Poland defender Lukasz Piszczek says he is retiring from the national team following a poor World Cup performance.
Piszczek wrote on Instagram on Saturday that he was taking a "hard but rational" decision and was ending his "adven…
Michy Batshuayi’s injury summed up Dortmund’s day in a 2-0 loss to rivals Schalke.
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League ambitions are in peril after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to bitter foes Schalke 04 in the Revierderby. An announced 61,786 spectators at the Veltins Arena did not see a high-quality game of football even though it was second against third with teams lurking for their rivals to make a mistake.
It was the visitors who complied, as BVB captain Marcel Schmelzer lost the ball to Daniel Caligiuri in the 50th minute. Yevhen Konoplyanka finished off…
Peter Stoger admits he left Michy Batshuayi on the bench to ease the workload on the Belgian striker, whose brace lifted Dortmund over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Poland international Lukasz Piszczek has signed a new two-year deal at Borussia Dortmund, tying him to the club until 2020, and he hopes to end his career at the Westfalenstadion.
Piszczek, 32, is currently Dortmund’s oldest outfield player. Having joined the club from Hertha Berlin in summer 2010, he was a key player earlier this decade during Dortmund’s golden years under Jurgen Klopp.
He remains an influential player for the club — and is apparently their good-luck charm. Dortmund have not lost…
Borussia Dortmund’s Peter Stoger admits the club is lucky to have Michy Batshuayi after the Belgian scored his fifth goal in three matches since moving to Germany.
Lukasz Piszczek has praised on-loan Michy Batshuayi for his focus and attitude since arriving at Borussia Dortmund.
Batshuayi, 24, joined Dortmund on loan from Chelsea on the last day of the January transfer window and has scored five goals in four matches.
However, BVB have no option to make the move permanent meaning that, as things stand, the striker will return to Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Belgium international Batshuayi scored the winner in a 3-2 Europa League first leg victory over Atalanta.
And…
Lukasz Piszczek suffered the injury while on international duty.
Borussia Dortmund right-back Lukasz Piszczek will be out of action “for the time being” after suffering a ligament injury while on international duty with Poland, the club have announced.
Piszczek, 32, and Poland keeper Wojciech Szcezsny collided shortly before half-time in the win over Montenegro on Sunday.
The Dortmund defender did not return for the second half, and a statement on the official Dortmund website said: “Lukasz Piszczek will be unavailable for BVB for the time being after suffering…
Kylian Mbappe’s double for AS Monaco sealed a vital first leg away win over Borussia Dortmund in the UCL quarterfinals.
ESPN FC’s Stephan Uersfeld reports on the atmosphere inside Dortmund’s stadium following Tuesday’s explosions.
DORTMUND, Germany — The show must go on — only one day after the attack on Borussia Dortmund’s team bus on Tuesday, injuring centre-back Marc Bartra, BVB’s home leg against AS Monaco in the quarterfinal of the Champions League was played on Wednesday night. As the horrible events will have taken a lasting impression on the players, the following player ratings are to be taken with a big grain of salt. Final score: 3-2 to the guests.
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Lukasz Piszczek has started 20 Bundesliga games so far this season.
Lukasz Piszczek has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Borussia Dortmund until 2019.
Piszczek joined BVB from then-relegated Hertha Berlin in 2010, and — alongside his Poland teammates Jakub Blazczykowski and Robert Lewandowski — became a key member of the Dortmund team that won two Bundesliga titles and reached the Champions League final earlier this decade.
“‘Piszczu’ is an exemplary professional and thus also a role model for our young players,” BVB sporting director…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been off target of late but a brace against Freiburg could do wonders for his confidence.
Borussia Dortmund picked up a vital 3-0 win on the road against Freiburg, delivering one of their most comprehensive performances of the season. A week without a midweek fixture saw the Ruhr side remarkably refreshed.
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The Black and Yellows enter a busy stretch of matches in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League. It was very important that they managed to carry the momentum from their 3-0 home win against VfL Wolfsburg into that period. As mentioned above, it was one of Dortmund’s…
19-year-old Ousmane Dembele continues to dazzle as with his goal he now has five goals and eight assists on the season.
It was an odd vibe in the Westfalenstadion as the famous Yellow Wall remained a grey one on Saturday in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg due to the exclusion of 25,000 Dortmund fans who usually sit in the South Stand. The ban was issued by the German FA for repeated fan misconduct by Dortmund fans, who attacked Leipzig fans outside of the Westfalenstadion on February 4th.
Despite all the talk about the empty stand, there were also 90 minutes of football to be played. VfL Wolfsburg,…
An outstanding performance from Benfica’s Ederson in net helped the Portuguese team top a vibrant Dortmund in the UCL.
An outstanding performance from Benfica’s Ederson in net helped the Portugese team top a vibrant Dortmund in the UCL.
Raph Honigstein joins the FC show to breakdown Dortmund’s loss to Benfica, and Aubameyang’s poor performance.
Wasteful Borussia Dortmund suffered a highly undeserved 1-0 loss at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday night, after being the highly dominant team over 90 minutes.
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There are very few teams that take the game to Benfica like Dortmund did on Tuesday night. After an atrocious performance in their 2-1 shock defeat away to bottom Darmstadt on the weekend, the Black and Yellows were in need of a good performance. Although the result didn’t show it, the BVB players in unison told reporters…