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After their morning meeting, Borussia Dortmund's players warmed up at their team hotel on Tuesday morning ahead of their Champions League match against FC Copenhagen. In addition to stretching exercises, football tennis was also part of the programme.

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However, BVB have only lost one of their last 13 matches.<\/p>\nStatistics: <\/b>Borussia Dortmund <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/9/Rasantes-33-fuer-den-BVB-zum-Jahresauftakt-in-Frankfurt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scored all three of their goals in Frankfurt<\/a> directly or indirectly from crosses in open play, making them the club with the most goals from such crosses in the league, just like the previous season. Only two clubs made more high-intensity runs than BVB (an average of 705 high-intensity runs per match). Werder Bremen on the other hand, covered the lowest distance per match (an average of 116.7 kilometers). No other club have had more counter-attack efforts than Werder (20).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/12/bl-faktenvorschau/05-Bremen2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"05-Bremen2-1768223961910\"><\/p>\nLast season:<\/b> In front of 81.365 spectators in a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, BVB first lost the injured Felix Nmecha (8), and then  Nico Schlotterbeck received an early red card (21). However, Borussia celebrated goals in the 28th and in the 51st minutes, courtesy of Serhou Guirassy and an own goal by Marco Friedl. However, Werder Bremen profited from their numerical advantage with goals from Leonardo Bittencourt (65) and Marvin Ducksch (73) to equalise and secure a 2-2 final score.<\/p>\nThe biggest home win:<\/b> So far, BVB have scored 101 home goals against Werder. 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BVB-Fans stehen auf der Tribüne und halten ihre Schals hoch.

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The Black & Yellows aim to finish the first half of the season successfully in front of a home crowd.","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":"The scenario \n <\/b>After 16 matchdays, BVB have collected 33 points and are currently second in the league. They took one point from Friday's opening match of the year at Eintracht Frankfurt: Frankfurt and Dortmund treated spectators to a true spectacle with a 3-3 draw, several changes of lead and late goals. \u201cWe controlled the opponent, we controlled the ball and we created a lot of good chances,\u201d says BVB coach Niko Kovac, looking back. \u201cThat's what I would like to see again tomorrow of course. If we can play like that at home, I am convinced that we could even score a few more goals.\u201d <\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>Jobe Bellingham returns to the squad after his red card suspension. \u201cJobe is a great guy\u201c, says Kovac. \u201cWhether he's suspended or not, he always gives 100%. He used the time he wasn't allowed to play very intensively.\u201d Following his <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/10/Afrika-Cup-Bensebaini-und-Algerien-scheitern-an-Nigeria.html\">2-0 defeat with Algeria<\/a> against Nigeria in the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Ramy Bensebaini has returned to Dortmund. Whether he will be back in the squad straight away will be decided on matchday. Aaron Anselmino (recovering from a muscle injury) is still not participating in team training.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/12/vorbericht-bremen/Training-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Training-Mannschaft-1768227375842\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>Werder Bremen have not played an official match in the new year yet: their match against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim last Saturday at the Weser Stadium had to be postponed due to weather conditions. Whether the cancellation of this match is an advantage or a disadvantage for Bremen, will become clear after the game, according to Kovac. \u201cI do believe that it's definitely not a disadvantage to already have a game under your belt and therefore a bit of rhythm. On the other hand, it can also be an advantage if you haven't played at the weekend.\u201d Werder are a \u201cgood Bundesliga team, a strong side that want the ball and play football. We have to try to make sure the ball is in our possession more often than in the opponent's.\u201d <\/p>\nWith one game less played, Werder sit in 12th place in the table. They have collected 17 points from four wins, five draws and six defeats. Their last win was early November (2-1 against Wolfsburg). The only friendly they played during the winter break was a 0-0 draw away at FC St. Pauli.<\/p>\nFirst-half finish \n <\/b>A win against Werder Bremen would see Borussia Dortmund finish the first half of the season with 36 points, securing them second place. It would be Dortmund's best first-half record since the 2018/19 season, when BVB had 42 points after 17 matchdays. At the same time, it would mean a huge improvement compared to last year, when 25 points were only enough for tenth place.