Dortmund 1:0 Wolfsburg.Borussia Dortmund moved up to fifth place in the Bundesliga following their 1:0 home win against Wolfburg on Saturday afternoon.
The games only goal came from veteran Marco Reus who slotted home on 68 minutes. Despite a number of changes to his line up following Tuesdays champions league defeat to PSG, it was very much a case of same as same as for Dortmund coach Edin Turzic as his side failed to inject any real fluency to their play despite having possession for large parts of the game. Attendance at Signal Iduna Park was 81,365 |
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Dortmund's Next Fixture
Dortmund face Wolfsburg at home on Saturday afternoon. KO time is 15:30
Terzic Reflects on Disappointing Start
Following his sides 2:0 defeat Dortmund at PSG dortmund coach Edin Terzic had this to say to the assembled press "You can put it nicely and say: we had too much respect. Or you can say that we simply weren't brave enough. We wanted to jump out of positions much more courageously and put the opposition under pressure much earlier and much more aggressively. We lost the ball a lot unnecessarily. When you've won the ball but give it away after three seconds, it makes things even more difficult. We had a pass completion rate of 63 percent in the first half – almost every second pass missed the mark. And then you have to defend a lot and then it becomes difficult to keep your head."
Injury worries for Terzic ahead of PSG Clash
Dortmund coach Edin Terzic will be sweating on the fitness of defender Ramy Bensebaini ahead of their champions league opener against PSG, after the Algerian International was forced off at half-time against Freiburg on Saturday. Gio Reyna missed the trip to Freiburg, but is set to return to the squad on Tuesday.
Thomas Meunier will miss out on a reunion with his former club through injury, while Mateu Morey and Julien Duranville are also sidelined.
Thomas Meunier will miss out on a reunion with his former club through injury, while Mateu Morey and Julien Duranville are also sidelined.
Dortmund Win settles the Nerves
Matt Hummels scored twice as Dortmund ran out 4-2 winners at Freiburg on Saturday.
His first came in the 11th minute when from a well delivered corner the veteran centre-back headed the ball beyond the Freiburg keeper for a deserved lead.
However, instead of pressing home their advantage Dortmund sat back and duly paid the price in first half stoppage time with Freiburg scoring twice to turn the game on its head.
A Lucas Hoeler header cut the deficit in the second minute of stoppage time and then Nicolas Hoefler nodded in for the lead with the last move of the first half.
Dortmund regrouped and levelled on the hour, when Donyell Malen scored his third goal of the season.
Freiburg were then reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Nicolas Hoefler and in the 87th minute Hummels got his second before substitute Marco Reus finished things off when he drilled in their fourth in stoppage time for his first goal of the season.
His first came in the 11th minute when from a well delivered corner the veteran centre-back headed the ball beyond the Freiburg keeper for a deserved lead.
However, instead of pressing home their advantage Dortmund sat back and duly paid the price in first half stoppage time with Freiburg scoring twice to turn the game on its head.
A Lucas Hoeler header cut the deficit in the second minute of stoppage time and then Nicolas Hoefler nodded in for the lead with the last move of the first half.
Dortmund regrouped and levelled on the hour, when Donyell Malen scored his third goal of the season.
Freiburg were then reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Nicolas Hoefler and in the 87th minute Hummels got his second before substitute Marco Reus finished things off when he drilled in their fourth in stoppage time for his first goal of the season.
Not all Good News for Terzic
while hoping that summer signing Niclas Füllkrug will be fit for the trip to Freiburg, head coach Edin Terzic was hit by the news that he will be without Gio Reyna and Julien Duranville, who it is reported, still need more recovery time before returning to full fitness.
Meanwhile, long term injuries to Thomas Meunier and Mateu Morey have seen both players fail to make Dortmund's UCL squad which was announced last week.
Meanwhile, long term injuries to Thomas Meunier and Mateu Morey have seen both players fail to make Dortmund's UCL squad which was announced last week.
Terzic hopes for good news on injury front
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic hopes to have Niclas Füllkrug' available for Saturday's away game against Freiburg. Füllkrug missed Germany's two friendlies against France and Japan with a thigh injury but was back in full training yesterday.
Thomas Meunier and Mateu Morey remain out with injuries.
Thomas Meunier and Mateu Morey remain out with injuries.
Borussia Dortmund: Season to Date
The big news of the close season as far as Borussia Dortmund were concerned was the departure of England International Jude Bellingham who left for Real Madrid in exchange for €103m.
