“We’ve managed to put ourselves in a very good position. Nonetheless, we’re still a long way from achieving our objectives. We want to keep working hard and stay humble. We’re satisfied with our eighth win in a row but we also know that won’t help us next week in Hoffenheim,” said Edin Terzic after the 4-1 victory against Hertha BSC. He went on to say: “The next tough task awaits us in Hoffenheim. We will prepare ourselves for it diligently starting on Tuesday.”

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While his teammates enjoyed a day off training, Maximilian Philipp was working on the training pitch along with Manuel Mbom and Romano Schmid. The winter new signing is looking forward to making his debut in green and white, which he could make of all places against his former club and teammates Reus, Dahoud or Guerreiro. ‘Mili’ speaks to WERDER.DE about his chances of playing, his time at BVB and his relationship with Dortmund coach Edin Terzic.

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Last season, Jonas Carls was a key player in the Royal Blues’ U23 side and can already smell the Bundesliga air. Just a few weeks ago the left-back was given a professional contract. In an interview with schalke04.de, the 22-year-old spoke about the jump from the Oberliga to the Bundesliga, his sporting journey up until now, tough competition within the Royal Blues youth teams and the aims for the coming months.

Ermedin Demirović: “It’s a painful defeat. We played well as a team over the 90 minutes. We asked our opponents a lot of tough questions and more than held our own, but we were just lacking that little bit of luck that you need. It was a good performance that we can build on.”

Adding another goal to his tally for season, Choupo-Moting help lead the Bavarians to a 3-0 victory over a downtrodden FC Barcelona squad.

“This contract extension wasn’t a matter of course; we constantly scrutinise our work and the path that the club is on, and both we and Klemens stand behind it fully,” said chief sporting officer Jochen Saier. “Klemens and his scouting team are a fundamental building block in our successful development of recent years, so we are delighted to carry on our work together with continued trust and responsibility.”

Shortly before Christmas, another personnel decision has been made in the capital, with Dongjun Lee leaving the club after just under a year and making the move to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in his homeland. “It’s a shame that due to a diverse range of injuries, Dongjun was unfortunately unable to show his potential at Hertha BSC over a sustained period of time. Together with him, we had hoped that he would take off with us from a sporting perspective and remain a part of the national team, which would have helped him in relation to his national service, which is coming up for him next year,” said Fredi Bobic following his departure on Thursday. “With the transfer back to his homeland, we have managed to find a good solution for all sides. We wish Dongjun all the best for the future,“ continued Hertha’s managing director for sport and communication.

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