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Comment Thread: Dortmund Visit Union Berlin

When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin, Germany How:  ESPN Select (US), Sky GO Now and Sky Sports Football (UK), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:

about 6 hours ago | 0 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 19

I don’t think we see enough heated rivalries in the Bundesliga, but the return of the Hamburg derby this season has been one everyone is looking forward to. We get the return leg of the derby between St. Pauli and Hamburg this evening. St. Pauli claimed all three points in a 2-0 win last time […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Match Ratings: A Soggy Mess Against Spurs

Dortmund took a large (and loud) away contingent to London for this midweek tie that would see the winner jump to the automatic qualification spots. Thomas Frank’s Spurs came into it on the back of five winless games, with stale displays seeing ever-increasing numbers of fans voice their discontent with his management. By contrast, we […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

MOTM (Not a Poll): BVB’s Champions League Campaign in the Balance After Loss to Tottenham

What happens when a movable object meets a stoppable force? Well, Borussia Dortmund collapse in the first half and Tottenham Hotspur come away with a 2-0 victory and a big confidence boost. Anyone who has tuned in to watch Thomas Frank’s Spurs this season will have gone into tonight’s Champions League tie feeling pretty optimistic, […]

4 days ago | 1 read

Comment Thread: BVB Head to London to Face Spurs in the Champions League

If you’ve watched any Tottenham games this season you’ll be feeling optimistic about Borussia Dortmund’s chances tonight. They have been abject, and it’s important BVB make the most of Thomas Frank’s struggles to claim all three points. It’s going to be 90 minutes of some of the most unwatchable football you’ve ever witnessed, but it […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Match Preview: Dortmund Face Struggling Tottenham in North London

We are into the final stretch of matches in the Champions League league stage, and Borussia Dortmund are right in the running for a spot in the coveted top eight clubs that earn automatic spots in the Round of 16. The team in 11th is tied with them on points, and it just so happens […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Bee: Champions League Returns

Happy Monday, Fear the Wall! I hope you had a nice weekend. If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you had a cold weekend; there have been cold fronts sweeping across the country. I am ready for spring. Dortmund will be spring-ing back into action on Tuesday against Tottenham (sorry that […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Last Gap Penalty Spares BVB Blushes

12 points. That is how many Dortmund have given up from winning positions this year. Watching the team secure a lead early feels more like a harbinger of doom rather than a solid start—it is almost guaranteed they will find a way to turn a cake walk into a tight knit affair. This time though, […]

7 days ago | 0 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 18

Bundesliga games just keep coming. There has only been one day without a Bundesliga game over the last week, and the last round of fixtures only finished last night. But we go again! It even looks like the entire schedule will go ahead without snow storms rudely interrupting the weekend plans. The combination of a […]

MLS

8 days ago | 1 read

Match Preview: Can Dortmund rectify their Matchday 1 Mishap?

We’ve officially reached the midway point of the season, and for once, the black-and-yellows will not need to iron out a disastrous Hinrunde. As a matter of fact, Niko Kovac has led the team to its best “first half” finish in years, keeping nine clean sheets and losing only once. And yet, the euphoria amongst […]

8 days ago | 0 reads

Post-Match Reaction: Dortmund Notch First Win of 2026

After a thrilling 3-3 draw in Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund returned home with one goal in mind; three points against Werder Bremen. Lo and behold, they did it! It was not exactly the clinical or professional display you would like to see against a struggling Werder Bremen side but it is difficult to complain over a […]

9 days ago | 0 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 17

We are about halfway through a midweek slate of fixtures, but I figured I’d chuck a thread up for anyone wanting to discuss any of the games. Only one of the games has been postponed due to bad weather so far! Here is the midweek Bundesliga schedule: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: The same rules apply as […]

10 days ago | 0 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: BVB Stroll Past a Troubled Werder Bremen

In the Bundesliga, there are no breaks, and before we could even digest Friday’s 3-3 draw against Frankfurt, BVB were once again on the field, this time on home soil against Horst Steffen’s Werder Bremen side. Die Werderaner came into this game in poor form, having not scored the last two games. Dortmund had something […]

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The Daily Bee: Niko Kovač Downplays BVB Title Race Hopes

With the Bundesliga back underway, the schedule gets pretty congested for Borussia Dortmund over the next couple weeks, starting with a short turnaround against Werder Bremen tonight. There are only a few days between games for the rest of January, but the upside is there is no time to dwell on dropped points. BVB will […]

11 days ago | 0 reads

Match Preview: Dortmund Host Struggling Bremen

Borussia Dortmund are back at home for the first time in 2026 as Werder Bremen come to town. 2025 saw Dortmund struggle to start the year and ultimately sack Nuri Sahin. For Kovac , Dortmund’s first two home games of 2026 against Bremen and St. Pauli represent an opportunity to set the tone for this […]

11 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Bee: Dortmund’s Eighth Number Eight

Good morning, Fear the Wall! It is now the second week back to work. The fun is over, the holidays are a distant memory, and Bundesliga ball is back. Time to hunker down for four months of Black and Yellow, and hopefully no more than two months of winter. One thing we aren’t likely to […]

12 days ago | 0 reads

Post-Match Reaction: Dortmund and Frankfurt Thrill to Start 2026

Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt kick-started 2026 with one of the best games of the season. Both teams entered the match with a point to prove and delivered a six goal thriller with everything you need from a soccer match; back-and-forth action, stoppage-time goals, and a Mahmoud Dahoud banger. Kovač’s side started the game very […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

MOTM (Not a) Poll: Borussia Dortmund Snatch a Late Draw in Frankfurt

Well, the Bundesliga is certainly back. Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt treated us to some Proper Bundesliga tonight in a 3-3 draw that kept on twisting and turning right to the final whistle. BVB took an early lead through Maximilian Beier but Frankfurt pulled one back ten minutes later through a Can Uzun penalty. The […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

Bundesliga Open Thread: Matchday 16

The Bundesliga’s return has been disrupted by winter storms running through Europe. There have already been several games postponed, and there is potential for more if things get worse overnight, so we’re looking at a reduced schedule this weekend. But unlike those soft continentals I am prepared to weather the storm and put in a […]

NFL

15 days ago | 1 read

Comment Thread: Borussia Dortmund Kick Off the Rückrunde against Frankfurt

The Bundesliga is back, and Borussia Dortmund are headed to Frankfurt to get the Rückrunde underway. Europe is facing winter storms, and that has put some of this weekend’s games across the continent in doubt, but we’ve got the go-ahead in Frankfurt. Heja BVB! When: 2:30 PM EST Where: Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany How: ESPN 2 & […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

Match Preview: BVB Resume Action in Frankfurt

It’s that time again! It’s time to use the word Rückrunde. Rückrunde Rückrunde Rückrunde. If you didn’t know, Rückrunde is the German term for the second half of the Bundesliga season, after the winter break. I know this because I am a writer at Fear the Wall, and we seem to use this word a […]

16 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Bee: BVB’s Move for Oscar Bobb in Doubt

The Bundesliga returns from its winterpause tomorrow, with Borussia Dortmund up against Eintracht Frankfurt. I had it in my head that the Ruckründe would kick off towards the end of January, so this came as a bit of a shock to me. First I am asked to “do my day job” and “follow a schedule […]

16 days ago | 0 reads