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BVB had been invited to a reception at the British government headquarters by Lord Mann, the UK government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism, and Kick It Out, the organisation that tackles discrimination in sport. Lord Mann is also an ambassador for Kick It Out. They were joined by other representatives from the world of politics and British football to honour BVB’s work to combat anti-Semitism in sport.  

The U19s sensationally eliminated Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 thanks to a 5-4 penalty shootout victory. The Croats were surprise 2-1 winners over Manchester City. 

The match at Stamford Bridge in West London on Tuesday will determine who qualifies for the...

Boris Rupert reporting from London

Borussia Dortmund will take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on Tuesday evening with a...

Club members can each purchase up to four tickets from the BVB ticket shop. 

“On Tuesday, we have the next exciting game ahead of us,” said Marco Reus after the final whistle of the league match against Leipzig (a 2-1 win). Around 60 hours have passed since then. Donyell Malen and Gregor Kobel, who picked up knocks against Leipzig, are with the team on board the Eurowings special flight. 

1-0 and 3-1 wins over AJ Auxerre in early 1997 were enough to book Borussia’s place in the penultimate round of the UEFA Champions League, despite the fact personnel problems had plagued the team all season. The build-up to the first leg of the semi-final clash with Manchester United was no exception, as coach Ottmar Hitzfeld had to make do without star strikers Karl-Heinz Riedle and Stéphane Chapuisat, not to mention Matthias Sammer (suspension), Jürgen Kohler and Julio César. In preparation for the tie, Hitzfeld spent long hours in front of his TV screen watching video recordings of the opposing team in action. In the modern game, video analysts examine every single detail of the opposition. 25 years ago, it was the head coach’s job, and the tools at his disposal were rather primitive. Though he was able to count on the services of a ”spy” (Gerd Löwel), who was dispatched to Manchester to gather intelligence.

“A dirty win is fitting for both the pitch and the result today,” said Ann-Katrin Lau in summary of the match. Coach Thomas Sulewski’s charges had a hard time settling into the game on the battered turf at the Wersestadion, the venue where Marco Reus and Kevin Großkreutz once started their professional careers. But the first real shot at goal found the net. Mandy Reinhardt nicely teed up Lau, who cut into the box from the right and fired a low effort into the far corner (21).

96 minutes later, they had their answer: no! On his 09th competitive appearance for Borussia Dortmund, Alexander Meyer kept out four major chances for the opposition – the last of which came in the fifth minute of stoppage time – and played a decisive role in making it 10 wins from 10 games in 2023. The 31-year-old only found out he would be playing five minutes before kick-off – and once again completely fulfilled his coach’s expectations. “Alex has frequently shown that we can count on him,” declared Edin Terzic, adding: “He was very calm and made a few really good saves towards the end.”