Does Germany fall short when it comes to great footballing rivalries?
With Borussia Dortmund playing Schalke in the Ruhr derby yesterday, a regional feud took place between sets of fans who passionately love to hate one…
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Miners Triumph In Revierderby But Which Schalke players would get into this Dortmund XI?
After a disappointing 2-0 defeat against local rivals FC Schalke last weekend, the 152nd Revierderby was given even more importance and spice with a higher…
Setting the record straight
This season wasn’t supposed to be like this. It was meant to be a new beginning under a new manager, one who would continue the…
Will A Rivierderby Loss Mean Dortmund Have Fallen Behind the Konigsblauen
For a Bundesliga season that will end in much the same way every season has the last half decade, with Bayern Munich securing a drama-free…
Tactical Takeaways: Dortmund Get Back To Winning Ways
In our new feature ‘Tactical Takeaways’, we’ll be discussing 3 tactical themes that evidently influenced the outcome of Dortmund’s last game and what they could’ve…
The BVB Optimist – A Reaction
We all knew that the game last week in Munich was not going to be an easy one. Bayern needed two more wins going into…
Uberprufung der Bundesliga: Bayern finally win Bundesliga, Cologne and Hamburg still alive, Leverkusen destroy Leipzig
With only five rounds of games left going into this weekend there were still plenty of issues to be resolved in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich’s…
How Hannover and Hamburg are showing positive signs during testing times
‘‘Losing five games in a row doesn’t do much for self-confidence,’’ conceded Hannover 96 manager Andre Breitenreiter in the build-up to his side’s encounter with…
How did Dortmund bounce back after their Der Klassiker Disaster at home to Stuttgart?
Having been embarrassed in last week’s Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich and also suffering a 2-1 defeat against this week’s opponents VfB Stuttgart back in…
Picking up the pieces
Going to Munich last week there was a sense of foreboding among many Borussia Dortmund fans. There was a half acceptance that a win might…