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💸 Bundesliga TV cash: Bayern and BVB earnings, HSV’s place

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In slightly below six weeks, the Bundesliga will begin once more. With Hamburger SV and 1. FC Köln, two absolute conventional golf equipment are returning to the best German league. Certainly one of them is prone to make an enormous leap within the TV cash desk for the upcoming season. The ‘kicker’ has introduced the distribution for the brand new 2025/26 season.

The TV Cash Rating at a Glance18th Place – Hamburger SV

Nationwide Income: €28,495,937

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Worldwide Income: €2,937,240

Whole: €31,433,177

seventeenth Place – FC St. Pauli

Nationwide Income: €29,823,182

Worldwide Income: €2,937,240

Whole: €32,760,422

sixteenth Place – 1. FC Heidenheim

Nationwide Income: €32,249,960

Worldwide Income: €4,998,082

Whole: €37,248,042

fifteenth Place – FC Augsburg

Nationwide Income: €36,769,329

Worldwide Income: €3,285,837

Whole: €40,055,166

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14th Place – Werder Bremen

Nationwide Income: €39,714,140

Worldwide Income: €2,937,240

Whole: €42,651,380

thirteenth Place – 1. FC Köln

Nationwide Income: €38,160,988

Worldwide Income: €4,775,929

Whole: €42,936,917

twelfth Place – VfL Wolfsburg

Nationwide Income: €46,008,800

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Worldwide Income: €4,744,025

Whole: €50,752,825

eleventh Place – Borussia Mönchengladbach

Nationwide Income: €45,493,477

Worldwide Income: €5,473,120

Whole: €50,966,597

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tenth Place – TSG Hoffenheim

Nationwide Income: €43,484,847

Worldwide Income: €7,946,363

Whole: €51,431,210

ninth Place – FSV Mainz 05

Nationwide Income: €52,120,945

Worldwide Income: €3,285,837

Whole: €55,406,782

eighth Place – VfB Stuttgart

Nationwide Income: €50,906,422

Worldwide Income: €4,617,584

Whole: €55,524,006

seventh Place – 1. FC Union

Nationwide Income: €48,222,446

Worldwide Income: €7,597,767

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Whole: €55,820,213

sixth Place – SC Freiburg

Nationwide Income: €53,966,376

Worldwide Income: €8,010,170

Whole: €61,976,546

fifth Place – RB Leipzig

Nationwide Income: €54,556,458

Worldwide Income: €13,526,235

Whole: €68,082,693

4th Place – Eintracht Frankfurt

Nationwide Income: €55,042,638

Worldwide Income: €14,541,289

Whole: €69,583,927

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third Place – Bayer Leverkusen

Nationwide Income: €57,018,811

Worldwide Income: €18,440,819

Whole: €75,459,630

2nd Place – Borussia Dortmund

Nationwide Income: €57,614,213

Worldwide Income: €18,408,914

Whole: €76,023,127

1st Place – Bayern München

Nationwide Income: €60,810,768

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Worldwide Income: €22,594,404

Whole: €83,405,172

Beginning in the summertime of 2025, the 36 first and second division golf equipment will obtain €1.121 billion yearly from TV advertising and marketing. Presently, media revenues are distributed over 4 pillars: equal distribution (50 p.c), efficiency (43 p.c), youth growth (4 p.c), and curiosity (3 p.c). The brand new distribution key’s legitimate till the 2028/29 season.

This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.

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Niko Kovac on the Membership World Cup, the Bundesliga run-in and the BVB followers

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We now have each an fascinating and tough summer season forward of us with the Membership World Cup. What’s your tackle the World Cup; what’s your tackle the brand new format?It is an ideal platform for us. Simply being a part of this elite circle is a good factor for us, for BVB, for Black & Yellow.. You merely can’t put into phrases what sort of significance it carries to be certainly one of solely two German soccer golf equipment concerned.

The higher the success achieved all through the event, the shorter the preparation interval for the brand new season. A coach cannot like that…However it’s essentially nothing new. Worldwide gamers solely ever have three weeks of vacation after a significant event after which the preparation interval will get below manner. The identical factor awaits us this summer season. I am very relaxed about it.

