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Match Preview: Dortmund Come Home to Frankfurt as Der Klassiker Looms
After traveling to the North Pole, Germany’s capital, and Asia in a three-match away stint, Borussia Dortmund finally return home to the Westfalenstadion. This marks the start of a decisive month in Dortmund’s season. Across the next 30 days, Dortmund will play seven games including tomorrow’s match against Frankfurt, Tuesday’s Pokal match against Bremen, Halloween’s […]
Post-Match Reactions: Dortmund Beat Sabah to Snap Disappointing Run
Well that was a game that happened! Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 over Azerbaijani side, Sabah FK, and it was a match to forget. Sabah entered this match seriously outgunned against an underperforming Borussia Dortmund. For Dortmund, the objective was simple: survive the ten-hour roundtrip with all three points. They did that and here’s how. The […]
MOTM Poll: Serhou Guirassy Fires Dortmund to Victory in Azerbaijan
The TNT Sports commentator informed me tonight that Borussia Dortmund have gone 13 years without a goalless draw in the Champions League. That’s some record, and they kept it up tonight with a 2-1 win when they headed east to face Sabah FK in Azerbaijan. After rough performances (and results) against Bodø/Glimt and Union Berlin, […]
Comment Thread: Dortmund Face Sabah on the Caspian
When: 12:45 PM ET Where: Bank Respublika Arena, Absheron, Azerbaijan How: US: Paramount+. All else see here. Here are the rules:
Match Preview: BVB Travel to Baku
It’s another UCL night (evening-ish)! BVB face off against Sabah this evening, travelling to Azerbaijan. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering why a team from Azerbaijan is playing in a tournament run by UEFA, the European footballing body. If you’re like me, you should also go look it up, because apparently a small […]
Post-Match Reactions: BVB Offense remains idealess in Berlin
For Dortmund, this had previously been the type of game that – despite a lackluster showing in the final third – they would somehow manage to win, snatch the three points, and then thank their lucky stars it played out that way. But Dortmund didn’t win today, and they may be running out of lucky […]
MOTM Poll: Dortmund’s Attack Falters but the Defense Delivers Against Union Berlin
Dortmund entered the weekend needing all three points to guarantee their spot at the top of the table but Union Berlin (and Dortmund’s attack) had other ideas. It’s now two back-to-back games for Borussia Dortmund where they failed to score against weaker opposition. Despite featuring the first choice attack with Maxi Beier and Ethan Nwaneri […]
Comment Thread: BVB Seek Bounce-Back vs Union Berlin
When: 9:30 AM ET Where: Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin, Germany How: US: Fandango (en), Telemundo/Peacock (es). All else see here. Here are the rules:
Match Preview: Dortmund Back in League Play as They Travel to Union Berlin
Borussia Dortmund are back in Bundesliga action as they travel to Berlin on Saturday. It’s been a rough week-long stretch for Die Schwarzgelben. First, squandering a two goal lead to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga last week, followed by a grueling mid-week Champions League defeat in Norway at the hands of Bodø/Glimt. Needless to say, […]
The Ex-Files: Life After Dortmund
Dortmund is no stranger to big departures. Feels like every transfer window, one of the world’s biggest stars is trading in the black and yellow for new colours. Quite often fans of Borussia Dortmund don’t even need to check in on their ex-players to know how they’re fairing at their new clubs. Our exes are […]
Post Match Reactions: Lackluster Dortmund Outplayed in Norway
Well… Somehow I’m actually not too surprised by this performance. Bodø Glimt have slain a lot of giants in modern Champions League history—Manchester City and Atletico Madrid being examples of two teams who couldn’t withstand the harsh, cold north. And you must give the Norwegian darlings a lot of credit, because they haven’t achieved these […]
MOTM Poll: Lackluster BVB Lose 1-0 to Bodø/Glimt
Bodø is a tough place to go, as shown by how many big teams have struggled on their travels to the north of Norway. Still, it was Dortmund’s drab, lifeless performance (at least in the first hour) which was most disappointing. BVB struggled to create anything at all in the first half, and they were […]
Comment Thread: BVB Head to Norway to face Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League
