[#RTFM] CHAMPIONS! Dortmund 2-0 FSV Mainz (Bundesliga Match #33)

Champions! Dortmund have retained their Bundesliga title after a dominant home win over mid-table Mainz this afternoon, despite finishing the game with nine men as Julian Koch and goalscorer and man-of-the-match Sven Bender were both carried off late-on.

Gray Surman made just one change in a match where a win would seal the title regardless of results elsewhere, as Marco Reus came into the…

Jan Rosenthal scored a late, superb 25-yarder into the top corner to snatch a point for Freiburg after a thrilling match at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. Freiburg were restricted to just two shots on target, though scored with them both.

Dortmund made six changes from the midweek defeatby Wolfsburg, bringing in Felipe Santana and Julian Koch in the back four, with Jos Verniers, André…

[#RTFM] Valencia 1-1 Dortmund (UCL Group G Match 5)

BVB ensured that their Champions League destiny is in their own hands with a hard-fought point at the imposing Mestalla with a 1-1 draw against a Valencia side who finished the game with ten men.

Changing to a diamond in midfield behind two strikers to combat the Spaniards’ flat 4-4-2 formation, Surman made three changes in bringing in Andreas Beck and Robert Lewandowski, with Dennis Praet…

[#RTFM] Internationals: 24 Call-Ups. Début Senior Cap for Praet

Two dozen BVB players have been selected by their countries for next week’s midweek international friendlies. Nine of those have been chosen by Joachim Löw for Germany’s visit of Colombia in Hamburg on Wednesday 19th.

Seven other players have received senior call-ups, including a début senior cap for Dennis Praet (left)for Belgium’s trip to Turkey. Eight youth players  are also set to be in…

[#RTFM] Lewandowski Wins Weekly Award, Catches Cold.

Robert Lewandowski has been named as the T-Mobile Spieler des Tages after firing Dortmund to a 4-1 win over Frankfurt on Saturday, but will miss Wednesday night’s visit of Eintracht Braunschweig as he’s been sent home to recover from a heavy cold. The 26 year-old Polish striker has opened his account for the season, but will have to watch the DFB-Pokal tie on TV.

Marcel Schmelzer was also named…

[#RTFM] MATCH REPORT (29 Oct) Hamburger SV 2-1 Dortmund (Bundesliga)

BVB blew the chance to go top as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat to league leaders Hamburg tonight, with the hosts scoring twice in two minutes right before the break to claim the points despite Dortmund’s late rally and Mats Hummels strike.

After Robert Lewandowski missed a golden chance to put BVB in front in the opening twenty minutes, the half was heading for a bore draw until Gojko Kacar and…

[#RTFM] Sven Bender Scores First International Goal

Sven Bender scored his first senior international goal tonight in Germany’s 2-2 draw with Denmark in tonight’s opening match in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers. The 25 year-old came on for twin brother Lars in the 73rd minute, and put Germany 2-1 up in the 79th from close range.

Viktor Fischer had helped put Denmark in front in the twelfth minute in the match in Düsseldorf, when his blocked shot fell to…

[#RTFM] International Roundup: Germany Beat the World Champions in Dortmund

Robert Lewandowski moved to seventh in the all-time goalscoring charts for Poland with his second-half strike in a 4-1 win in Hungary becoming his twenty-fourth goal for his country (in 63 appearances).

Also on target tonight was Ivan Perisic who hit the third goal in Croatia’s comfortable 5-1 demolition of Qatar in Varazdin earlier this evening. Fifteen other players represented Dortmund…