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Each of your predecessors, Edin Terzic and Nuri Sahin, had a robust connection to and previous on the membership and have been welcomed with ovations by the supporters after they have been appointed to the place. You initially encountered scepticism within the boards however that has now fully modified. Are you able to get on board with that: Incomes belief quite than being praised prematurely?Everybody ought to be given an opportunity, no matter whether or not they grew up at this membership or are a brand new arrival. I imagine {that a} coach from the surface might be very useful. It was necessary for us to have the ability to work right here in peace and to have the help of the individuals who signed us. If you really feel confidence, you can provide extra again too. So far as the folks in cost and the followers are involved, I felt the arrogance from day one. I do not learn something. And if I do not learn something, I am unbiased and may make choices based mostly purely on my data and conscience.

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Do coaches actually not learn something or have they got somebody who secretly reads issues to them?Reiner Calmund (editor’s observe: the Managing Director of Leverkusen till 2004) used to say: “If issues aren’t going nicely, do not learn something. If issues are going nicely, you may learn all the pieces.” I attempt to stick with that. I do not need to be influenced by the surface; I need to resolve with my teaching workforce based mostly on what I see.

Crucial particular person in Niko Kovac’s teaching workforce has all the time been his brother Robert, who is 2 and a half years youthful. Niko didn’t play extra matches alongside another footballer in his lengthy and profitable profession (151, adopted by Carsten Ramelow in second place with 149 joint appearances). The Kovac brothers performed collectively at Bayer Leverkusen from 1996 to 1999 after which at Bayern Munich from 2001 to 2003. When Niko turned a coach, Robert joined him as his assistant.

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Robert was at BVB from 2007 to 2009. He performed within the 2008 cup last after which skilled the primary yr below Klopp. What did he inform you in regards to the membership?That BVB are an enormous membership with nice supporters, nice enthusiasm and vitality. We now have usually performed right here as opponents and normally misplaced. We’re very completely happy that we have now been given the chance to educate this membership, the second-biggest in Germany. We need to pay again the belief positioned in us and hope that each single particular person within the stadium can really feel that.

You realize the Westfalenstadion out of your time as a participant and Sign Iduna Park out of your time as a coach. What does it really feel like?If you see this Wall, it is spectacular. It is a pure soccer stadium. It is angular and it is bloody loud. There’s actual vitality and energy behind it. If you rating a objective right here, it does one thing to you. It unleashes a lot vitality. And it does the alternative to the opposition. The stadium has an enormous affect on the sport and the opposition. Sign Iduna Park is a really massive trump card for this membership.

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How a lot of an achievement was it to place the workforce on the trail to success, particularly as common coaching was solely potential after the workforce’s elimination from the Champions League in mid-April?As a coach, you want coaching periods on the pitch. Originally, we have been solely in a position to do rather a lot by way of video evaluation. Should you can then prepare this over an extended time period throughout the week with a workforce that has the mandatory means, it may be applied quicker and higher. You could possibly see from week to week that the unfortunate elimination finally benefited us.

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So we are able to assume that after the 3-1 win towards Barcelona, the coach secretly and quietly thought: “It is a disgrace, nevertheless it’s an excellent factor that we’re out?”It was a double-edged sword, as a result of we put in an ideal efficiency within the second leg. We believed that we might attain the ultimate once more. In fact, disappointment was the prevailing feeling at first. Nonetheless, we have been in a position to take one thing constructive from the elimination as a result of we performed an excellent second leg towards Barcelona. That gave us a lift. If we might compete with top-of-the-line groups in Europe, then we might do the identical within the Bundesliga too.

If you take a look at the workforce after three and a half months, how a lot of what you envisaged is already being applied? And what steps do they nonetheless have to take?The workforce is creating nicely. In technical, tactical, psychological and bodily phrases, we’re already on an excellent path. However we’re definitely not but the place we need to be. You could possibly not anticipate that to be the case both. It’s important to give the gamers the time they want. The mindset, the method, has modified.

Over the course of the season, all the pieces and everybody was known as into query. Does reaching the minimal goal of the Champions League imply that there aren’t any requires motion from the surface, however quite that deductions might be made with out emotion?You should not enable your self to be led by the surface. As a result of in case you are pushed by the surface, you will not make the proper choices. It’s important to sit down collectively and ask: Why did this occur? After which you may draw conclusions. It isn’t good to make choices based mostly on feelings, whether or not they’re based mostly on the disappointments that have been beforehand there or on the enjoyment there now. There is a saying in Croatian: “The morning is wiser than the night.” Let all the pieces sink in first, course of it, weigh it up – after which you’ll make the proper choices. It wasn’t all dangerous, and it isn’t all good now both.

