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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Promoted Hamburg sign Remberg from relegated Kiel
Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha and Holstein Kiel's Nicolai Remberg battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel at Signal Iduna Park. SV Hamburg have made their first signing since gaining promotion to the Bundesliga by bringing in Holstein Kiel midfielder Nicolai Remberg. Bernd Thissen/dpa SV Hamburg have made their first signing since gaining promotion to the Bundesliga by bringing in Holstein Kiel midfielder Nicolai Remberg. Hamburg head of sport Stefan Kuntz said in a statement on Monday: "His physicality and resilience will be good for our squad and our game." Advertisement The 24-year-old moves from the side just relegated from the top flight after Hamburg triggered a release clause, which media reports say was €2.4 million ($2.7 million) for a three-year contract. Remberg played in 32 Bundesliga games for Kiel in the season just finished and only missed the other two league matches due to suspension.
Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Borussia Dortmund snatch last Champions League spot with win over Holstein Kiel in season finale
Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on May 17. PHOTO: REUTERS Borussia Dortmund snatch last Champions League spot with win over Holstein Kiel in season finale – Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on May 17 completed an incredible late-season run. Sitting in 11th place just seven weeks ago, Dortmund collected 22 of a possible 24 points in their last eight league matches, climbing up to fourth, past Freiburg, who lost 3-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt on May 17. Dortmund coach Niko Kovac, who took over in January, said his side, Champions League finalists in 2024, should not get carried away by reaching the club's 'minimum goal'. 'We're glad, I'm happy and what we've shown in the past few weeks has been sensational, but we shouldn't be celebrating,' Kovac told reporters. 'For a long time we were just passengers and on the final matchday we were in the driving seat and did it just in time.' Dortmund, who had not been in the top four since the end of matchday three in September, got off to an excellent start against their already relegated opponents when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty. Knowing they needed a big win to guarantee a top-four finish, Dortmund's hopes looked even rosier just six minutes later when Kiel's Carl Johansson saw red for a last-man foul. Marcel Sabitzer added a second with a deflected low shot two minutes after half-time and Felix Nmecha made it three when he scored from close range with 73 minutes gone. Dortmund captain Emre Can was more upbeat, saying 'we've had some great Champions League evenings, we want to experience that again'. Dortmund will be joined in the Champions League by Frankfurt, who came from a goal down to win at Freiburg, qualifying for Europe's top competition through league placing for the first time. Freiburg, who started the weekend in fourth and needed to win to guarantee a debut Champions League spot, took the lead after 27 minutes when Ritsu Doan volleyed in. Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff did his former club Dortmund a favour when he levelled things up just before half-time. Frankfurt added two goals in three second-half minutes through Rasmus Kristensen and Ellyes Skhiri to grab hold of the match and their Champions League fate. Freiburg fell to fifth and will play in the Europa League next season; they will be joined in the competition by the winner of the German Cup final between VfB Stuttgart and third-flight Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, champions Bayern Munich finished the season in style, giving departing veteran Thomas Mueller in a 4-0 farewell win at Hoffenheim. Harry Kane scored his 26th league goal of the year, winning the top goalscorer gong for the second straight season, with Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry on the scoresheet. Kane said winning the Bundesliga top-scorer trophy was 'more special', now he has tasted team success. He added: 'I've won a few golden boots in my career, but to do it when we win the championship is more meaningful.' Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Mainz in Xabi Alonso's final match in the dugout. 'For sure I'm going to miss it, I've learnt a lot and I'll take a lot from these three years for the future,' Alonso told reporters. The coach is reportedly set to take over at Real Madrid in the summer. RB Leipzig's poor season continued, losing 3-2 at home to Stuttgart to miss out on European football completely for the first time since their debut promotion in 2016. AFP, REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Express Tribune
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Dortmund complete escape act to snatch UCL berth
Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates in Bundesliga match with Holstein Kiel. PHOTO: REUTERS Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on Saturday completed an incredible late-season run. Sitting in 11th just seven weeks ago, Dortmund collected 22 of a possible 24 points in their last eight league matches, climbing up to fourth, past Freiburg who lost 3-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund, who had not been in the top four since the end of matchday three in September, got off to an excellent start against their already relegated opponents when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty. Knowing they needed a big win to guarantee a top-four finish, Dortmund's hopes looked even rosier just six minutes later when Kiel's Carl Johansson saw red for a last-man foul. Marcel Sabitzer added a second with a deflected low shot two minutes after halftime and Felix Nmecha made it three when he scored from close range with 73 minutes gone. Dortmund will be joined in the Champions League by Frankfurt, who came from a goal down to win at Freiburg, qualifying for Europe's top competition through league placing for the first time. Freiburg, who started the weekend in fourth and needed to win to guarantee a debut Champions League spot, took the lead after 27 minutes when Ritsu Doan volleyed in. Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff did his former club Dortmund a favour when he levelled things up just before halftime. Frankfurt added two goals in three second-half minutes through Rasmus Kristensen and Ellyes Skhiri to grab hold of the match and their Champions League fate. Freiburg fell to fifth and will play in the Europa League next season; they will be joined in the competition by the winner of the German Cup final between Stuttgart and third-flight Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, champions Bayern Munich finished the season in style, farewelling departing veteran Thomas Mueller in a 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. Harry Kane scored his 26th league goal of the year, winning the top goalscorer gong for the second straight season, with Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry also getting on the scoresheet. Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Mainz in Xabi Alonso's final match in the dugout. Last season's champions fell behind with 35 minutes played when Paul Nebel scored but Patrick Schick scored twice in five minutes after halftime to take the lead, while bringing his season tally to 21 goals. AFP
