Borussia Dortmund

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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 David

Champions League: PSG v Dortmund Behind Closed Doors Now

Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Barcelona and Napoli also face playing in an empty stadium as their last-16 second leg at the Nou Camp next week is under threat.

There were fears the PSG tie, at the Parc des Princes, would be postponed at this late stage as French government have placed a ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

But Paris police confirmed it will go ahead at the 48,000-capacity stadium. Thomas Tuchel’s side head into the tie trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Germany. Read more... (297 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

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December 13, 2019October 30, 2020 David

Barcelona, Champions League, Chelsea, Juventus, La Liga, Ligue 1, Liverpool, Man City, Real Madrid, Tickets

Champions League Knockout Draw Preview

Chelsea could well find themselves on a collision course with Barcelona in the last-16 of the Champions League with that the most likely outcome from Monday’s draw.

A calculation of the probabilities of each pairing shows that Liverpool and Manchester City are most likely to face a trip to Madrid to play either Real or Atletico.

Tottenham, meanwhile, will be thrilled if they avoid the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain and pull out their most likely tie against Valencia.

The Twitter account LaLigaenDirecto, run by mathematics graduate Fran Martinez, has calculated the percentage chances of each club being drawn together in the last-16. Read more... (378 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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January 2, 2019 David

Bundesliga, Chelsea

Chelsea Sign US International Christian Pulisic

Chelsea have completed the £58million signing of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund and installed their contingency plan in case Eden Hazard leaves in the summer and the Premier League side get hit with a transfer ban from FIFA.

USA international Pulisic will spend the rest of the season at Dortmund before making the switch by which time Hazard have only 12 months remaining on his contract at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea were determined to strike early for Pulisic to beat competition from rivals, including Liverpool and Arsenal, and have paid a premium on the price. Read more... (467 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

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July 1, 2018April 23, 2020 David

Bundesliga, Tickets

Borussia Dortmund To Tour USA This Summer

Borussia Dortmund will travel to the United States twice in the summer, once at the end of the season and once for their pre-season summer tour.

The Bundesliga club will play expansion club Los Angeles FC and will “most probably play two matches” in the International Champions Cup.

Dortmund are home to USA star Christian Pulisic, and the German side are taking full advantage of the best American player playing today.

Pulisic and Dortmund will play Los Angeles FC at the Banc of California Stadium on May 21 or 22, which with it’s steep standing terraces has partially been inspired by Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion. Read more... (316 words, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

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May 31, 2017July 7, 2018 David

Bundesliga, Ligue 1

PSG To Sign Dortmund Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

According to Yahoo Sport France, striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will leave Borussia Dortmund and join Paris Saint-Germain in a £61 million deal this summer.

The Bundesliga’s top goalscorer last season has reportedly agreed a contract that will pay him a whopping £5.25m signing-on fee plus a wage package of £168,000 a week.

PSG have been linked with a move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez for months, but the fact that they landed Aubameyang, will intensify reports that Sanchez is heading to Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

PSG this season struggled to fill the void left by the departure of Zlatan Ibrahimović to Manchester United. Read more... (197 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)

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February 1, 2013March 28, 2020 Guest Post

Bundesliga

Bundesliga Weekend Preview

A look at the games in the Bundesliga this weekend:

Werder Bremen v Hannover 96
Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf needs three points in thisderby if his lofty talk of targeting Europe is to come true. Captain Clemens Fritz, who is suspended, along with striker Marko Arnautovic, thinks avoiding a relegation battle might be a more realistic aim for the 12th-placed team. There’s talk of yet another system change; Schaaf has experimented with a 4-4-2 in training. Will that bring more solidity? It’s doubtful. Hannover (10th), who have looked refreshed after the winter break and held off Wolfsburg with ten man last week, will be without quite a few regular defenders but can bring back midfield enforcer Sergio Pinto. The visitors will play on the counter and hope to catch out Werder’s notoriously poor defence. Read more... (927 words, 1 image, estimated 3:42 mins reading time)

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March 22, 2012 Philip Mboya

Chelsea, Premier League

Another Coach Turns Down Abramovich’s Offer

Borussia Dortmund’s Jurgen klopp has ruled out the possibility of joining Chelsea in the summer. The 48 year old German tactician stressed that despite being linked with a move to the London club, he has no intentions of leaving Dortmund any time soon.

“I can turn them down straight away.I will not be moving there. But I do think it is cool that I am being named in the same breath as Mourinho and Guardiola. That is enough for me – that is already a personal triumph, but I am not available, sorry.” he said during an interview with Sky television. Read more... (346 words, 1 image, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

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January 6, 2012 Philip Mboya

Europe

Borussia Dortmund Sign Rising Starlet Marco Reus

So after weeks of uncertainty over Marco Reus’s future, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund were finally able to land the services of the highly rated attacking midfielder.

Dortmund beat out the likes of Arsenal and Bayern Munich who were the two clubs closely associated with the 22 year old. Though many Bayern team members have expressed their disappointment at the club for not signing Reus, one player is breathing a heavy sigh of relief.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is on the record as not wanting Reus to join Bayern as he feels that he is not quite ready to feature in the team. The truth is, Reus would be a direct competitor for Schweinsteiger’s starting position a thing the aging midfielder is not too keen about. Read more... (379 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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November 24, 2011June 26, 2014 Philip Mboya

Champions League

Van Persie Scores A brace To Take Arsenal To The Knockout Stage

Arsenal booked their place in the knock out stages with a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates stadium. Once again Robin Van Persie was the hero for the Gunners as they secured their qualification to the knock out stage for the 12 consecutive season.

I must admit that it was a fine performance from Arsenal. The Gunners next face a tricky away fixture to Olympiacos who were surprise 1-0 winners over Marseille at the Stade Velodrome.

Arsenal midfielder Alex Song who had a 5 star performance for the Gunners, stated what a pleasure it was to play alongside Van Persie. Read more... (323 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

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November 24, 2011November 24, 2011 Philip Mboya

Champions League

Barca Secure Top Spot In Group H With Win At The San Siro

So after a much awaited night of footballing action, i have to say i am very disappointed. Disappointed because not only did Milan lose (which i was not expecting), but also because of other shocking results across the continent.

Before i get into the Chelsea game, i just want to give my 2 cents worth on the Milan v Barcelona tie. In my opinion this was arguably the biggest game of the season so far and though it did not fail to excite, it also did not live up to its billings. Read more... (429 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

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