Good evening, folks. Today’s Daily Bee is a little late because I spent all day preparing to teach an Introduction to Linear Regression session. The session went great. I got to spend an hour lecturing the audience about the many virtues of the linear model and indoctrinating them in the gospels of the Church of […]
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Borussia Dortmund travelled north to Denmark to face FC København in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, and they came away with all three points in a 4-2 victory, thanks to a brace from Felix Nmecha, a Ramy Bensebaini penalty, and Fabio Silva’s first Dortmund goal. BVB were largely in control in the first half […]
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With the new Champions League format, every win matters. There are only eight teams that are guaranteed to make it into the Round of 16 without needing to go through a playoff. Dortmund have a very tough schedule with games against Manchester City, Villarreal, and Tottenham still to come. Getting three points in a tough […]
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It’s been two years since I was liberated from writing the Daily Bee but our vox media overlords have sent me back into the turd mines to produce daily content. This trip down nightmare memory lane leads me to ask; how has Dortmund performed this season compared to the last couple? Season’s Start Under Niko […]
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Because some of you have asked, while the poll tool is currently not available, the latest that we have from the WordPress developers is that they are planning to add one in the near future. Fresh off the heels of a defeat in Der Klassiker, Borussia Dortmund bounced back with a solid 4-2 away win […]
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Starting XI Gregor Kobel Patrick: 6 There was very little Kobel could have done for either goal. Kane’s opener was from three yards out while Olise’s goal was from even closer after Kobel was drawn to the near post. He was let down by his defense but the Swiss shot-stopper didn’t stand on his head […]
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When: 3:00 PM EST Where: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark How: Paramount+ (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), DAZN Germany and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), discovery+, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT Sports 7 (UK). Everywhere else here. Song of the Match: Simple Man (1973) Now to spoil the fun, here are the match thread rules: Enjoy the […]
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The games are coming thick and fast now. The dust has barely settled from Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich at the weekend, but they travel to Denmark to face FC Copenhagen in the Champions League this evening. It should serve as a welcome distraction from the loss, but we’re not quite there yet, […]
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On the back of Der Klassiker and rolling right into a UCL encounter with F.C. Copenhagen, Niko Kovac addressed the need for every player in his squad with matches coming thick and fast. Borussia Dortmund will only have about 72 hours between the end of match in Munich, and kickoff in Copenhagen. Word is that […]
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It’s a quick turnaround for the boys in black and yellow. Two days after having to swallow their first “defeat pill” of the season at the hands of the Bavarian giants, Kovac and his men make their way up north to the land of Hygge and Lego for their next Champions League outing. *Sidenote: five […]
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Of all the narratives floating around in the aftermath of yesterday’s edition of Der Klassiker, the one most prevalent among Borussia Dortmund fans, other than perhaps “Wow, this Harry Kane guy is good at football,” is the notion that Niko Kovac’s substitutes—including both the timing and the players involved—either outright cost Dortmund the game, or […]
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Well, the first edition of Der Klassiker is behind us. Frankly, good riddance. I don’t think it’s necessarily a game any Dortmund fan looks forward to, and once we get it over with, we can get back to the season. There are certainly some questions to be asked in the aftermath of the match, and […]
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Let me be totally honest with everyone here: after that first half, I almost talked myself into not watching the second. 26% ball possession and xG of exactly 0.00 is absolutely not what you want to see from your team, no matter the opponent. But because I’m a deluded BVB fan, I decided to strap […]
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Borussia Dortmund were unable to catch Bayern Munich, despite a good second half effort, falling to a 2-1 defeat at the Allianz Arena this evening. Goals from Harry Kane and Michael Olise (with a helping hand from Jobe Bellingham) gave Bayern the advantage. Julian Brandt pulled one back, but it wasn’t enough. Bayern gave BVB […]
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When: 12:30 PM EST Where: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany How: WatchESPN (US) and ESPN Deportes (US-Spanish), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Amazon Prime Video (Germany), Sky Sports Football (UK). Everywhere else here. Song of the Match: Bayern (Des samma mia) (1998) I stumbled upon this so now you have to listen to it too. Now […]
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The international break is over, and the Bundesliga returns this evening with a fascinating clash between two teams that have struggled so far this season: Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. There are lots of good games to look forward to over the weekend, so if you want to chat about any of the Bundesliga games […]
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Der Klassiker is here! The Bundesliga’s traditional Topspiel kicks off tomorrow at 12:30 pm EST and will see the league’s two unbeaten teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, face off in the Allianz Arena. For Bayern fans, this match presents the opportunity for their team to display its dominance once again. Vincent Kompany’s side is […]
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We are two days out from Der Klassiker. It is rare for BVB fans to feel optimistic heading into clashes with Bayern Munich, especially at the Allianz Arena, but they seem to have a renewed sense of belief under Niko Kovač. I’m not sure there is a better indication of how much progress this team […]
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The secret is out! Jobe Bellingham may not be happy with his start to life at Borussia Dortmund. Despite signficant effort from his family, agency, and the media to prevent it, somehow, this morsel of information has wiggled its way out into the mainstream. Who could even believe it. So what’s the deal? Well, There’s […]
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The international break is almost over. Germany picked up a vital 1-0 win against Northern Ireland last night, thanks to Nick Woltemade’s first goal for his national team. England face Latvia tonight, in Riga, knowing that three points will confirm their place at this summer’s World Cup. But as the dust settles on this international […]
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When Niko Kovac arrived at Borussia Dortmund, one of his key changes to the side was a move to a three-back defensive line, which collected most of the attention. Things up front remained relatively the same, with two wingers, typically Beier and Adeyemi, flanking Serhou Guirassy. This is the attack that put three past Barcelona, […]
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We’re six games and one and a half international breaks in, and this is the first roundup article of the season. There just hasn’t been much to talk about yet. It’s not that nothing has happened. But everything has gone more or less as we expected coming into this season, with only a few exceptions. […]
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Perhaps it was a mistake to relaunch The Daily Bee during an international break. There isn’t much going on during the break. Maybe I should have just written “Go outside, you nerds” until I met the word limit and published that instead. Anyway, there is some news, at least. But we might have to get […]
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