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Straits Times
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Dortmund's Gross and Beier doubtful for Hoffenheim clash, says coach
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Lille v Borussia Dortmund - Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - March 12, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Beier celebrates scoring their second goal with Pascal Gross REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo Borussia Dortmund will likely be without the injured Pascal Gross and Maximilian Beier when they travel to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday, coach Niko Kovac said on Thursday. Dortmund, in seventh place with four games left to play, are desperate for a top-four finish to secure a Champions League spot for next season. They have won three of their last four league matches and drew against Bayern Munich, as they battle to make up for lost ground earlier in the season. "Gross has knee ligament problems," Kovac told a press conference in Dortmund. "I still have some hope but honestly I don't think he will make it. "Maxi is a similar case. He did not train. He can walk but running is painful but I also have not yet given up. But obviously we will not take any risks." Both players were injured in last week's 3-2 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach but are not expected to be out too long. Dortmund are on 45 points in seventh place. Eintracht Frankfurt, third with 52, host fourth-placed RB Leipzig (49) on Saturday. Freiburg (48) are fifth and visit Wolfsburg, while Mainz 05, who travel to Bayern Munich, are sixth with 47. "The finish is approaching. The feeling I get is during this crunch time everyone player wants to be there, to go beyond any pain," Kovac said. "I am happy that the lads recognise the situation. Everyone can read the standings. Everyone knows what is at stake and everyone has to increase their focus," he added. "It does not matter thinking what can happen on May 17 (season finale). We have to keep doing our homework and focus only on the next game. We cannot look at the teams in front of us. We just have to keep winning to put pressure on them." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
24-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Dortmund's Gross and Beier doubtful for Hoffenheim clash, says coach
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Lille v Borussia Dortmund - Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - March 12, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Beier celebrates scoring their second goal with Pascal Gross REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund will likely be without the injured Pascal Gross and Maximilian Beier when they travel to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday, coach Niko Kovac said on Thursday. Dortmund, in seventh place with four games left to play, are desperate for a top-four finish to secure a Champions League spot for next season. They have won three of their last four league matches and drew against Bayern Munich, as they battle to make up for lost ground earlier in the season. "Gross has knee ligament problems," Kovac told a press conference in Dortmund. "I still have some hope but honestly I don't think he will make it. "Maxi is a similar case. He did not train. He can walk but running is painful but I also have not yet given up. But obviously we will not take any risks." Both players were injured in last week's 3-2 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach but are not expected to be out too long. Dortmund are on 45 points in seventh place. Eintracht Frankfurt, third with 52, host fourth-placed RB Leipzig (49) on Saturday. Freiburg (48) are fifth and visit Wolfsburg, while Mainz 05, who travel to Bayern Munich, are sixth with 47. "The finish is approaching. The feeling I get is during this crunch time everyone player wants to be there, to go beyond any pain," Kovac said. "I am happy that the lads recognise the situation. Everyone can read the standings. Everyone knows what is at stake and everyone has to increase their focus," he added. "It does not matter thinking what can happen on May 17 (season finale). We have to keep doing our homework and focus only on the next game. We cannot look at the teams in front of us. We just have to keep winning to put pressure on them." (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Arab News
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
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
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bundesliga Leaders Bayern held to draw in top clash against Dortmund
Munich's Raphael Guerreiro (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Josip Stanisic during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. Tom Weller/dpa Leaders Bayern Munich missed the chance of extending their advantage at the top of the Bundesliga table after a 2-2 draw in the top clash against Borussia Dortmund. The Bavarians had the chance of opening an eight-point gap over champions Bayer Leverkusen, who earlier were held to a goalless draw with Union Berlin. With the results, six points separate both teams with five games left. Advertisement Dortmund took the lead in the 48th minute through Maximilian Beier, but their former player Raphael Guerreiro equalized the score in the 65th and Serge Gnabry turned the game around for the Bavarians five minutes later. But Waldemar Anton secured a point for Dortmund with his effort in the 75th, after Bayern failed to clear their lines following a corner. Despite late pressure, the Bavarians failed to find a winner. Both teams were coming off defeats in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. While Bayern lost 2-1 to Inter Milan, Dortmund were thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona. Dortmund's Maximilian Beier scores his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. Tom Weller/dpa Dortmund's Maximilian Beier celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. Tom Weller/dpa Dortmund's Julian Ryerson (L) and Munich's Minjae Kim battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena. Tom Weller/dpa
Reuters
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Bayern earn 2-2 draw against Dortmund in topsy-turvy Klassiker
MUNICH Germany, April 12 (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund each scored twice in a rollercoaster second half for an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Klassiker on Saturday that kept the Bavarians six points clear at the top with five games left. Bayern have 69 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who earlier drew 0-0 at home to Union Berlin. Bayern, who visit Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-final return leg on Wednesday after last week's 2-1 loss, struck in the 65th minute through substitute Raphael Guerreiro to cancel out Maximilian Beier's 48th minute opener. Fellow substitute Serge Gnabry then scored four minutes later after a sensational 35-metre solo run but Dortmund's Waldemar Anton slotted home on the rebound in the 75th to level. Dortmund, who host Barcelona next week in their Champions League quarter-final second leg after a 4-0 loss on Wednesday, are in eighth place on 42 points, six points off the top four.