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You’re a very reflective particular person, you embody down-to-earthness. Is that additionally one thing that one or two privileged gamers ought to be aware of?I do not need to give anybody any recommendation. We grew up this fashion; we have been introduced up this fashion. The time that I used to be in a position to take pleasure in as a young person was a beautiful time. It formed me and it is why I’m the way in which I’m. Fairly regular, I hope.

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How a lot of Marriage ceremony might be discovered within the Westphalian metropolis of Dortmund?We spent a whole lot of time outside in our childhood and had numerous enjoyable with associates. We have been carefree, unburdened. It was a beautiful time, a lot calmer than maybe in the present day with all of the issues which have an affect on us. We discovered to work, we discovered to battle. That’s our DNA – and we’ll proceed to do this till our final breath.

All of that may be a good match for Dortmund and a stadium that celebrates profitable tackles like scoring targets…We have truly proven the gamers a video from the house recreation towards Barcelona in latest weeks. There was a state of affairs the place Niki Süle received a problem. Individuals jumped to their toes. I confirmed that to the gamers in order that they may see: it isn’t nearly stunning soccer. These followers additionally need to see that you simply slide, that you simply dash, that you simply contest challenges, that you simply win them. And that is what’s finally completely consistent with this membership – but in addition with Filip, Robert and me.

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Reinforcements from the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the BVB girls

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28-year-old Frederike Kempe joins the BVB girls from top-tier membership Rasenballsport Leipzig and brings a wealth of expertise together with her. Kempe can look again on 78 appearances within the Bundesliga and 66 video games within the second Bundesliga. In 2023, she received promotion to the primary division with Leipzig. The defender had already celebrated promotion to the Bundesliga with Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2018. She beforehand performed for FSV Gütersloh for 3 years. Her footballing roots lie at SSV Meschede, the place she spent her youth years. “The membership has clearly outlined what they need to obtain with girls’s soccer and I am very eager to assist form and observe this journey. I am actually trying ahead to what is going to occur right here over the subsequent few years,” stated Kempe.

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Melanie Schuster: Skilled fixed from the Bundesliga 2

Melanie Schuster is one other skilled defender becoming a member of the staff. “It is an enormous honour to have the ability to play for this membership. The talks with BVB went very well and after the primary contact it was already clear to me what I needed,” defined Schuster. The 28-year-old has performed a complete of 202 aggressive matches for FSV Gütersloh since 2012, together with greater than 150 within the Bundesliga 2. Schuster grew to become the mom to a daughter in 2022 and was again on the pitch simply six months after giving delivery. Round two months in the past, she suffered a torn cruciate ligament and a torn medial meniscus in coaching. Schuster is at the moment in rehabilitation, and is anticipated to be out for a number of extra months. As soon as she returns, she is aiming to bolster the staff together with her expertise and management qualities, to not point out her expertise as a footballer.

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Jenske Steenwijk: Younger expertise from the Netherlands

Regardless of her younger age, the gifted defender Jenske Steenwijk additionally joins BVB with Bundesliga expertise. The 20-year-old Dutchwoman has already performed in each of the highest two tiers of the ladies’s soccer pyramid in Germany. She started her footballing profession at VV Emmen within the Netherlands earlier than shifting to SV Meppen’s U17s in 2018. After making the soar to the primary staff, she developed into a daily participant and performed 62 video games for the staff. Within the 2021/22 season, Steenwijk was a part of the staff that received the Bundesliga 2 with Meppen and was promoted to the highest flight, the place the Decrease Saxons have been solely capable of keep for one season. Steenwijk explains her alternative to maneuver to Dortmund: “In discussions with the membership, I used to be instantly impressed by the plans for the longer term and the skilled constructions. That is why it is the proper step for my private improvement.”

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Yasu Wöhrn: Reinforcement from Wolfsburg

Yasu Wöhrn can be set to strengthen the Black & Yellows defence. The versatile 21-year-old strikes to Dortmund from VfL Wolfsburg II, with whom she made 48 appearances within the Bundesliga 2. She performed within the youth set-up of SC Freiburg, earlier than becoming a member of the Wolves in the summertime of 2022. “I hope to make the very best use of the skilled constructions right here at Borussia Dortmund, to develop accordingly, to get higher and, after all, to develop along with the staff,” stated Wöhrn.

