The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs took place this morning, and Borussia Dortmund were drawn against Italian side Atalanta. The first leg of BVB’s play-off will take place on the 17th, at the Westfalenstadion, and Dortmund will travel to the Stadio di Bergamo for the second leg on the 24th February. If BVB […]
Borussia Dortmund missed out on automatic qualification for the Champions League knockout stages tonight, having lost 2-0 to Inter Milan. But I’m not sure you could convince me they were really trying to win. I watched too many players refusing to push up the field on breaks to believe this was their best efforts. I […]
When: 3:00 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: CBS Sports Network & Paramount+ (US), Discovery+ (UK), DAZN2 (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
It is the second year of UEFA’s new Champions League format and Borussia Dortmund face Inter Milan in tomorrow’s final ‘League Phase” match-up. Anders Meincke already wrote up a preview that you can check out here. For today’s Daily Bee, however, I wanted to visit everything that needs to happen for Borussia Dortmund to jump […]
The Champions League “League Phase” has almost come to an end, and there is everything to win, when Borussia Dortmund host Inter Milan for a clash of titans at The Westfalenstadion. This is a very tough opponent to face in what could very well be a direct ticket to the top eight that will secure […]
The January transfer window has been pretty frustrating for BVB fans so far. There has been a lack of activity from the club, and now they have lost a promising squad member, with Aaron Anselmino returning to South London. But the good news is that there is plenty of midweek football to distract us from […]
Good morning, Fear the Wall. The great American winter storm has passed and for the first time ever, my job actually told me to work from home. Neat. Dortmund snagged a win in the prime time slot this past Saturday, convincingly overcoming Union Berlin for a third successive league victory, and a bounce back from […]
Well, this kind of sucks. It was reported in December that Chelsea had included an option in Aaron Anselmino’s loan to recall him in January if they so desired, and today, five days before the transfer deadline, they have opted to do so. This is a pretty significant blow to BVB, who have had success […]
For what feels like the first time this season, Borussia Dortmund has gained ground on Bayern Munich. In Bavaria, the perennial titleholders dropped three points to Augsburg. In Berlin, Borussia Dortmund visited a stout Union Berlin side and walked away with all three points. Kovac’s men entered this match desperately needing an injection of morale […]
Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways this afternoon after their disappointing midweek loss to Spurs in the Champions League. Dortmund romped to a comfortable 3-0 win against Union Berlin, to close the gap between them and Bayern Munich to “just” eight points. Union Berlin were competitive but they never really gave BVB too much to […]
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:
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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
When: 9:30 AM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Frankfurt, Germany How: ESPN “Select” (US), Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 & DAZN (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]