Tag: Borussia Dortmund
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Bundesliga: Wasteful Bayern stumble in title race, Dortmund win
Champions Bayern Munich stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Freiburg on Saturday to hand the Bundesliga top spot back to Borussia Dortmund who beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-0. The Bavarians, who had won 13 of their previous 14 league games, cancelled out Lucas Hoeler’s third-minute strike with Robert Lewandowski’s 199th Bundesliga goal in the 22nd. But…
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Dortmund to attempt the impossible against Tottenham – Reus
Borussia Dortmund are going into their Champions League Round-of-16 second leg at home against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday with a clear disadvantage after a 3-0 first-leg loss but the Germans will attempt a major upset, said Captain Marco Reus. Bundesliga leaders Dortmund have managed just one win in their last five league games, while also…
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Transfer news: Chelsea sign Christain Pulisic for £58m
Chelsea have signed Borussia Dortmund forward Christian Pulisic for 64m euros (£58m), but will loan him back to the German club until the end of the season. The 20-year-old United States international, who was linked with Liverpool and Arsenal, joined Dortmund as a youth player in 2015. Pulisic has scored nine goals in 23 games…
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Bundesliga: Ribery seals Bayern win to cut Dortmund’s lead
Franck Ribery scored an 83rd-minute winner as champions Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 1-0 on Wednesday. The victory helped to cut the gap to Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund to six points with one game remaining before the winter break. The 35-year-old French winger, who had come on for the injured Serge Gnabry midway through the…
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Bundesliga: Dortmund go seven points clear with victory over Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund maintained their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with victory over Freiburg to send them seven points clear at the top. Marco Reus slammed a penalty down the centre after England’s Jadon Sancho was fouled by Dominique Heintz. Jerome Gondorf almost equalised with a 30-yard free-kick which hit the crossbar, and Dortmund’s Lukasz…
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Borussia Dortmund bus bomber receives 14-year jail sentence
A man who bombed the Borussia Dortmund football team bus in 2017 has been given 14 years for attempted murder. Sergei Wenergold, a German of Russian origin, had hidden bombs packed with metal pins which went off as the bus passed a hedge on its way to a Champions League quarter-final match. The blast, which…
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EPL: West Ham sign Yarmolenko from Dortmund
West Ham’s new signing Andriy Yarmolenko says he has joined an “interesting project” after moving from Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal. The 28-year-old scored three goals in 18 appearances for the Bundesliga side after joining in August 2017. He had previously spent 11 seasons with Dynamo Kiev and joins the Hammers for an undisclosed…
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Bayern Munich put six past rival Dortmund
Bayern Munich are one win away from retaining the Bundesliga after humiliating rivals Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker on Saturday evening. Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick against his former side, while Thomas Muller, James Rodriguez and Franck Ribery also scored. Dortmund had no answer but remain third in the table – 21 points behind Bayern.…
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Bundesliga: Marco Reus signs new Dortmund deal until 2023
Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus has signed a new contract with the Bundesliga club. The Germany international, 28, has been linked with several top European clubs in his career, but is now committed to Dortmund until 2023. He has made 196 appearances since joining the club in 2012, but has suffered a number of long-term…
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ultimatum issued by Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund has left the door open for Arsenal to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but insist certain demands have to be met. The Bundesliga club has already rejected a bid in excess of £50m for the 28-year-old forward but says a deal could still be reached. Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc told Sky Germany: “We are…