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Champions League

3-0 win over Kiel: Niko Kovac steers BVB into Champions League

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Every part initially went in keeping with plan in entrance of 81,365 spectators at a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK: An early objective by Guirassy from the spot made it 1-0 (3), then Kiel’s Johansson was red-carded (8). However the numerically superior Black & Yellows didn’t construct on that momentum, got here up with too few concepts and nearly conceded a objective to make it 1-1 shortly earlier than half-time. Sabitzer’s objective for 2-0 instantly after the restart had a liberating impact. Nmecha then wrapped it up with the objective for 3-0 (73).

The situation:  BVB went into the matchday in fifth place, whereas fourth-placed Freiburg and third-placed Frankfurt went head-to-head on the identical time. Solely Bayern Munich had gained extra video games on dwelling turf (14 victories) than Borussia Dortmund (10 triumphs), who had come away with most factors of their final three matches at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. No crew had racked up fewer away wins than Holstein Kiel (two triumphs), who had nevertheless been a lot improved of late and had misplaced solely considered one of their final 5 away matches.

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Personnel issues:  Head coach Niko Kovac was with out Maximilian Beier (bruised calf), Pascal Groß (suspended) and Nico Schlotterbeck (torn meniscus). He made just one change to the crew that ran out 4-2 away winners towards Leverkusen final week: Marcel Sabitzer changed Groß within the beginning line-up.

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Techniques:   Kovac didn’t make any adjustments to the strategy both and so – till Kiel’s early sending-off a minimum of – the 2 groups appeared comparable when it comes to their formations on the pitch, partly as a result of Dortmund typically transitioned from a 3-4-2-1 right into a 3-4-1-2 (as did Kiel) each time Adeyemi pushed excessive up in assist of Guirassy. BVB predominantly went ahead down their left flank. After happening a participant, Kiel withdrew deep and at instances defended with a six-man again line with Becker conserving a detailed eye on Brandt.

The match & evaluation:Dream begin for the Black & Yellows. Within the second minute Guirassy performed the ball from the left into the field, the place Nmecha lower inside Holtby and was fouled. Guirassy stepped as much as the penalty spot and fired into the left nook. KSV keeper Dähne did dive the correct means, however the shot was too highly effective and positioned. Shortly afterwards a Kiel participant underhit a backpass, Adeyemi pounced on the ball and was introduced down by Johansson 27 metres from the opposition objective. He was the final man and was red-carded consequently (8).

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BVB managed proceedings within the interval that adopted and hardly allowed Kiel into their half of the pitch but additionally didn’t get right into a harmful place in entrance of the opposition objective themselves for an additional 20 minutes. Sabitzer shot from 20 metres, with Dähne solely simply managing to show the highly effective strike behind for a nook. Ryerson shot from 16 metres a short time later, and Remberg nearly deflected the ball into his personal internet (25).

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Dortmund had been on observe however not but over the road as a consequence of Freiburg going 1-0 up towards Frankfurt. They wanted a second objective, or higher a 3rd. However they lacked the required precision of their passing, the correct tempo and the required penetration towards their decimated guests, who did a superb job of conserving the ranks compact even after shedding a participant and courageously surged ahead with 5 gamers within the thirty ninth minute. Bernhardsson couldn’t be stopped and his go from a centre-left place within the field went to Machino, who shot first-time however was thwarted by the foot of Kobel.

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The second interval began like the primary one had: with a Kiel error and an early objective. Machino performed a cleared ball again in direction of his personal penalty space in an uncontrolled method and Brandt laid it off for Sabitzer, who fired via Remberg’s legs from 17 metres to make it 2-0. The objective appeared to have a liberating impact. Nmecha (49) and Guirassy (51) narrowly missed out on one other objective shortly afterwards. The stadium shook. The shot rely stood at 15-3 after 60 minutes, following one other long-range Sabitzer strike that once more prompted Dähne issues. Tolkin nearly scored an personal objective when his tried clearance landed on the bar (57).

The decisive objective got here within the 73rd minute. A passing sequence within the Kiel half involving a number of gamers culminated in Svensson threading via to Nmecha, who shot from a centre-left place and made it 3-0. That was adopted by celebrations within the stands after which, after the ultimate whistle, on the pitch.

