Aubameyang ends goal drought as Dortmund ease past Freiburg

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…

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Dortmund’s Dembele so far living up to the lofty comparisons

Ousmane Dembele may only be 19 years of age but he is already one of the top players in the Bundesliga.
Comparisons to elite players are more often than not harmful rather than helpful for young players. Too often has the “next Ibrahimovic”, “next Messi”, or “next Ronaldo” stagnated somewhere along the line to end up as a rather ordinary footballer somewhere in Europe.
Marko Marin, once described as the “German Messi”, when the then 23-year-old moved from Werder Bremen to Chelsea in 2012, is a daunting example to why those labels should be handed out with extreme care. In 2017, the now 27-year-old…

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Dembele, Dortmund run Wolfsburg ragged amidst partial stadium closure

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,…

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Aubameyang, Dortmund forget their finishing boots at Benfica

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…

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Borussia Dortmund star Ousmane Dembele wants more help from refs

Ousmane Dembele has vowed not to let defenders intimidate him.
Borussia Dortmund attacker Ousmane Dembele has said he wants more protection from referees but vowed that he will not let opponents get to him.
Opposition defences have found it hard to handle Dembele since he joined Dortmund from Rennes last summer.
The 19-year-old France international was carried off on a stretcher in the second half of December’s 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim, in which he set up both his side’s goals.
Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said challenges had left his player with “heavy bruising.”
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Ousmane Dembele best for Dortmund in German Cup quarterfinal win

Borussia Dortmund have advanced to the DFB Pokal quarter-finals after an intense penalty shootout against Hertha Berlin.

Relive Borussia Dortmund’s dramatic penalty-shootout triumph over Hertha Berlin to progress in the German Cup.

Ousmane Dembele was Dortmund’s brightest player as Tuchel’s side needed penalties to advance in the German Cup.

Borussia Dortmund progressed to the quarterfinals of the German Cup on Wednesday night, beating Hertha Berlin in a penalty shootout (4-2) after 120 highly contested minutes that ended 1-1.

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The German FA introduced a new rule that allowed coaches to make a fourth substitution in the overtime of the DFB Cup. Thomas Tuchel revealed at the post-match news conference, which was held close to midnight, that he would have made two more substitutions in the extra half-hour because of injury…

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Dembele steals the show as Dortmund stifle second-place Leipzig

At just 19 years of age, Ousmane Dembele continues to show flashes that hint at future superstardom.
There was late drama at the Westfalenstadion between fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund and second-placed RB Leipzig, as the linesman rightfully held his flag up to rule out the last-second equaliser of Federico Palacios-Martinez. The Leipzig striker was marginally offside, which allowed the hosts to escape with a massive 1-0 victory.

Emotions already ran high before the game, as Dortmund made the game a clash of cultures, protesting the Red Bull funded club. “For the people’s sport — against those,…

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Dortmund concede late, settle for disappointing draw at Mainz

BVB’s disappointing season continued as the Ruhr side were pulled back late for their seventh draw of the season.
Borussia Dortmund failed to claim third place in the table, as they dropped two points on the road in a 1-1 draw against Mainz on Sunday night, producing yet another uninspiring performance.

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The Black and Yellows had a bright start, overwhelming the hosts with an exhilarating amount of pace. They took the lead and arguably could have added a second in the first 10 minutes. However, the blast of energy seemed to be the afterburner, as there was little to come out of them in the following…

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Ousmane Dembele emerges as a key component at Tuchel’s Dortmund

The ESPN FC crew discuss Christian Pulisic’s Borussia Dortmund extension.
Victory over Mainz on Sunday will see Borussia Dortmund claim third place — the minimum they want to achieve in the Bundesliga this season. It could even be the maximum, with Red Bull Leipzig keeping pace with leaders Bayern Munich.
Dortmund are still trying to find their groove in 2017. Last week, they had phases of domination in their 2-1 win against Werder Bremen, but also looked disorganised towards the end of the game against decimated hosts.
BVB’s struggles in Bremen were put into perspective…

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