<\/p>\n\u201cWe're playing at home and we want to give our fans a win. I aim to decide games like these as early on as possible,\u201d said Kovac.  \nChristina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THo7_qXIj08\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zum Video<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario \n <\/b>After 16 matchdays, BVB have collected 33 points and are currently second in the league. They took one point from Friday's opening match of the year at Eintracht Frankfurt: Frankfurt and Dortmund treated spectators to a true spectacle with a 3-3 draw, several changes of lead and late goals. \u201cWe controlled the opponent, we controlled the ball and we created a lot of good chances,\u201d says BVB coach Niko Kovac, looking back. \u201cThat's what I would like to see again tomorrow of course. If we can play like that at home, I am convinced that we could even score a few more goals.\u201d <\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>Jobe Bellingham returns to the squad after his red card suspension. \u201cJobe is a great guy\u201c, says Kovac. \u201cWhether he's suspended or not, he always gives 100%. He used the time he wasn't allowed to play very intensively.\u201d Following his <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/1/10/Afrika-Cup-Bensebaini-und-Algerien-scheitern-an-Nigeria.html\">2-0 defeat with Algeria<\/a> against Nigeria in the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Ramy Bensebaini has returned to Dortmund. Whether he will be back in the squad straight away will be decided on matchday. Aaron Anselmino (recovering from a muscle injury) is still not participating in team training.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/12/vorbericht-bremen/Training-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Training-Mannschaft-1768227375842\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>Werder Bremen have not played an official match in the new year yet: their match against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim last Saturday at the Weser Stadium had to be postponed due to weather conditions. Whether the cancellation of this match is an advantage or a disadvantage for Bremen, will become clear after the game, according to Kovac. \u201cI do believe that it's definitely not a disadvantage to already have a game under your belt and therefore a bit of rhythm. On the other hand, it can also be an advantage if you haven't played at the weekend.\u201d Werder are a \u201cgood Bundesliga team, a strong side that want the ball and play football. We have to try to make sure the ball is in our possession more often than in the opponent's.\u201d <\/p>\nWith one game less played, Werder sit in 12th place in the table. They have collected 17 points from four wins, five draws and six defeats. Their last win was early November (2-1 against Wolfsburg). 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I aim to decide games like these as early on as possible,\u201d said Kovac.  \nChristina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THo7_qXIj08\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zum Video<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","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":"\u201cWe want to give the fans a win\u201d \u2013 first-half finish against Werder","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":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569189_17_borussiadortmund-svwerderbremen<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569189_17_borussiadortmund-svwerderbremen","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-745212989","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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Niko Kovac hebt den Arm. Er steht vor der Trainerbank im SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.

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There were plenty of tackles and a total of six goals, some of which were beautifully crafted.","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":"Carney Chukwuemeka scored the final goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time to make it 3\u20133, but the Dortmund camp could only be moderately pleased with the result. \u201cWe\u2019re sitting in the dressing room discussing how we dropped two points,\u201d reported managing director Lars Ricken after the final whistle, adding: \u201cBut the way we played was really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/10/Reactions-It-was-an-advert-for-the-league.html\" target=\"_blank\">Match reactions: \u201cAn advert for football\u201d<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/10/bl-nachbericht/48-Sammer-Ricken.jpg\" data-assetref=\"48-Sammer-Ricken-1768050654177\"><\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows dominated the match, recording 57% possession and 16 shots (the home team had 12). Both teams fought intensely in the challenges, with a total of 198 tackles, and didn't give each other an inch. The visitors took the lead twice, through Maxi Beier in the early stages and Felix Nmecha in the 68th minute. And they almost did so a third time, but Nico Schlotterbeck\u2019s header in the 90th minute crashed against the crossbar. And then it was one thing after another: with a slightly deflected effort late on Friday evening, former Borussia player Mo Dahoud seemed to have turned the last 20 minutes on their head with the goal to make it 3-2 (90+2). But then <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/mannschaften/fussball/spieler/carney-chukwuemeka.html\">Carney Chukwuemeka<\/b><\/a> was in the right place at the right time and pushed Marcel Sabitzer\u2019s cross over the line to make it 3-3.