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Outlook:   All of the gamers will now depart for a two-week vacation. The internationals will then hyperlink up with their nationwide groups, whereas the opposite gamers will put together in Dortmund for the FIFA Membership World Cup, which takes place from 14 June to 13 July. The season opening ceremony takes place on 10 August, with the DFB-Pokal first spherical to comply with the weekend after. The draw can be carried out on 15 June. The Bundesliga will begin its 63rd season on 22 August. The fixture calendar is predicted to be revealed at the beginning of July.

Bundesliga Matchday 34Saturday 17 Might 2025, 15:30 CESTBORUSSIA DORTMUND 3-0 (1-0) HOLSTEIN KIEL

Bor. Dortmund: Kobel – Süle (Can, 79), Anton, Bensebaini – Ryerson, Nmecha (Reyna, 79), Sabitzer, Svensson – Brandt (Gittens, 85), Adeyemi (Chukwuemeka, 70) – Guirassy (Duranville, 85)KSV Holstein: Dähne – Becker (Ivezic, 88), Johansson, Zec – Rosenboom, Remberg, Holtby (Knudsen, 46), Tolkin – Skrzybski (Geschwill, 46) – Bernhardsson (Harres, 79), Machino (Porath, 69)Substitutes: Meyer, Couto, Özcan – Weiner, Schulz, Arp, PichlerGoals: 1-0 Guirassy (pen. awarded for foul on Nmecha by Holtby, 3), 2-0 Sabitzer (Brandt, 47), 3-0 Nmecha (Svensson, 73)Corners: 6-1 (4-1 at half-time), likelihood ratio: 8-2 (3-1)Referee: Osmers (Hanover), purple card: Johansson (skilled foul, 8), yellow playing cards: Adeyemi, Gittens, Sabitzer – BeckerAttendance: 81,365 (sold-out), climate: predominantly overcast, 17 levels

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Borussia Dortmund v 1. FSV Mainz preview: Mid-table BVB host shock Champions League hopefuls

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Borussia Dortmund v 1. FSV Mainz preview: Mid-table BVB host shock Champions League hopefuls

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After profitable back-to-back league video games for the primary time this season, Dortmund misplaced to Augsburg and Leipzig with out discovering the web in each video games. Niko Kovac’s facet is now ten factors adrift of a Champions League spot, though they may nonetheless qualify by profitable this season’s version.

Their away kind was the problem within the Hinrunde, however additionally they began to wrestle at dwelling in 2025. From their final three video games at Westfalenstadion (Sign Iduna Park), Dortmund misplaced to Stuttgart and Augsburg.

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Earlier than the primary leg of their Champions League tie towards LaLiga table-toppers Barcelona, the Black and Yellows will hope for a return to the highest half of the Bundesliga standings by beating this season’s shock packages – Mainz and Freiburg.

Nonetheless, they’re winless of their final 4 video games towards the 05ers. And, it began with one of many worst video games in Dortmund’s total historical past: a 2-2 draw within the 2022-23 season finale that denied them the Meisterschale.

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Kovac confirmed that each one his worldwide gamers returned to the staff wholesome. In the meantime, January signings Carney Chukwuemeka and Daniel Svensson are again within the squad after recovering from their respective accidents. Salih Özcan and Waldemar Anton are candidates to make up for the absences of Felix Nmecha and Marcel Sabitzer in Dortmund’s midfield.

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A 2-2 draw towards Freiburg put an finish to Mainz’s four-game profitable streak, however they nonetheless sit third within the desk with solely eight video games left to play. The 2016-17 Europa League marketing campaign is the one time the carnival metropolis membership participated within the group stage of a continental competitors.

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Martin Schmidt was the coach again then, and he performed an enormous half in appointing Bo Henriksen because the sports activities director in the midst of the season final time period. The Danish coach first averted relegation by solely shedding two video games within the last 13 rounds earlier than going large this season.

A convincing 3-0 win over Dortmund was an enormous think about securing survival. And, they did it once more when the 2 groups met in Mainz on matchday 10 with a 3-1 victory. Whereas Jonathan Burkardt takes middle stage with 15 objectives, their stingy protection was equally spectacular as they solely conceded 28 objectives.

With video games towards Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen nonetheless within the fixture checklist, Mainz nonetheless have an terrible lot to do to appreciate their dream of qualifying for the Champions League. As time is operating out for Dortmund, Sunday’s check may even be an enormous ask for Henriksen’s boys.

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Henriksen known as Burkardt an “absolute machine” in his pre-match press convention because the German worldwide returns to full health. Phillipp Mwene and Dominik Kohr are each suspended, whereas Stefan Bell has been out injured because the finish of January.