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dortmund and Frankfurt in Champions League, Heidenheim face play-off
Dortmund's Felix Nmecha (C) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt secured berths in the Champions League as the Bundesliga season reached its dramatic climax on Saturday, with Heidenheim confirmed in the relegation play-off spot. Frankfurt won 3-1 at rivals Freiburg and Dortmund eased past already-relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 thanks to Serhou Guirassy, Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha, leaving Freiburg in a Europa League spot having yet again narrowly missed out on the Champions League. Advertisement Frankfurt, third for much of the season, ended Freiburg's hopes of a first ever Champions League qualification in Julian Schuster's first season in charge, while Dortmund have rocketed up the table in recent weeks under Niko Kovač having been 11th when he was appointed in January. Mainz edged RB Leipzig to the Conference League slot after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen sealed by Jonathan Burkardt's penalty. Leipzig will not be in Europe for the first time since their Bundesliga debut in 2016-17 following a shock 3-2 home defeat by mid-table VfB Stuttgart, who can grab a Europa League spot by beating third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in next Saturday's German Cup final. Heidenheim needed a large goal difference swing to pull St Pauli or Hoffenheim into trouble and avoid finishing third-bottom in the play-off spot. The 4-1 home defeat by mid-table Werder Bremen made any mathematics irrelevant. Advertisement St Pauli lost 2-0 at home to already-relegated Bochum and hosts Hoffenheim were beaten 4-0 by long-crowned champions Bayern Munich, whose departing veteran Thomas Müller played what is set to be his last Bundesliga game. Heidenheim will face the third-placed team in the second tier - currently Elversberg - over two legs on Thursday and the following Monday for a place in next season's Bundesliga. SV Hamburg have already secured promotion and Cologne are favourites to join them on the second-tier's final day on Sunday. In two games with nothing to play for, Borussia Mönchengladbach were undone 1-0 at home by Wolfsburg while Union Berlin overcame Augsburg 2-1 away in storied referee Felix Brych's last game. Frankfurt's Rasmus Kristensen celebrates his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Europa-Park Stadium. Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa Frankfurt's Rasmus Kristensen celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Europa-Park Stadium. Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa Bremen's Marvin Ducksch (R) celebrate scoring his side's third goal with teammates Romano Schmid (L) and Mitchell Weiser during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen at Voith-Arena. Harry Langer/dpa Munich's Joshua Kimmich (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammate Aleksandar Pavlovic during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich at PreZero Arena. Tom Weller/dpa Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen at Mewa Arena. Torsten Silz/dpa Leverkusen's Patrik Schick (2nd L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen at Mewa Arena. Torsten Silz/dpa Leverkusen's Patrik Schick (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen at Mewa Arena. Torsten Silz/dpa Stuttgart players Nick Woltemade (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammate Maximilian Mittelstaedt during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena. Jan Woitas/dpa Leipzig's Xavi Simons (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates Ridle Baku (C) and David Raum during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena. Elisa Schu/dpa Dortmund's Marcel Sabitzer celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel at Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa Wolfsburg's Lukas Nmecha (3rd L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg at Borussia-Park stadium. David Inderlied/dpa Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff (2nd L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Europa-Park Stadium. Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa Augsburg's Philip Tietz celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin at WWK-Arena. Daniel Löb/dpa Freiburg's Ritsu Doan (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Europa-Park Stadium. Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa Bremen's Jens Stage (R) celebrate scoring his side's second goal with teammates Romano Schmid (L) and Felix Agu during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen at Voith-Arena. Harry Langer/dpa Bremen's Romano Schmid celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen at Voith-Arena. Harry Langer/dpa Mainz's Nadiem Amiri celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen at Mewa Arena. Torsten Silz/dpa Leipzig's Xavi Simons celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart at Red Bull Arena. Jan Woitas/dpa
The Star
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Dortmund snatch last Champions League spot with win over Kiel in season finale
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Holstein Kiel - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - May 17, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Annegret Hilse DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund cruised past relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 on Saturday to finish fourth and snatch the last Champions League spot for next season, in the best comeback of the last seven matchdays in Bundesliga history. Niko Kovac's Dortmund won six of their last seven matches to climb from 10th to fourth in the standings and finish on 57 points, two ahead of Freiburg who lost to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt. No other Bundesliga team have managed such a comeback in the last seven matchdays. Bayern Munich had secured the title two weeks ago with Bayer Leverkusen finishing runners-up. Dortmund, needing three goals to be guaranteed a top four finish irrespective of results in the other games, got off to a dream start when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty for the lead. Kiel were then left with 10 players when Carl Johansson was sent off with a straight red card but the hosts could not make the extra man count until the break. They did, however, score two minutes after the restart with Marcel Sabitzer slotting in from the edge of the box to make it 2-0 and Felix Nmecha added another in the 72nd minute to seal their European spot. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
