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Borussia Dortmund’s dramatic comeback and win against Malaga in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal will go down in German football folklore.  Not only did they reach the semifinal for the first time since 1998 but they did it by staying the only unbeaten team in the competition, winning all of their home [...]

Miracles do happen.  One was witnessed Tuesday evening at the Westfalen Stadion in Dortmund by a crowd of 80,000 fans inside and a worldwide television audience outside, as BvB scored two goals in stoppage time to defeat Málaga 3-2.  The stunning comeback victory  advanced the Ruhr Valley club to the Champions League semifinals as the Cinderella [...]

All is left to play for in next week’s return leg at the Signal Iduna Park as Málaga and Borussia Dortmund played out a goalless draw at La Rosaleda on this warm Wednesday night. However, despite being the away side, it will be Dortmund who will be going home the most disappointed as it was [...]

Germany beat Kazakhstan by an aggregate score of 7-1 over two games in their World Cup qualifying double-header.   That scoreline could have been in the double digits had it not been for the post and Kazakhi goalkeeper Sidelnikov in the second match.  Germany are now eight points clear of Austria in second place and [...]

Germany extended their lead at the top of World Cup Qualifying Group C with a routine 4-1 win against Kazakhstan in Nuremberg on Tuesday evening.  Joachim Löw made three enforced changes to the side that coasted to a 3-0 away win on Friday in Astana. Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Gündogan replaced the suspended Bastian Schweinsteiger in midfield. [...]

World Cup qualifying resumes for Germany this week with back to back fixtures against Kazakhstan.  Alongside resuming their journey to Brazil, the next couple of games may also signal a significant tactical shift in the team’s development.  For the first time in over a 100 years, Germany could line up without a recognized striker in [...]

Bayern Munich took another step in asserting their dominance by eliminating their bogey team from the German Cup.  After six straight matches in the league and Cup without a win, Bayern finally overcame Dortmund thanks to a brilliant Arjen Robben goal in the first half. Bayern are through to the semifinals, but more importantly, they [...]

It was the 31st minute in Borussia Dortmund’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 22.  Julian Schieber, who had started in place of the suspended Robert Lewandowski, had just been shown his second yellow card and was promptly sent off by referee Felix Brych.  Dortmund were already two goals up by that point but in [...]

Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund squad bounced back from a MatchDay 21 loss to Hamburg and a tough Tuesday draw in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk by beating a strong Eintracht Frankfurt club 3-0, as Dortmund star Marco Reus scored his second hat trick in the Bundesliga.  Dortmund played without leading scorer Robert Lewandowski, sidelined [...]

Legendary Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi once said; “The only way you can build a side is by getting players who speak the same language and can play a team game. You can’t achieve anything on your own, and if you do, it doesn’t last long. I often quote what Michelangelo said: ‘The spirit guides the [...]