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BVB face Premier League competitors for Jobe Bellingham, RN report

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Borussia Dortmund face stiff competitors to signal Jobe Bellingham, native media Ruhr Nachrichten suggests.

The brother of former BVB midfielder Jude Bellingham has garnered consideration amid a powerful season for Sunderland.

Though the 19-year-old has been linked with Die Schwarzgelben earlier than, now they face rival consumers from Premier League golf equipment.

The Ruherpott media have quoted Dortmund with having “at greatest an out of doors probability” of bringing Jobe Bellingham to the membership.

Contemplating his older brother flourished in BVB, that could possibly be an attractive pull issue. Bellingham might price round €25million in whole.

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Champions League

Sky Germany: BVB given slim 5.1% likelihood of Champions League qualification for 2025-26

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Borussia Dortmund’s hopes of attaining top-four end within the Bundesliga and with it a coveted UEFA Champions League spot for the 2025-26 season grasp by a thread, stories Sky Germany. 

Supercomputer and dependable sports activities knowledge firm Opta imagine there’s a mere 5.1% likelihood of BVB qualifying for Europe’s premier competitors which requires attaining a 4th-place end come the tip of 2024-25 marketing campaign. 

Opta calculated and predicted all of Borussia Dortmund’s last league fixtures and the prognosis doesn’t look too good – contemplating Die Schwarzgelben sit in Eleventh-place after 21 rounds of motion, Niko Kovac might want to steer the ship round fairly shortly. 

What will probably be much more alarming for followers of the black and yellow clad membership is the information Opta produced earlier than the season began. With a 78.4% likelihood of qualifying earlier than a ball rolled, it appeared BVB can be destined to seize one other Champions League place.

Moreover, the monetary implications may show much more detrimental with the membership’s appreciable reliance on earnings from the match in earlier campaigns.  

Though participation on the forthcoming 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup in the US could soften that blow, the potential lack of Champions League soccer would imply decreased earnings and one much less issue to draw the world’s hottest footballing abilities in the summertime switch window. 

Retaining the companies of key gamers throughout the squad like Gregor Kobel, who has reportedly caught the attention of English Premier League aspect Chelsea, may change into more and more tough too. 

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Bundesliga matchday 18 recap: Bochum stun Leipzig, extra BVB distress, two-team title race, and way more

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On the finish of a busy Englische Woche within the Bundesliga, the golf equipment once more served up a number of speaking factors. From unbelievable comebacks to a five-goal thriller in addition to a good tighter relegation battle – right here is your recap and speaking factors from matchday 18 within the Bundesliga. 

Bochum Stun Leipzig 

RB Leipzig appeared set to take all three factors at Bochum once they went in on the break 0-3 to the nice. Nonetheless, with an impressed second-half show and nothing to lose, Bochum pulled it again to 3-3 to make sure they took an important level. Striker Myron Boadu scored all three objectives for Bochum, taking his season tally from 5 to eight within the area of 45 minutes. Dieter Hecking’s Bochum facet has proven willpower to get themselves out of bother since Christmas. They lastly received their first sport simply earlier than the winter break and have now misplaced simply as soon as of their final 5 Bundesliga matches. The draw retains Bochum inside 3 factors of Heidenheim in sixteenth. For the Saxons, the dropped factors imply they’re now outdoors the Champions League locations in fifth. What’s additionally essential to recollect with Bochum is that they might, which they misplaced 2-0. Relying an attraction from Union, the DFL might awarded the factors to Bochum which might take them to 13 factors. 

Extra BVB Distress 

On Friday night, Eintracht Frankfurt ensured that BVB would stay winless in 2025 and inflict their third Bundesliga defeat in a row. and retains them in third place on 36 factors. The loss piles much more strain on BVB coach Nuri Şahin as reviews recommend the membership are on the lookout for potential replacements. Two names already within the race for the job embrace latest and who has been noticed at BVB house video games over the previous few weeks. Dortmund at the moment are within the backside half of the desk and face an enormous sport within the Champions League on Tuesday night towards Italian facet Bologna. Rumours recommend that Şahin might be sacked in the event that they fail to win. 

