Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic says team never should have gone to or lost on penalties

Werder Bremen are through to the German Cup quarterfinals after prevailing in penalties over Borussia Dortmund in an instant classic.

Christian Pulisic explains what went wrong for Borussia Dortmund after his side were knocked out of the German Cup by Werder Bremen on penalties.
United States midfielder Christian Pulisic said that Borussia Dortmund should have won in normal time after crashing out of the German Cup at the hands of Werder Bremen in a penalty shootout after the match ended 3-3 following extra time.
Pulisic, 20, told ESPN FC after the game: “We shouldn’t have let this game gone to penalty kicks because once you get there anything can happen. [Paco Alcacer and Maximilian Philipp] missed [their penalties] but it’s not their fault. We should have won in normal…

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PSG target Julian Weigl not leaving Borussia Dortmund this winter – Michael Zorc

Julien Laurens gives the latest updates on Paris Saint-Germain’s January transfer targets.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley breaks down the latest rumours making the rounds in Transfer Rater, involving Julian Weigl, Ruben Neves and more.
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said midfielder Julian Weigl will stay in Dortmund this winter amid heavy links to Thomas Tuchel’s Paris-Saint Germain on Saturday.
Weigl, 23, played an integral role in BVB’s 1-0 win away to RB Leipzig that restored the Bundesliga leaders’ six-point advantage over second-placed Bayern Munich, who had dismantled Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday.
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Dortmund’s Marco Reus plays like ‘Ferrari’ in middle of field – Nuri Sahin

Werder Bremen midfielder Nuri Sahin compared former teammate Marco Reus to a Ferrari after Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games.
Reus scored the winning goal in the 27th minute after Paco Alcacer had opened the scoring 19 minutes into the game. Max Kruse’s wonderful strike from distance 10 minutes before half-time wasn’t enough for the guests to come away with a point, though.
Sahin, 30, singled out Reus as the main source of Bremen’s…

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Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho dedicates winning goal to late grandmother

Shaka Hislop examines the latest transfer rumours involving Aaron Ramsey, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Chicharito and Toby Alderweireld. Jadon Sancho dedicated his winning goal to his late grandmother as Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Ruhr rivals Schalke on Saturday.
Dortmund took an early lead through Thomas Delaney’s header, but Daniel Caligiuri equalised from the spot before Sancho struck in the 74th minute.
“The goal means everything to my family. Sadly, my grandmother passed away, so that goal was for her,” Sancho, 18, told FOX Sports.
“I’m glad that I got the goal and helped the team to get three points.”
Coach Lucien Favre praised…

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Bayern Munich aren’t Borussia Dortmund’s only title rivals – Lucien Favre

Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said that Bayern Munich are not their only rival in the title race after a 2-1 away win against FSV Mainz on Saturday.
With struggling Bayern dropping two points at home in a 3-3 draw against promoted side Fortuna Dusseldorf, Dortmund have extended the gap to nine points to their main rivals in the Bundesliga table.
But following the match, Favre told Sky Sports it wasn’t just Bayern that Dortmund had to worry about in Germany.
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Marco Reus 9/10, Mahmoud Dahoud 8/10 as Dortmund win Der Klassiker over Bayern

Reus, right, scored twice and was a constant threat as Dortmund overturned a deficit to beat rivals Bayern.

DORTMUND, Germany — The Yellow Wall rhetorically asked “Who will be Germany’s Champions?” after Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2, come-from-behind win against bitter foes Bayern Munich on Saturday night. The Black and Yellows put a seven-point cushion between themselves and their rivals while piling up more misery on the already crisis-laden Bavarians.

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This victory was a tremendous one for the Westphalians, who are surely now favourites to win the league. For the Bundesliga, it was arguably…

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Lucien Favre: Dortmund deserved ‘crazy’ Klassiker win over Bayern

Shaka Hislop recaps Borussia Dortmund’s thrilling 3-2 win over rivals Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker.
DORTMUND, Germany — Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said that his team deserved to win in a thrilling Klassiker over Bayern Munich, calling it a “crazy game” and an “advert for the Bundesliga.” 
Saturday’s night lived up to the billing as the Black and Yellows managed to separate themselves by seven points over their Southern rivals in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory.
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski headed past goalkeeper Marwin Hitz after 26 minutes for a deserved lead with the guests dominating…

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Borussia Dortmund deserved loss to Atletico Madrid – Marco Reus

Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus said that his team deserved their first defeat of the season after falling 2-0 away to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
BVB’s 15-game unbeaten run was broken up by the Spanish outfit, who were seeking revenge for a 4-0 loss at the Westfalenstadion a fortnight ago.
Saul Niguez opened the scoring after 33 minutes against a timid Dortmund team and the hosts killed-off the contest 10 minutes before the end of regular time with France international…

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Borussia Dortmund conceding late against Hertha Berlin ‘annoying’ – Mario Gotze

DORTMUND, Germany — Mario Gotze said dropping two points was “annoying” after Borussia Dortmund conceded a penalty in stoppage time to draw 2-2 against Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
Gotze, 26, told reporters after the game: “Two points were very much possible looking at the run of play. We had enough chances to kill the game. We cannot be happy with the result and conceding so late is annoying.
“In previous games, we were more efficient in front of goal. But this won’t knock us down.”
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