BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 4-2 loss at promoted Holstein Kiel on Tuesday, piling the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin after the team’s worst opening half to the Bundesliga for 10 years.
An English week in the Bundesliga as we round off the first half of the season. Borussia Dortmund lost to Holstein Kiel in the early kick-off while Bayer Leverkusen saw off Mainz, Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to beat Freiburg and Wolfsburg comfortably beat Borussia Mönchengladbach. Here are three things we learnt:
Nathan Tella scored after just 25 seconds of the first Bundesliga game of 2025 and ... such as midfielder Emre Can and central defenders Nico Schlotterbeck and Waldemar Anton, on top of ongoing ...
Already struck by an injury crisis, illness ripped through Dortmund's defence, with centre-backs Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, along with left-back Ramy Bensebaini, ruled out just hours before kick-off as the Bundesliga restarted from the winter break.
Nathan Tella scored after just 25 seconds of the first Bundesliga game of 2025 and Leverkusen scored ... was without players such as midfielder Emre Can and central defenders Nico Schlotterbeck and Waldemar Anton, on top of ongoing injury issues.
The German Bundesliga returns after the winter break with Borussia Dortmund at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Nuri Sahin's men host Xabi Alonso's side at Signal Iduna Park with BVB having won just one of their last five games pre-Christmas.
From the first minute to the last. There’s nothing else to say,” Sahin said. Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can spoke with angry fans after the game, while the rest of the dejected ...
Nathan Tella scored after just 25 seconds of the first Bundesliga game of 2025 and ... such as midfielder Emre Can and central defenders Nico Schlotterbeck and Waldemar Anton, on top of ongoing ...
Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can spoke with angry fans after the game, while the rest of the dejected players stood behind. Dortmund had dominated possession but was caught out in the ...
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An English week in the Bundesliga as we round off the first half of the season. Borussia Dortmund lost to Holstein Kiel in the early kick-off while Bayer Leverkusen saw off Mainz, Eintracht Frankfurt
Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can spoke with angry fans after the game, while the rest of the dejected players stood behind. Dortmund had dominated possession but was caught out in the ...