Round The Grounds 

Elsewhere, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen each received at house to make sure that the 2 golf equipment stay the one ones competing for the title. while

St. Pauli earned an enormous three factors on the highway as they beat relegation rivals FC Heidenheim 0-2. The win strikes St. Pauli into 14th and three factors away from Heidenheim in sixteenth. Up subsequent for Pauli is one other six-pointer towards Union Berlin. 

Different outcomes: 

Holstein Kiel 1-3 TSG Hoffenheim 

VfB Stuttgart 4-0 SC Freiburg 

Union Berlin 2-1 Mainz 05 

Werder Bremen 0-2 FC Augsburg 

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Leverkusen stun BVB solely 25 seconds into Bundesliga return 🤯

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The Bundesliga returned with a bang on Friday as Borussia Dortmund host champions Bayer Leverkusen within the first recreation of 2025.

In lower than a minute, Nathan Tella was the present’s star, because the guests grabbed a stunningly early lead.

Dortmund didn’t clear their strains, and the ball ultimately fell to the 25-year-old, who volleyed dwelling a rocket previous Gregor Kobel on the close to publish.

The official match clock timed the strike at simply 25 seconds.

1′ | Purpose for Leverkusen. 0-1

The second goes down as his first Bundesliga objective of the season, having already scored in opposition to Bayern Munich to knock the giants out of the DFB Pokal.

Discuss delivering!

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Champions League

Liverpool down Actual Madrid; Villa robbed; BVB win; Comebacks galore

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Extra Champions League motion returned on Wednesday with 9 video games on the schedule.

Here’s what went down.

Liverpool down the champions

Scorer: Mac Allister 52′, Gakpo 75′

Liverpool shone at Anfield as a 2-0 victory put Actual Madrid to the sword.

The Reds virtually scored with their first shot of the sport after solely three minutes, however Raúl Asencio in some way cleared Darwin Nunez’s effort off the road.

Thibaut Courtois was the one factor maintaining Actual Madrid within the recreation, as the primary 45 minutes had been all Liverpool. Los Blancos did not register a shot on track, and Conor Bradley saved Kylian Mbappe quiet.

The impasse lastly broke within the second half when the hosts got here out flying. Mac Allister’s low curler beat the attain of a diving Courtois. Then chaos ensued.

Mbappe had an try to degree from the penalty spot however was stunningly denied by Liverpool’s goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

After which a second penalty scene rocked Anfield. This time on the different finish because it was Mohamed Salah who despatched his effort broad and missed the goal fully.

Cody Gakpo, nevertheless, then ensured the lead was doubled and reigning champions Actual Madrid had been embarrassed.

VAR denies Villa victory over Juve

Aston Villa will really feel extraordinarily exhausting achieved by after being held to a 0-0 draw in opposition to Juventus.

The guests managed possession of the ball, however poor ending from each side saved issues deadlocked after 45 minutes, with just one shot on track every.

The identical theme remained true within the second half with John McGinn, Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins falling brief. Tim Weah and Kenan Yildiz did the identical for a depleted visiting aspect.

Goalkeeper Emi Martinez made a ridiculous save to disclaim Francisco Conceição on the road, nevertheless it was actually an evening of wasteful alternatives for each side.

Drama then ensued within the ultimate moments of the conflict when Morgan Rogers curled the ball into the online after a free kick. Nevertheless sadly for Villa, his objective was denied by VAR.

Benfica hand Monaco first loss

Scorer: Seghir 13′, Magassa 67′; Pavlidis 48′, Cabral 84′, Amdouni 88′

Monaco’s unbeaten run ended after a 3-2 victory by Benfica on the dying.

The hosts bought off to the most effective begin potential as Eliesse Ben Seghir acquired a cutback from close to the penalty spot and buried it.

Issues turned degree after the break when centre ahead Vangelis Pavlidis delivered and pounced on a poor again go.

Wilfried Singo made issues a bit nervy for the hosts when he was despatched off with two yellows, and Monaco went right down to 10 males.

Soungoutou Magassa introduced some calmness again for the hosts when he restored the two-goal lead and slammed dwelling from the highest of the field.

That was till Benfica fought again once more.

A diving header from Arthur Cabral turned issues degree, and Zeki Amdouni ensured the factors had been theirs with a header of his personal.

Celtic battle for Membership Brugge draw

Scorer: Maeda 60′; Carter-Vickers 26′ (OG)

Celtic will rue their errors after being compelled to a 1-1 draw with Membership Brugge

The guests grabbed the lead due to an error made by Cameron Carter-Vickers. The centreback miskicked the ball fully in his personal field, assuming goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was behind him, and it went into his personal web.

