On a surprisingly warm evening at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion, Dortmund took on a free-falling Köln side that had won only once since the 25th of January. An exciting first ten minutes saw both sides nearly score, before Serhou Guirassy showed of some serious striker’s instinct to stay alive after a corner and poke home just after […]
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Good morning, Fear the Wall. One of the more surprising pieces of new to come out of the Dortmund camp this weekend regarded the contract extension of Julian Brandt, or rather the non-extension, as we now know. Sean already reported on this news, but it seems that Brandt and BVB were not able to come […]
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Julian Brandt is leaving Borussia Dortmund. According to Fabrizio Romano, the 29-year-old midfield maestro will be a free agent, after the player and club failed to come to an agreement during contract negotations. Brandt’s future in Dortmund has been up in the air for a while, and now his departure seems to be confirmed. This […]
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When: 12:30 PM EST Where: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany How: ESPN Select (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
4 days ago | 2 reads
The weekend’s action kicks off tonight with Bayern Munich facing a side they’ve made a habit of struggling against: Borussia Mönchengladbach. Predicting Ball doesn’t see it being close, though. The model gives Bayern Munich an 85% win probability, and predicts that they will put up a whopping 3.05 expected goals, compared to Die Fohlen’s project […]
5 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to BVB purgatory folks. Any hope for trophies is over and Champions League qualification is essentially guaranteed, so there’s essentially nothing to do except talk about what might happen this summer and next season. I encourage you all to read Paddy’s article on the next steps BVB should take. The biggest story right now […]
5 days ago | 3 reads
Dortmund entered the final week of February with plenty of momentum. Six successive Bundesliga victories and an undefeated streak in domestic competition since December 2nd saw Dortmund only six points behind Bayern Munich with a looming Der Klassiker. Abroad, a convincing win over Atalanta in the Champions League signaled that Dortmund could make a run […]
5 days ago | 3 reads
If you are monitoring the football news, you can see when a team’s season is effectively over just based on the headlines. Everything switches to a focus on the summer. Now we’re done with all this silly football business, we can focus on the only part of the season that matters: the transfer window. BVB […]
7 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, Fear the Wall. Welcome to the end of the season. Borussia Dortmund have been knocked out of the Champions League, and fallen 11 points behind Bayern Munich in first place. BVB are now playing for pride, with the goal of confirming second place and, well, that’s it. This is a demoralizing place to […]
9 days ago | 1 read
It’s all but official: Borussia Dortmund’s 2025/26 season will end without a trophy. After failing to pass muster in the UCL against Atalanta, Niko Kovac’s men came into the all important Der Klassiker needing three points to keep any Bundesliga hopes alive. Instead, Dortmund find themselves 11 points behind a dominant Bayern Munich side with […]
10 days ago | 1 read
The title race was over, and now it’s even more over. As has been the case far too often over the last decade+, Borussia Dortmund could not overcome their challengers from Bavaria, despite coming out of the first half with a 1-0 lead and tying the game again with less than 10 minutes to play. […]
10 days ago | 1 read
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: ESPN Select (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
11 days ago | 1 read
Borussia Dortmund fans are focused on one game only this weekend. More through a sense of dread than anticipation. The Saturday evening slot sees BVB face Bayern Munich, and while the title race is all but over, it’s hard not to treat this game as bigger than the rest. But there is more Bundesliga football […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
The Bundesliga title has been and will continue to be a Hail Mary for Borussia Dortmund this season. The writing is very clearly on the wall. Should BVB not be the victor this Saturday: Congratulations to Bayern Munich on their bajillionth Meisterschaft. Even if the Black and Yellows do find a way to claim all […]
12 days ago | 1 read
They thought they could get away with it, sneaking in a Champions League disaster right before facing Bayern, so we all get distracted and forget about it quickly. Aha! I caught them. They thought they were being clever, but I haven’t forgotten. We’ll have all next week to talk about whatever happens tomorrow at the […]
12 days ago | 1 read
If there’s one thing you can say for Borussia Dortmund, it’s that they don’t half ass anything. Unfortunately, that includes defensive collapses that end their Champions League campaign. BVB certainly whole assed their way out of Europe, giving up a two-goal first leg advantage over Atalanta by losing 4-1 in the return leg. Atalanta certainly […]
12 days ago | 1 read
Ugh. Last weekend, the Bundesliga title race ended, all but officially. Today, Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League campaign ended. Officially. Despite going into the match with a 2-0 aggregate lead, Dortmund crapped the bed under pressure, with defensive miscue after defensive miscue from every single member of the back line, which I’m sure whichever cursed individual […]
13 days ago | 1 read
When: 12:45 PM EST Where: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy How: Paramount Plus (US), DAZN1 Germany (Germany), TNT Sports 3 (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
14 days ago | 1 read
Last week, Borussia Dortmund gave their Champions League ambitions a huge boost with a 2-0 win against Atalanta at home at the Westfalenstadion. Now, they must finish the job and shepherd out an aggregate win away in Bergamo, with anything closer than a two-goal defeat guaranteeing a trip to the Champions League Round of 16. […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
The Daily Bee comes to you a little late tonight because I had a busy day at work followed by getting too engrossed in the Inter Milan vs FK Bodø/Glimt game. Bodø/Glimt have been one of the best stories of the Champions League this season, giving a great account of themselves in the league phase, […]
14 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, Fear the Wall. This is a grueling week for BVB, with ramifications that will determine how the season finishes out. A perfect English week would see BVB defeat RB Leipzig, advance past Atalanta in the Champions League, and defeat Bayern Munich at the Westfalenstadion to reignite the title race. BVB stumbled out of […]
16 days ago | 1 read
Fabio Silva’s game-tying goal struck the net four minutes into the seven-minute stoppage time, stunning Red Bull Arena and sending the visiting Borussia Dortmund fans into a frenzy. It was electric. It was dramatic. It was, at best, questionably deserved. And most importantly, it was not enough. Trailing Bayern Munich nine points in the table […]
16 days ago | 1 read
Luck be on Dortmund’s side for this match. Leipzig came out of the gates flying, with the unstoppable Yan Diomande wreaking havoc on the hastily assembled Dortmund backline. Luca Reggiani and Julian Ryerson looked helpless against his silky dribbles, and by the half, Leipzig was up by two and could easily have had more. The […]
17 days ago | 1 read
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany How: ESPN Select (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany), Sky Go UK and Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
18 days ago | 1 read
A little late on the thread tonight, but better late than never. I spent most of the day fixing some very silly issues with Predicting Ball. You fix one thing, then it breaks something else. But it’s fixed now! I’m sure you’re all outraged that you had nowhere to discuss the exciting 1-1 between Mainz […]
18 days ago | 2 reads