When: 3:00 PM ET Where: Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø, Norway How: US: CBS Sports Network, Paramount+. UK: TNT Sports 5, HBO Max. Germany: DAZN Germany. All else see here. Here are the rules:
Match Preview: Dortmund Travel to Norway for Bodø/Glimt Test
After a lengthy international break, Dortmund are back in the Champions League following their 3-2 victory over Villarreal in their opening fixture. This time, they will travel to Norway to face Bodø/ Glimt on Wednesday. After returning to Bundesliga action last Friday night, the team were unable to come away with a win, resulting in […]
Post-Match Reactions: BVB squander two goal lead, tie Werder Bremen 2-2
Up 2-0 in the 85th minute, everything seemed to be going according to plan for Niko Kovač’s side…until it wasn’t. After a lackluster first half, it took until the 80th minute for Daniel Svensson to break the deadlock. Serhou Guirassy crossed the ball into the center of the box to Fabio Silva, who’s whiffed shot/pass […]
MOTM Poll: Dortmund Blow 2-0 Lead
Finally! Football is back, and oh boy, had I forgotten just how tedious it can be to watch sometimes. Tonight, Borussia Dortmund was visited by Daniel Thioune’s Werder Bremen—a side that has been known to be extremely disciplined during the first 4 matches of the season. Die Werderaner gave The Black and Yellows a very […]
Comment Thread: BVB Under the Lights Against Werder Bremen
When: 2:30 PM ET Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: US: Peacock, Fandango (English) and Telemundo (Spanish). UK: BBC iPlayer. Germany: Sky Sports Bundesliga 1. All else see here. Here are the rules:
Match Preview: Borussia Dortmund Return to Action Against Werder Bremen
The Bundesliga returns this weekend, after a long and eventful international break, with Borussia Dortmund hosting Werder Bremen on Friday evening. After a torrid time in the Bundesliga last season, barely surviving relegation, Werder Bremen got off to a good start before the break, picking up seven points from their first four games. Wins over […]
Why We’re Not Manchester City
“Power resides where people believe it resides. A small man can cast a very large shadow.” – Lord Varys – Game of Thrones What a glorious time to be a soccer fan. That is, unless you support Manchester City… On Tuesday, the Premier League found Manchester City guilty of 114 financial charges leveled against them. […]
International Break News Update: Nico Schlotterbeck Injured, Niko Kovac to Extend
In the midst of an utterly eternal international break, we finally have some good and some bad news. I had completely forgotten about the entire sport of soccer/football when I saw this news this morning: In case you’re not aware, that is not how ankles are supposed to bend. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, Schlotterbeck has […]
A Story Still Being Written
Konstantinos Karestas has began his career in Dortmund, but what is the story behind the Greek starlet? Born on November 19, 2007, in Genk, Belgium, Konstantinos Karetsas is a fourth-generation member of the Greek diaspora in Belgium. In 1970, his great-grandfather left Dimitritsi, in the Serres region of northern Greece, and moved with his family […]
I Think Joane Gadou is Really Good
It has been nearly six years since I started writing for Fear the Wall, can you all believe that? Some of you may remember when I wrote my first piece, it was about Mahmoud Dahoud—an opinion piece on why I believed he could turn his flashes of brilliance into performances of significant value for Borussia […]
Post-Match Reactions: BVB Enter Intl. Break Perfect, Top of the Table
Not every win is going to be pretty. Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win against VfB Stuttgart yesterday certainly wasn’t. The two sides at the MHPArena locked horns and fought a tight match, with very little to separate them other than the important one: a lone goal by Maximilian Beier to put Die Schwarzgelben on top. After […]
MOTM Poll: Beier Makes the Difference
We have made it to the first international break! Huzzah! In seasons gone by, this would the point where we would already be talking about the gap to Bayern Munich, but in this instance of the Bundesliga, BVB go into the break all smiles. Four wins in four matches, including challenging games against Hoffenheim and […]
Comment Thread: BVB Look to Stay Perfect vs VfB Stuttgart
When: 12:30 PM EST Where: MHP Arena, Stuttgart, Germany How: US: Fandango (English) and Telemundo (Spanish). UK: Sky Sports Football. Germany: Sky Sports Bundesliga 1. All else see here. Here are the rules:
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