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Yahoo
30-06-2025
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Dortmund bracing themselves for physical Ramos and Monterrey
Borussia Dortmund's Waldemar Anton (C) tries a header on goal that goes just wide during the FIFA Club World Cup Group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Ulsan HD FC at TQL Stadium. Trent Patterson/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Borussia Dortmund have a lot of respect for their Club World Cup last 16 opponents Monterrey and their veteran leader Sergio Ramos but hope to prevail in what they expect to be a very physical affair on Tuesday night. Spanish defender legend Ramos, 39, joined the Mexican club in February, and they conceded only one goal in the group stage, against Inter Milan. Advertisement "They are a very, very good team. They define themselves through intensity, one-on-one situations and tackles," Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said. Defender Waldemar Anton said that it will "get down to business in the tackles. It can sometimes hurt. I was also impressed by the fact that they sometimes chopped in from behind. I might have known that from my youth." Looking at long-time Real Madrid captain Ramos, Kehl said: "You always want a player like that in the team because he epitomises a lot. Playing against him is sometimes unpleasant." "We'll have to really stretch ourselves to get through to the next round. But of course I'm optimistic that we can progress to the next round." Advertisement Dortmund will face a largely hostile crowd due to the large Mexican community in the United States. But midfielder Pascal Gross said he "would be happy if there is a World Cup feeling in the stadium" after Dortmund played their last game against Ulsan HD in front of just over 8,000 fans. Gross said that playing in the Atlanta arena with its air condition and moveable roof can help then, after their play suffered from having to play previous games in intense heat. "I think that will help us. I believe there will be a different intensity," Gross said.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
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Dortmund aim for improvement against Ulsan to reach CWC last 16
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac reacts after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel at Signal Iduna Park. Kovac believes European sides have a disadvantage at the Club World Cup due to the sweltering conditions in the United States. Bernd Thissen/dpa Borussia Dortmund are well-placed to reach the Club World Cup knock-outs but coach Niko Kovac has urged an improved performance when they face South Korea's Ulsan HD in their final group match on Wednesday. Dortmund are tied with Brazilian leaders Fluminense atop Group F on four points each, and need a point against eliminated bottom side Ulsan in Cincinnati to be assured of advancing. Advertisement They were lucky to draw 0-0 with Fluminense in their opener and then flirted with disaster against South African side Mamelodi Sundowns when they won 4-3 after leading 4-1. "I expected more. We played too slow and not precisely enough," Kovac said. Dortmund's defence, which helped them to a strong finish for fourth place in the Bundesliga, has been shaky at the Club World Cup but defender Waldemar Anton pledged that "we now know what is at stake." Sporting director Sebastian Kehl said: "We have discussed this very thoroughly and also pointed out how we need to do things better." Advertisement Overall, Kehl is upbeat that they will take the next step and reach the last 16 where they will face Inter Milan, River Plate of Buenos Aires or Mexican side Monterrey. "We are in a very good position with four points and have every opportunity to advance on Wednesday, and I am absolutely convinced of it," Kehl said. Whether Dortmund finish top or second in the group doesn't make a difference to Kehl because their last 16 opponent will only be determined later Wednesday. "We want to take three points. That gives a bit more confidence and a little more money," he said, referring to the €40 million ($46 million) in prize money the club would be assured of.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Bundesliga reveal April's Player of the Month nominees
Six players are in the running for April's Bundesliga Player of the Month. Michael Olise heads up the nominations after playing a starring role in helping Bayern Munich clinch their latest, record-extending Meisterschale this month. Advertisement The France international is set to face competition from Joshua Kimmich as well as Dortmund's Waldemar Anton, Mitchell Weiser of Werder Bremen, Eintracht's Robin Koch and Ritsu Doan at Freiburg. Anton will be aiming to make it a hat-trick of awards for the Black and Yellow, who saw Serhou Guirassy and Nico Schlotterbeck crowned the two most recent winners. The winner will be decided by public vote later this month. 📸 RONNY HARTMANN - AFP or licensors
Arab News
12-04-2025
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Bayern fail to make most of Leverkusen slip with Dortmund draw
