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Borussia Dortmund – Mats Hummels Epitomizes the Lack of Luck
There’s not much Jurgen Klopp is asking for – just a defender or two back from their injuries. Just when he thought Mats Hummels was coming back from his, it turns out he’ll be out for two more weeks, leaving Dortmund once again with only one player in the back four that originally was planned to start there.
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Borussia Dortmund – The Unlucky Season
A torn ACL for Jakub Blaszczykowski is just another blow in a long list of injuries that have crippled Borussia Dortmund this season, ruining their chances of competing for the German Bundesliga title and more than likely leaving them with a very small chance of actually repeating their achievement from last year in the Champions League.
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Marco Reus – Not Everyone Wants to Leave Dortmund for Bayern Munich
Last summer Mario Gotze left Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich for €37 million, leaving a lot of angry people behind him. Robert Lewandowski has taken the same route, for free, but will join his new team next season. Marco Reus, the biggest star of Die Schwarzgelben, has no plans to take the same route.
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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Still Dreaming About Marco Reus
Despite their disappointing form, Manchester United see themselves as an elite European club, and one that can go after the best and brightest talent in Europe. On their shortlist? Marco Reus of Broussia Dortmund, although at the moment it doesn’t sound like a realistic target.
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Borussia Dortmund Can’t Beat Anyone Good
The interesting thing about the five losses Borussia Dortmund have picked up so far this season? All of them have come against the rest of the top 6 – Bayern Munich, Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach, Wolfsubrg and now Hertha Berlin.
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Bayern Munich – Pep Guardiola Trying to Stop a Tactics Leaking Mole
Even though Bayern Munich are undefeated in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, enjoying a 4-point lead at the top of the table and just coming off a huge away win over their biggest rivals, Pep Guardiola is finding reasons to remain unhappy. This time? One of his players is leaking his match tactics to newspapers, specifically the Bild.
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Bayern Munich – Mario Götze Has Every Reason to Celebrate
The 3-0 win for Bayern Munich over Borussia Dortmund doesn’t really tell the story of the difference between the two teams, but there’s also no doubt about who’ll end up as the champion in the Bundesliga. On a less serious not, Mario Götze proved just how great of a player he is, and just how dull this trend of not celebrating against ex-teams is becoming.
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Bundesliga – Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Predictions
On most days over the last couple of seasons, the Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich is the best club football match available anywhere in the world. However, with so many injuries to the home side on defense while the German and European champions are missing their best player (Franck Ribery), even the return of Mario Gotze to the team he grew up in won’t make this the match it could have been.
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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Swapping Marco Reus For Shinji Kagawa
It’s still quite a long way from January and the re-opening of the transfer window, but there’s no harm in making plans for the near and more distant future. Manchester United aren’t the only club that’s going after Marco Reus, who has a tempting release clause to trigger, but having Shinji Kagawa available for a swap might give them an edge over other clubs.