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Bundesliga preview - Five things to watch this week Friday 22 Nov 2013 8:27a.m. By Nesha Starcevic The Bundesliga resumes with the biggest match of the season so far when defending champion and front-runner Bayern Munich visits closest challenger Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of the...

Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich 22 November 2013 Borussia Dortmund head into their Bundesliga showdown with Bayern Munich with their entire first-choice defence ruled out through injury. Right-back Lukasz Piszczek has missed the entire campaign thus far with a groin...

Injuries not an excuse, insists Guardiola 22 November 2013 Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has played down his side's lengthy injury list ahead of their trip to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Guardiola's men head into the top-of-the-table clash four points ahead of rivals Dortmund...

Bundesliga: Stuttgart 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 2 23 November 2013 Borussia Monchengladbach tightened their grip on fourth place in the Bundesliga with a confident 2-0 win at Stuttgart on Friday. Raffael gave Gladbach a deserved half-time lead after latching on to a neat pass from Patrick...

Draxler hints at interest in 'attractive' Arsenal By Mark Doyle65 Nov 21, 2013 8:10:00 AM The highly-rated 20-year-old Germany international, who has been linked with the likes of Chelsea, admits he is a big admirer of Arsene Wenger's side but ruled out a January exit Julian Draxler has...

Boateng match fit for Dortmund clash By Stefan Coerts7 Nov 21, 2013 9:36:00 AM The Germany international was a doubt for Saturday's crunch Bundesliga encounter due to a heel injury but has confirmed he will be ready to play Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has received some encouraging...

Ribery ruled out of Dortmund clash By Stefan Coerts77 Nov 21, 2013 11:30:00 AM The Frenchman faces a brief spell on the sideline due to a rib injury and will miss the game against last year's Champions League runners-up Bayern Munich will have to make do without the services of Franck...

Klopp: Dortmund showed the world Bayern can be beaten By Craig Turnbull28 Nov 21, 2013 2:48:00 PM Ahead of the top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga this weekend, BVB's coach believes his side have the style to beat Bayern but admits they have their work cut out Jurgen Klopp believes...

Hamburg confirm ´severe´ Van der Vaart ankle injury 21 November 2013 Hamburg have confirmed Rafael van der Vaart sustained torn ankle ligaments in Netherlands' friendly with Colombia on Tuesday. The 30-year-old suffered the injury during his country's goalless friendly with the South...

Hummels and Schmelzer blows for Dortmund Published: Wednesday 20 November 2013, 13.38CET Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels will be out until January with torn heel ligaments and full-back Marcel Schmelzer also returned from international duty injured. Mats Hummels was injured in...

Beckenbauer: Messi a good fit for Bayern By Alec Fenn252 Nov 20, 2013 3:39:00 PM The Germany legend is a big fan of the Argentine, but believes neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Zlatan Ibrahimovic would suit the club's style of football Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer says Lionel...

Don't boo Gotze, urges Zorc The midfielder could be in for a bad reception at Signal Iduna Park when he returns to the club for the first time since joining their arch-rivals Dortmund complete Friedrich swoop The veteran defender has signed for Jurgen Klopp's side in the wake of an injury...

Dortmund-Bayern not my cup of tea - Low By Enis Koylu50 Nov 18, 2013 2:18:00 PM The Germany boss says he is focusing on his side's World Cup preparations, rather than politics between the two biggest Bundesliga clubs Germany boss Joachim Low says he is not all that concerned about next...

Ter Stegen not too young for Barcelona, says Dominguez By Stefan Coerts46 Nov 16, 2013 12:08:00 PM The Spanish defender is in no doubt that the goalkeeper would prove a big hit at Camp Nou, even though he is hoping that the 21-year-old stays with Die Fohlen for now Alvaro Dominguez has...

Labbadia dismissal correct, claims Bobic 13 November 2013 Stuttgart director of sport Fredi Bobic feels the club's decision to sack Bruno Labbadia has been vindicated by recent results. Since Labbadia was replaced with Thomas Schneider in August, Stuttgart have won four and drawn four of...

Lehmann: Premier League has weakened 12 November 2013 Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has claimed the Premier League is not as strong as it once was. Lehmann enjoyed a five-year stint at the club between 2003 and 2008 before coming out of retirement to return briefly in 2011 via a...

BVB deflated by Subotic injury By Miles Chambers24 Nov 11, 2013 9:17:00 AM Michael Zorc and Jurgen Klopp are far from pleased with the defender being out for the season, while Marco Reus has revealed his disappointment at results Borussia Dortmund chief Michael Zorc has branded news that...

Dortmund confirm Reus release clause 12 November 2013 Borussia Dortmund have acknowledged star forward Marco Reus does have a release clause in his contract. The Germany international made the switch to Jurgen Klopp's outfit on a five-year deal in July 2012, after the club agreed a fee...

Bundesliga Wrap: Stuttgart, Mainz both win 11 November 2013 Stuttgart claimed their first win in five Bundesliga matches with a 3-1 success at struggling Freiburg. Vedad Ibisevic put the visitors ahead in the ninth minute and Timo Werner doubled the lead just 60 seconds later. Second-half...

Bundesliga Wrap: Bayern rewrite record books, Bayer edge eight-goal thriller 10 November 2013 Bayern Munich broke a 30-year-old unbeaten Bundesliga record while strengthening their position at the top of the table on Saturday. The German and European champions eased past Augsburg at home 3-0...