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 home draw with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, failing to take advantage of Bayer Leverkusen's slip-up earlier in the day. After defending champions Leverkusen were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Union Berlin, Bayern knew a win would have moved them eight points clear with five games to play. Dortmund took the lead through Maximilian Beier in the 48th minute but Bayern hit back with two goals in four minutes, before Waldemar Anton equalized for the visitors with 15 minutes remaining. 'We've moved a step closer to the championship and we've shown we can create plenty of opportunities,' said Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller, who will leave the club after 25 years at the end of the season. 'That should help us in the Champions League on Wednesday,' Mueller added of next week's Champions League quarter-final second leg at Inter Milan, with Bayern facing a 2-1 first-leg deficit, '(We need) to be more clinical,' said Harry Kane. 'We'll have opportunities, it's about taking them in the right moments.' Usually the standout fixture on the German football calendar, the buzz around the match was comparatively muted. The visitors, who trail Barcelona 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final, arrived in Munich sitting nine spots and 27 points behind in the table. Bayern, enduring an injury crisis, were camped out near Dortmund's box for almost the entire first half. Visiting goalkeeper Gregor Kobel needed to snuff out big chances for Kane and Michael Olize. Seemingly on the ropes at half-time, Dortmund opened the scoring three minutes into the second period, Beier heading between Bayern goalkeeper Jonas Urbig's legs to finish off a counter-attack. With Dortmund in the ascendancy and probing for a second, Kompany brought on Serge Gnabry and the move worked a treat. The former Arsenal winger created the equalizer for former Dortmund midfielder Raphael Guerreiro on 65 minutes and then scored a goal of his own four minutes later, slaloming through the visiting defense before hammering home. Dortmund hit back to level again when Anton knocked in a rebound from a Serhou Guirassy shot. Bayern remain six points ahead of Leverkusen and closing in on regaining the title. Nursing an ongoing Achilles injury, Bayern center-back Kim Min-jae was substituted in the second half, leaving the Bavarians with just one fit central defender. Despite welcoming back star midfielder Florian Wirtz from a foot injury, Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen lacked fluency in attack, carving out few clear-cut opportunities against Union Berlin. Wirtz came on after 57 minutes and despite giving his side an initial boost, was unable to break down Union's defense. Granit Xhaka had a free-kick from the edge of the box in stoppage time but blasted his shot well over the bar. 'We're dropping too many points at home,' Leverkusen captain Hradecky said. 'Mathematically there's a small chance (of defending the title), but the probability has decreased.' The draw continues a poor April for last season's unbeaten domestic double winners, who were eliminated from the German Cup semifinals by third-division Arminia Bielefeld. The draw lifted Union to 34 points, 12 clear of the relegation play-off spot. The Berliners have taken 11 points from an unbeaten five-game run against Leverkusen, Bayern, Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg and Wolfsburg. Borussia Moenchengladbach's hopes of returning to the Champions League took a hit with a 2-1 home loss to Freiburg. Freiburg snatched all three points when Johan Manzambi scored a 90th-minute header, allowing the visitors to leapfrog their opponents into sixth. Augsburg continued their strong 2025 with a 2-1 win at lowly Bochum, climbing past Dortmund into eighth. Augsburg have only lost one of their past 13 games. Elsewhere, Hoffenheim took a step toward beating the drop with a 2-0 home win over Champions League hopefuls Mainz, with Andrej Kramaric scoring a brace. St. Pauli also boosted their hopes of top-division football next season with a 2-1 win over fellow promoted side Holstein Kiel.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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BVB's Waldemar Anton played through injury in January, Sky reports
Waldemar Anton has revealed that he played through the pain barrier at the tail end of January, Sky Sports Germany reports. Life at Borussia Dortmund has been far from plain sailing for Anton, who signed from VfB Stuttgart for a fee of €22.5 million euros last summer. Former head coach Nuri Sahin saw the 28-year-old as a key figurehead in the heart of his defence until thigh problems and flu ruled the Uzbek-born German out of action for periods of the season. What was not known however, is that Anton battled through the 2-1 defeat to Bologna in the UEFA Champions League and the 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen with a torn muscle fiber. The centre-half played through the pain barrier on both occasions so as to not let the club or teammates down. Anton scored an unfortunate own-goal against his former employers Stuttgart in February. The German international has since been out-of-favour under new boss Niko Kovac. Perhaps a return to the starting lineup awaits in the not too distant future given his duel winning ratio of 66.5% leads the way at BVB, and ranks only second to Niklas Sule (94.19%) in pass accuracy with 93.65%.
