stadium, all three home games against BVB were lost (3-1, 4-2 and 4-1). The last seven matches in either Dortmund or Freiburg, were won by Borussia \u2013 against no other Bundesliga club have BVB such a long winning streak. 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That\u2019s what I expect from us,\u201d says Niko Kovac, referring to the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/12/10/22-Zwei-Brandt-Tore-und-grosse-Dominanz-reichen-nicht-zum-Sieg.html\">draw against Bodø/Glimt<\/a>. Borussia are unbeaten in six Bundesliga games (four wins, two draws), with back-to-back wins against Hoffenheim (2-0) and Leverkusen (2-1). During the same period, Freiburg have recorded two wins (Mainz, St. Pauli) and one draw (Union Berlin), as well as three defeats (Heidenheim, Bayern, Leverkusen). Should Leipzig lose at Union Berlin on Friday evening, BVB would climb to second place in the table with a win on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters<br>\n<\/b>Marcel Sabitzer, who missed Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League match, is still struggling with muscle stiffness. Diagnoses are still pending after Waldemar Anton and Aaron Anselmino were both substituted due to injury against Bodø/Glimt.<br>\n\u201cOtherwise, everyone has come through it well,\u201d said Kovac, who will ask his team to attend a final training session on Saturday ahead of the match against Freiburg. \u201cThen everyone who isn\u2019t injured should be back on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The opposition<br>\n<\/b>The team from Breisgau are currently ninth in the Bundesliga table with 16 points \u2013 Koln, Gladbach and Bremen have the same tally. Coach Julian Schuster\u2019s team are six points behind the European places (sixth place, Stuttgart, on 22 points) and five points clear of the relegation play-off spot (16th place, Heidenheim, 11 points). It is not easy for Niko Kovac to assess Freiburg\u2019s current form: Sport-Club advanced to the quarter-finals of the cup with a 2-0 win over Darmstadt, but then followed this up with a 2-1 loss in Heidenheim.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the BVB coach is wary of his next opponents. \u201cWe await a team who are very dangerous from set pieces,\u201d explains Kovac \u2013 and rightly so: half of Freiburg\u2019s 20 Bundesliga goals have come from dead-ball situations. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to be extremely careful.\u201d One thing is already certain for Kovac before the team sets off: \u201cWe want to win the next two games to end the calendar year with two wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>A steady stream of three points in Freiburg\u2019s stadium<br>\n<\/b>In October 2021, SC Freiburg moved from playing their home games at the Dreisamstadion to the Europa-Park-Stadion, less than six kilometres away as the crow flies. Borussia have won every game at Freiburg\u2019s new home ground so far \u2013 the two clubs have met three times since the move, and Dortmund have celebrated three victories (4-1, 4-2, 3-1). In their most recent win in April 2025 (4-1), Karim Adeyemi, Jamie Gittens, Serhou Guirassy and Carney Chukwuemeka were the goalscorers, with the latter making his debut appearance in the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p><i>Nina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFwrCOdCbVI\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the press conference.<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario<br>\n<\/b>Borussia Dortmund have three days off after Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League home game against Bodø/Glimt before facing Freiburg \u2013 Sport-Club have to play Salzburg at home in the Europa League on Thursday evening and therefore have one day less to prepare. \u201cWe have to show a reaction after yesterday\u2019s game \u2013 just as we did after the cup game. That\u2019s what I expect from us,\u201d says Niko Kovac, referring to the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/12/10/22-Zwei-Brandt-Tore-und-grosse-Dominanz-reichen-nicht-zum-Sieg.html\">draw against Bodø/Glimt<\/a>. Borussia are unbeaten in six Bundesliga games (four wins, two draws), with back-to-back wins against Hoffenheim (2-0) and Leverkusen (2-1). During the same period, Freiburg have recorded two wins (Mainz, St. Pauli) and one draw (Union Berlin), as well as three defeats (Heidenheim, Bayern, Leverkusen). Should Leipzig lose at Union Berlin on Friday evening, BVB would climb to second place in the table with a win on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters<br>\n<\/b>Marcel Sabitzer, who missed Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League match, is still struggling with muscle stiffness. Diagnoses are still pending after Waldemar Anton and Aaron Anselmino were both substituted due to injury against Bodø/Glimt.<br>\n\u201cOtherwise, everyone has come through it well,\u201d said Kovac, who will ask his team to attend a final training session on Saturday ahead of the match against Freiburg. \u201cThen everyone who isn\u2019t injured should be back on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The opposition<br>\n<\/b>The team from Breisgau are currently ninth in the Bundesliga table with 16 points \u2013 Koln, Gladbach and Bremen have the same tally. Coach Julian Schuster\u2019s team are six points behind the European places (sixth place, Stuttgart, on 22 points) and five points clear of the relegation play-off spot (16th place, Heidenheim, 11 points). It is not easy for Niko Kovac to assess Freiburg\u2019s current form: Sport-Club advanced to the quarter-finals of the cup with a 2-0 win over Darmstadt, but then followed this up with a 2-1 loss in Heidenheim.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the BVB coach is wary of his next opponents. \u201cWe await a team who are very dangerous from set pieces,\u201d explains Kovac \u2013 and rightly so: half of Freiburg\u2019s 20 Bundesliga goals have come from dead-ball situations. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to be extremely careful.\u201d One thing is already certain for Kovac before the team sets off: \u201cWe want to win the next two games to end the calendar year with two wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>A steady stream of three points in Freiburg\u2019s stadium<br>\n<\/b>In October 2021, SC Freiburg moved from playing their home games at the Dreisamstadion to the Europa-Park-Stadion, less than six kilometres away as the crow flies. Borussia have won every game at Freiburg\u2019s new home ground so far \u2013 the two clubs have met three times since the move, and Dortmund have celebrated three victories (4-1, 4-2, 3-1). 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