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/9/BVB-start-the-year-with-frantic-3-3-draw-in-Frankfurt.html\" target=\"_blank\">Match report: \u201cA frantic 3-3 draw\u201d<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\u201cA wild game. We controlled it for the most part. But in the end, it was too wild. When you control the game like that and they score almost every chance, it\u2019s bitter,\u201d lamented Felix Nmecha, but added: \u201cWe showed passion and character not to lose the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cA win would have been deserved, but at least the 3-3 draw was really deserved by the team,\u201d added Lars Ricken, and Julian Ryerson expressed what Fußball-Dortmund thought about the point gained and the victory lost: \u201cIt\u2019s good that we came back in injury time, but it\u2019s two points too few. After going 2-1 up, we can\u2019t immediately concede another goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/10/bl-nachbericht/48-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"48-Nmecha-1768050145419\"><\/p>\nSporting director Sebastian Kehl summed up in an interview with <a href=\"https://tv.bvb.de/de/videos/2025-2026/bundesliga/16--spieltag/stimmen-nach-eintracht-frankfurt/?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=teaser&utm_campaign=tv\">BVB-TV<\/b><\/a>: \u201cWe had a lot of chances to score, especially in the second half.\u201d At the same time, they \u201cinvited Frankfurt back into the game a little: an unfortunate penalty,\u201d then a gap in the defence, \u201cand in the end Mo Dahoud scored with his left foot, which he doesn\u2019t do very often. Overall, we could have got more out of the game. I would have liked two more points.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows will have a chance to make up for their missed opportunity in the coming week. \u201cNow we have two home games,\u201d Ricken emphasised: \u201cThen we\u2019ll see how much that point was worth in the end.\u201d Kehl added: \u201cWe could have taken a big step forward. Hopefully we\u2019ll do that on Tuesday against Werder Bremen and on Saturday against St. Pauli to stay in second place in the table.\u201d \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Carney Chukwuemeka scored the final goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time to make it 3\u20133, but the Dortmund camp could only be moderately pleased with the result. \u201cWe\u2019re sitting in the dressing room discussing how we dropped two points,\u201d reported managing director Lars Ricken after the final whistle, adding: \u201cBut the way we played was really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/10/Reactions-It-was-an-advert-for-the-league.html\" target=\"_blank\">Match reactions: \u201cAn advert for football\u201d<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/10/bl-nachbericht/48-Sammer-Ricken.jpg\" data-assetref=\"48-Sammer-Ricken-1768050654177\"><\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows dominated the match, recording 57% possession and 16 shots (the home team had 12). Both teams fought intensely in the challenges, with a total of 198 tackles, and didn't give each other an inch. The visitors took the lead twice, through Maxi Beier in the early stages and Felix Nmecha in the 68th minute. And they almost did so a third time, but Nico Schlotterbeck\u2019s header in the 90th minute crashed against the crossbar. And then it was one thing after another: with a slightly deflected effort late on Friday evening, former Borussia player Mo Dahoud seemed to have turned the last 20 minutes on their head with the goal to make it 3-2 (90+2). But then <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/mannschaften/fussball/spieler/carney-chukwuemeka.html\">Carney Chukwuemeka<\/b><\/a> was in the right place at the right time and pushed Marcel Sabitzer\u2019s cross over the line to make it 3-3.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/9/BVB-start-the-year-with-frantic-3-3-draw-in-Frankfurt.html\" target=\"_blank\">Match report: \u201cA frantic 3-3 draw\u201d<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\u201cA wild game. We controlled it for the most part. But in the end, it was too wild. When you control the game like that and they score almost every chance, it\u2019s bitter,\u201d lamented Felix Nmecha, but added: \u201cWe showed passion and character not to lose the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cA win would have been deserved, but at least the 3-3 draw was really deserved by the team,\u201d added Lars Ricken, and Julian Ryerson expressed what Fußball-Dortmund thought about the point gained and the victory lost: \u201cIt\u2019s good that we came back in injury time, but it\u2019s two points too few. After going 2-1 up, we can\u2019t immediately concede another goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/10/bl-nachbericht/48-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"48-Nmecha-1768050145419\"><\/p>\nSporting director Sebastian Kehl summed up in an interview with <a href=\"https://tv.bvb.de/de/videos/2025-2026/bundesliga/16--spieltag/stimmen-nach-eintracht-frankfurt/?