2013-2014 Bundesliga Match Day 25: SIGNAL-IDUNA-PARK Kick Off: SAT 15 MAR, 2:30 (CET), 10:30 (EDT) Borussia Dortmund v. Borussia Mönchengladbach “Borussia derby” today where we’re looking for revenge over Mönchengladbach who defeated us in the reverse fixture at Mönchengladbach this season saw Marc Andre Ter Stegen keep a clean-sheet, Hummels got sent off and us losing 2-0. This was the moment we fell behind in the title race. Gladbach have taken just three points from a possible 21 since the season resumed at the tail end of January and have slipped to eighth after what had been a promising start to their campaign. Dortmund have won four of their last five top-flight matches, scoring 13 goals and conceding just once in those victories, with the 3-0 defeat to Hamburg their only slip-up of late. Team news according to goal.com DORTMUND TEAM NEWS: Sokratis is back to partner Hummels at the heart of the hosts' defence, with Sebastien Kehl continuing in defensive midfielder. Hofmann playing in behind Lewandowski, with Grosskreutz and Aubameyang providing the work rate and pace out wide, as Marco Reus misses out through injury, joining Gundogan, Subotic, Bender and Blaszczykowski. MONCHENGLADBACH TEAM NEWS: With the absence of Xhaka, Nordtveit starts alongside Kramer in defensive midfield, with Favre continuing with the strikeforce of Raffael and Kruse. TEAM LINE-UPS Dortmund starting line-up: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer; Kehl, Sahin; Aubameyang, Hofmann, Grosskreutz; Lewandowski. Dortmund substitutes: Langerak, Friedrich, Jojic, Kirch, Schieber, Durm, Ducksch. Gladbach starting line-up: Ter Stegen; Korb, Stranzl, Dominguez, Daems; Herrmann; Kramer, Nordtveit, Arango; Raffael, Kruse. Gladbach substitutes: Heimeroth, Brouwers, Rupp, Marx, Mlapa, Younes, Hrgota.
Oh my god, Hummels almost scored one of the goals of the season. Messi would have been proud with that one. Mats got past half of Gladbach's team but the finish was poor ( straight at Ter Stegen) under little pressure. Just lob him FFS
Hummels immediately makes you a better side offensively, though he already had two bad passes in early build-up. He sometimes wants too much or so it seems.
come on boys lets try and piss away the goal difference lead as well. Klopp should have hell fire on these guys at halftime. Not good enough.
This match and the one against HSV are/have put the entire BVB project at risk. If we don't get a point from this match it is becoming likely we don't qualify for the CL next year. You can forgot about big signings if we don't.
4 of the players today are guaranteed starters next season, no one to bring off the bench to change the game. Relying on some Lewy magic right now pretty much. Maybe a set piece.