Daizen Maeda’s type then bought Celtic again within the combine after the break when he got here off the woodwork and in from a good angle. Nevertheless, the late rally wasn’t sufficient.

Lille maintain on in Bologna

Scorer: Lucumi 63′, Mukau 44′, 66′

Lille did simply sufficient to drag off a 2-1 win over strugglers Bologna.

Thijs Dallinga thought he had put the hosts forward inside 5 minutes, however his solo run was dominated out for offside.

Simply earlier than the break, the impasse really broke as Ngal’ayel Mukau stabbed the ball dwelling after his first shot was initially saved.

Jhon Lucumi, nevertheless, was capable of pull one again for Bologna in between as he redirected a free-kick in.

But Mukau continued his positive type some three minutes later with a strong strike from the highest of the field and all three factors went to the French membership.

Dortmund impress in Croatia

Scorer: Gittens 41′, Bensebaini 56′, Guirassy 90′

Dortmund impressively sit fourth within the desk after a snug 3-0 win away to Dinamo Zagreb.

Ramy Bensebaini got here closest to opening the scoring however noticed his header hit off the woodwork.

Neither aspect had registered a shot on track inside the first half till Jamie Gittens took it upon himself to smash dwelling the opener from exterior the field.

Bensebaini then doubled the lead after the break when he was allowed to move dwelling the ball a second time and made no mistake.

Dinamo Zagreb had been later compelled to choose the ball out of the online a 3rd time when Serhou Guirassy drilled dwelling one other from the highest of the field on the dying.

PSV rally for Shakhtar win

Scorer: Tillman 87′, 90′, Pepi 90+5′; Sikan 8′, Zubkov 37′

PSV Eindhoven had been made to work for his or her factors after a 3-2 win in opposition to 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk.

The guests opened the scoring when Danylo Sikan rushed into the field and made sufficient of a reference to the ball.

Oleksandr Zubkov later doubled the lead after taking his time within the field and curling dwelling into the underside left nook.

This meant that PSV was two targets down at halftime at dwelling within the Champions League for the primary time since 2008.

Issues all modified, nevertheless, when Pedrinho was proven a direct crimson card and the person benefit swung issues in favour of the hosts.

That noticed Malik Tillman rating two targets in two minutes to make sure issues turned all sq..

Ricardo Pepi then poked the winner dwelling on the again put up to assert the victory.

From earlier…Crimson Star Belgrade battle for Stuttgart comeback

Scorers: Silas 12′, Krunic 31′, Ivanic 65′, Radonjic 69′, 88′; Demirovic 5′

German membership Stuttgart had been trying to sneak into the highest 24 of the desk, however a 5-1 comeback from beforehand winless Crimson Star Belgrade crushed these desires.

The journey bought off to a flying begin for the guests when Ermedin Demirovic volleyed dwelling inside the opening minutes.

However the hosts hit again shortly – and by no means slowed down.

Former Stuttgart man Silas’s solo run and tidy end levelled the sport earlier than Rade Krunic accomplished the comeback with an skilled end close to the penalty spot.

Stuttgart maintained a shocking 72% possession of the ball however Crimson Star’s precision was the distinction on the evening and so they secured their first UCL win of the season.

Mirko Ivanic turned issues 3-1 following a nook earlier than Nemanja Radonjic later curled dwelling a fourth on a slick counterattack and added a late fifth to pile on the distress.

Sturm Graz silence Girona

Scorer: Biereth 58′

One other basement battle noticed winless Sturm Graz stun Girona 1-0 because the LaLiga aspect hoped to maneuver nearer to playoff rivalry.

And the guests had a wonderful likelihood to open the scoring just for a wide-open Iván Martín to sky his effort over the bar from point-blank vary on the again put up.

The hosts, in the meantime, would initially really feel exhausting achieved by after not changing three of their 5 efforts on track within the first half in opposition to the run of play.

However then they discovered their luck and took their greatest likelihood when it arrived within the second half.

Pinball within the field led to Mika Biereth blasting dwelling Sturm Graz’s first Champions League objective of the season, and so they additionally earned their first win of the marketing campaign.

Earlier than the end result, the hosts had misplaced all 4 of their video games. It was additionally goalkeeper Daniil Khudyakov’s official debut, but Girona could not make it an evening for him to neglect.

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