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=teaser&utm_campaign=tv\">BVB-TV<\/b><\/a>: \u201cWe had a lot of chances to score, especially in the second half.\u201d At the same time, they \u201cinvited Frankfurt back into the game a little: an unfortunate penalty,\u201d then a gap in the defence, \u201cand in the end Mo Dahoud scored with his left foot, which he doesn\u2019t do very often. Overall, we could have got more out of the game. I would have liked two more points.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Black & Yellows will have a chance to make up for their missed opportunity in the coming week. \u201cNow we have two home games,\u201d Ricken emphasised: \u201cThen we\u2019ll see how much that point was worth in the end.\u201d Kehl added: \u201cWe could have taken a big step forward. Hopefully we\u2019ll do that on Tuesday against Werder Bremen and on Saturday against St. Pauli to stay in second place in the table.\u201d \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-6a9c13e012","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":"BVB show passion and character in 3-3 draw by the Main","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":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569182_16_eintrachtfrankfurt-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569182_16_eintrachtfrankfurt-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-1611442414","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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Here are the match reactions.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lars Ricken, Niko Kovac, Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton and Felix Nmecha discussed the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt. Here are the match reactions.","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":"Lars Ricken<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThe Bundesliga couldn\u2019t have asked for a better spectacle to mark the end of the winter break. It was a great advert for the league. You could see that we had set ourselves a big task. The longer the game went on, the better and more dominant we became. 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You have to be able to do both: you have to control the game and then make the right decisions by defending what needs to be defended at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Schlotterbeck-1768001060693\"> \nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cAfter the 93rd minute, we\u2019re satisfied with the result because we still managed to equalise. But basically, we played well, were actually better than Frankfurt, but conceded three goals, which is simply too many to win away from home. Unfortunately, we conceded the 2-2 equaliser too quickly after making it 2-1, otherwise it could have gone our way. So you have to take the point \u2013 but of course we wanted to start with three.\u201d<\/p>\nWaldemar Anton<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe\u2019re not satisfied. We had set our sights much higher and had the game under control for long periods. The goalkeeper saved a lot of shots that we could and should have been more precise with. Even so, we had a lot of chances. That\u2019s why, to be honest, we\u2019re more dissatisfied than satisfied. We had the opportunity to win the game. The only positive thing we can take away is the fortunate goal we scored and the fact that we believed in ourselves until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Nmecha-1768001075811\"><\/p>\nFelix Nmecha<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cI\u2019m not satisfied. That was a game we had to win. Frankfurt didn\u2019t have that many chances. Their goals were too easily conceded by us. But in the end, we have to be happy with the one point. We had some very good phases, but in the end, it\u2019s the moments that decide the outcome in football, and they (Frankfurt) made very good use of them. We, on the other hand, didn\u2019t take advantage (of those moments, ed.) so well. 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We should have won it due to the number of good scoring opportunities we created. We were fortunate to score the equaliser at the end \u2013 well, you have to be happy with that. I saw a good team performance from us. We did well to get in behind our opponents. I\u2019m very happy with our attacking performance. But when you concede three goals, you can\u2019t be completely satisfied. You have to be able to do both: you have to control the game and then make the right decisions by defending what needs to be defended at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Schlotterbeck-1768001060693\"> \nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cAfter the 93rd minute, we\u2019re satisfied with the result because we still managed to equalise. But basically, we played well, were actually better than Frankfurt, but conceded three goals, which is simply too many to win away from home. 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