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Bundesliga – Bayern Munich Feel Normal, Dortmund Slightly Worried
It’s not the first time Dortmund have been upset at home, but it’s been a long time since Die Schwarzgelben have found it so difficult to dominate a match they’re hosting or creating an abundance of chances. For Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga didn’t come with a perfect start, but good enough to not be too concerned about anything.
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Match Highlights – Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
Some things don’t change. Bayern Munich looked bad against Borussia Dortmund, just like they in every encounter between the teams last season. Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the team hosting the German Super Cup a 2-0 win, although it doesn’t say anything about the upcoming Bundesliga season.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Dortmund
A fantastic performance is worth mentioning, even if it’s only the preseason, as Liverpool beat a lacking Dortmund side 4-0 in Anfield. Philippe Coutinho was close to perfection with a goal and assist, helped out by Dejan Lovren scoring his first goal for the club, Daniel Sturridge with the opener and another from Jordan Henderson.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona Still Interested in Mats Hummels
Despite other flashy signings Barcelona have made this summer, their number one priority should be improving their defense. Among all big and small names that have been spinning around the rumor mill, Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund has been the most persistent one, although it might cost them more than they can afford in order to sign him.
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FC Barcelona – Jurgen Klopp is What They Need
It feels like it’s an end of an era for Barcelona. It might be a week of losing three titles one after the other, and Gerardo Martino doesn’t seem to be someone who’ll stay for another year. It’s time for a change, in concept, and maybe even is style. Players, most likely, won’t be coming because of the transfer ban enforced on them. Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund might be the best thing for them to hire.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs PSG, Dortmund vs Real Madrid
Some feared it might be a boring evening of football, but two matches went wire to wire with excitment and suspense, and eventually it was Chelsea with a 2-0 win over PSG and Real Madrid despite losing 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund that make it into the Champions League semifinals.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Dortmund, PSG vs Chelsea
One leg seems to be enough for Real Madrid to make it past the quarterfinals after a convincing 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund, while PSG earned a big advance towards the second leg with a 3-1 over Chelsea thanks to a dramatic 90th minute goal from Javier Pastore. Both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t finish their matches, leaving due to injuries.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Olympiakos, Dortmund vs Zenit
In a match that meant everything to Manchester United, they came through big time, getting a hat trick from Robin van Persie as they beat Olympiakos 3-0 to erase the two goal deficit from the first match and find themselves in the quarterfinals. Dortmund lost 2-1 at home to Zenit, but it was still enough for them to make it into the last eight as well.
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Match Highlights – Zenit vs Dortmund
The tradition of away teams dominating the knockout stage continues as Borussia Dortmund had a very easy time beating Zenit St. Petersburg in a match that wasn’t even that close, and giving them almost a definite spot in the quarterfinals.
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Champions League – Zenit vs Dortmund Predictions
On normal circumstances, these encounter and trying to predict its outcome would have been a no brainer. However, Dortmund are struggling to handle the injuries and playing in two competitions this season, while Zenit are always hard to judge when playing outside the Russian league, although they’re doing very well domestically.