Bellingham was one of 26 players who departed; bringing in a combined €110m as only Ansgar Knauff and Nmandi Collins who left for Frankfurt for €3m and €1m respectively and Jayden Braaf who headed to Hellas Verona for a further €1m warranted any transfer fee. The remaining 22 players were all released on free transfers.
On the incoming front Dortmund invested €62.7m on 5 player, the most expensive being Felix Nmecha from Wolfsburg (€30m). He was followed by Marcel Sabitzer (€19m) from Bayern Munich and Niclas Fullkrug (€13m) from Werder Bremen.
Julian Hettwer and Paul Philipp Besong made up the remaining two additions for €0.5m and €0.2m respectively.
Dortmund’s season got off to a winning start with a home victory against Cologne (Koln) but that was followed by consecutive draws against VL Bochum and at home to Heidenheim.
It took until the 88th minute for Dortmund to break the deadlock against Cologne with Donyell Malen forcing the ball home and in doing so ensuring that Dortmund remained undefeated in 20 home games stretching back to last season’s 3-2 loss to Werder Bremen.
And Dortmund can count themselves fortunate to come away with a point at VL Bochum.1:0 down in the 13thminute it took a goal from Malen on 56 to save their blushes and salvage a point they barely deserved.
In their third game of the season Dortmund got off to a flying start and were 2:0 up and cruising with goals from Julian Brandt on 7 and Emre Can on 15 minutes had them seemingly cruising to all three points. But goals from Eren Dinkci in the 61st minute and Tim Kleindienst eight minutes from time saw Heidenheim register theirfirst Bundesliga points at the third attempt following their promotion last term.
Dortmund travel to Freiburg in their next outing before they meet PSG in the Champions league.
Dortmund's disappointing start to the season has led to speculation that head coach Edin Terzic is under pressure and could be replaced by Julian Nagelsmann. Indeed, some in the German press are reporting that Nagelsmann could be installed in the Dortmund hot seat as soon as their visit to Paris and certainly before they face Newcastle Utd if their form and style of football does not improve.
Should they make a move for Nagelsmann they would first have speak to Bayern Munich, as the former Bayern manager is still under contract with the German champions and remains so until 2026 after being sacked in March.
Bellingham was one of 26 players who departed; bringing in a combined €110m as only Ansgar Knauff and Nmandi Collins who left for Frankfurt for €3m and €1m respectively and Jayden Braaf who headed to Hellas Verona for a further €1m warranted any transfer fee. The remaining 22 players were all released on free transfers.
On the incoming front Dortmund invested €62.7m on 5 player, the most expensive being Felix Nmecha from Wolfsburg (€30m). He was followed by Marcel Sabitzer (€19m) from Bayern Munich and Niclas Fullkrug (€13m) from Werder Bremen.
Julian Hettwer and Paul Philipp Besong made up the remaining two additions for €0.5m and €0.2m respectively.
Dortmund’s season got off to a winning start with a home victory against Cologne (Koln) but that was followed by consecutive draws against VL Bochum and at home to Heidenheim.
It took until the 88th minute for Dortmund to break the deadlock against Cologne with Donyell Malen forcing the ball home and in doing so ensuring that Dortmund remained undefeated in 20 home games stretching back to last season’s 3-2 loss to Werder Bremen.
And Dortmund can count themselves fortunate to come away with a point at VL Bochum.1:0 down in the 13thminute it took a goal from Malen on 56 to save their blushes and salvage a point they barely deserved.
In their third game of the season Dortmund got off to a flying start and were 2:0 up and cruising with goals from Julian Brandt on 7 and Emre Can on 15 minutes had them seemingly cruising to all three points. But goals from Eren Dinkci in the 61st minute and Tim Kleindienst eight minutes from time saw Heidenheim register theirfirst Bundesliga points at the third attempt following their promotion last term.
Dortmund travel to Freiburg in their next outing before they meet PSG in the Champions league.
Dortmund's disappointing start to the season has led to speculation that head coach Edin Terzic is under pressure and could be replaced by Julian Nagelsmann. Indeed, some in the German press are reporting that Nagelsmann could be installed in the Dortmund hot seat as soon as their visit to Paris and certainly before they face Newcastle Utd if their form and style of football does not improve.
Should they make a move for Nagelsmann they would first have speak to Bayern Munich, as the former Bayern manager is still under contract with the German champions and remains so until 2026 after being sacked in March.
