Dion Beljo: “I’m over the moon to have scored my first goal for FCA. It was a typical goal for me, I enjoy scoring goals like that. I’ve been working hard every day to finally get going in this league, which is very different to where I played before. I feel very good here, though, and I’m happy that I could help the team with my goal. I don’t have any specific targets for myself in terms of goal numbers, but today was a good start.”

Unfortunately, injuries are starting to mount.

As the board showed that there would be six minutes of additional time, there was a chorus of cheers around the Olympiastadion. At this point, Hertha held a narrow 2-1 lead over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Just minutes later, and the Blue-Whites had sewn up the three points, and could enjoy the long period of additional time a bit more. Despite pressure from the Foals,  Derry Scherhant scored his first goal for Hertha and Dodi Lukébakio converted a penalty to give Hertha a 4-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach; a successful game with the perfect result. ”That was very, very important. We needed these three points,” said Tolga Ciğerci. Birthday boy Márton Dárdai scored a brilliant goal put Hertha ahead. “Starting eleven, goal and three points – I can’t imagine a birthday much better than that. On the pitch, the shot almost didn’t feel real,” said the defender. herthabsc.com has summarised all of the immediate reaction to the game.

Travel and parking Train: The stadium is very well connected via the local public transport system...

RBL host Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday (20:45 CEST) | Repeat of 2021 final | RBL unbeaten in nine DFB-Pokal games

1. FSV Mainz 05 will get their Bundesliga season underway on Saturday August 6th. Kick-off at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion for the opening day trip to VfL Bochum is 15:30 CEST. The following Sunday, August 14th, the first game at the MEWA ARENA will be played against FC Union Berlin. Kick-off for this match is also at 15:30.

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… fitness levels: “In my opinion we’ve trained very, very well. The team are at a good level physical, technically and tactically. Of course, nobody really knows where they stand. After such a long time you also need a bit of luck to get off to a good start. That’s what we’re hoping for. We want to build on what we delivered at the end of the year, but we also know that Freiburg are a very good side and that tomorrow’s game will require a lot of energy.”

Following the departure of Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa knew that they needed to get his replacement lined up as quickly as possible.

Club record equalled: Borussia Dortmund celebrated their eighth Bundesliga win in a row, equalling the club record in the process.