Im Elmo and i know it! - A career across Europe

[acidmonkey]

Inspired by this song.




Hello and welcome to another Acidmonkey career thread after my Sunderland only one last year im off on a bit of a journey this time round trying to manage the clubs i like.

my aims are:

Guide Sunderland to lots of trophies!
win the Ukrainian League as shakhtar
Manage Dortmund
Manage Real Madrid
Manage PSG
Manage any other club that takes my fancy
Just enjoy it

Guide England to a World cup Trophy and European championship trophy in same cycle
Guide Northern Ireland to a World Cup Group stage

Already up to 2018/19 season,
will post club updates on all clubs ive managed so far
Will post monthly updates with the Match report tool from season 2019/2020 with my review and where i think im going right or wrong.

so let it commence.......

[acidmonkey]

Gateshead 11-12
Well i took my first tentative steps into management at my local side Gateshead who were a side looking to have a solid season in the Blue Square premier and we should look to kick on from a that next season who knows maybe even promotion to the football league in 3 years, a Definite football league side in 5 years was my aim.
I set about signing some players the squad was strong enough for my reckoning, with only four players brought in at the beginning of the season I felt we had a strong nucleolus anyway. However it couldn't have got off to a worse start as we went down 3-1 to York in our first outing of the season, however I saw promising signs especially from Kris Gate and Jon Shaw, We won the rest of our matches that month with relative ease, 19 goals in total in august for us with Shaw grabbing 7 of them i knew if we play to the best of our abilities we can get the play-offs this season and that was my opinion after only one month!
We soared to the top of the league running up to Christmas as we were getting all the luck with us edging the games 1-0 or 2-1 with Jon Shaw grabbing our goals. But as Christmas bit so did the inevitable slump, with 1 win in five in January saw the rest of the league gain significant ground on us, We Followed the win up with back to back single goal defeats in February, before getting a run together of 4 victories to all but seal that 2nd spot, as Luton leapfrogged us in March despite us beating them we headed into the final few months desperate to keep the play-off hope alive and we did as we beat Southport 2-0 at home on the Final Day of the season to send us into the play-offs to take on a team we hadn't beaten in the league, York City,
first leg at Bootham Crescent started well as Shaw got us in front but by the end of the first half we were hanging on for dear life. and York eventually levelled in the 76th minute to set us all square heading back up to Tyneside
The second leg we played a lot better in the first half controlling the game and it was just rewards when Mulligan gave us the lead in the 27th minute, but only for York to come out stronger in the second period, however a Ben Clark header in the 75th minute sent us to the final as York just ran out of steam.

For the Final this says it all

Gateshead 1 - 0 Mansfield Town (Blue Square Bet Premier Playoff Final)

Gateshead battled to a deserved 1 - 0 victory over Mansfield Town on a hard and bouncy surface in their Blue Square Bet Premier Playoff Final game at Wembley.

Striker Gary Mulligan gave Gateshead the lead with a close range header in the 40th minute.

Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.

Man of the Match: Craig Baxter (Gateshead)
Attendance: 38,823



Well my second season seemed to keep the momentum going from the end of last year, as in the opening month of the season saw us win once and draw once and included a 8-0 thrashing by Birmingham in the Carling Cup, however we did pick up a bit as we got wins over Gillingham. a run of four games unbeaten with wins over Shrewsbury, Colchester a draw with southend and a win over Morecombe before we lost again to Plymouth, however we again went on another run as we beat port Vale, Burton Albion and Notts County in a run of 5 games where we grabbed 10 points and it sent us up to a respectable position. however by this time i had been noticed in the football world, i had been offered a few league One jobs of struggling sides however what happened the day after the Notts county game on the 10th of November shocked me! and it saw me up sticks and leave Tyneside.....

[SRL88]

Good luck with you career mate & congratulations on promotion .

[iHeadHunta x]

Well done on promotion but I dont know if you have seen but my old thread was called exactly the same :L but with a little more instead of the word around

[acidmonkey]

Gah! thanks guys ive requested it to be changed still going with these updates.

[iHeadHunta x]

Gah! thanks guys ive requested it to be changed still going with these updates.

Ha sorry bud!

[acidmonkey]

Sheffield Wednesday 12-16
2012-13
A Sleeping giant took a gamble on me after being disgraced in last year's play-offs the Owls board were not happy with the club languishing outside the play-offs in November and Coventry running away with the league so I was offered a surprise step up in job which I grasped with both hands and set about examining the squad, we started with a FA Cup 1st round tie with Basingstoke and when i put out a full strength side I didn't not expect what happened as Gary Madine grabbed 5 goals as we ran out 7-0 winners with O'Grady grabbing one and Morrison grabbing the other what I didn't realise was, that it was a sign of things to come! again i continued my tradition of losing the first league game in control as Peterborough beat us comfortably 3-0, however what followed was nothing short of outstanding from all players, as we failed to lose a single league game for the rest of the season as we started clawing away at the lead Coventry had at the top of the table we even smashed them 4-0 at The Rioch Arena for good measure however there was still a lot of work to do as we need Coventry to slip up, and slip up they did as the struggled at the end of the season drawing 4 of their last 5 games giving us the opportunity we needed we didn't look back as i had got us to the championship with relative ease the side were propped up by O'Grady's 28 league goals and his strike partner Madines 34 goals in all competitions was what did it, nothing to do with my tactics etc. just too really good goal scorers.
2013-14
Well into my First season in the championship as we signed 14 players to help cope with the step up and i cleared out players i thought weren't good enough in came Marton Fulop Grant Leadbitter, Kai Naismith Jason Scotland all players with quality for this level i though and i fully intended to stick with the goalscorers who got us here Madine and o'Grady,
Well despite losing to Wigan in our first outing of the season (see a pattern developing here???) we got Ipswich with a 4-1 win at Portman road before beating Leicester, Millwall and Watford with Madine continuing where he left off as he bagged 6 in the first 5 games before we came unstuck losing to the big sides in the division as Newcastle turned us over before Reading and Swansea brushed us aside we then lost narrowly to Huddersfield as we went into freefall but a sold win over Brighton followed by win over Bristol City got us back into mid-table which is where we stayed for most of the season, a run towards the end of the year saw us begin a late push for the play-offs it even included a 2-0 win over Newcastle (thought you might like that Acidburn ) before we sneaked in on the last day where we would be playing Wigan.
Well we started poorly as Wigan took hold of the game, before our flying Fin, Alfred Finnbogason got one back in first half stoppage time, Alfred won us the game with three minutes remaining to give us the advantage going into the second leg, However in the second leg two goals in the first 10 minutes left us with it all to do Strand got one back from the penalty spot but the tie went to extra time where Wigan won the match and left us to have another go next season.
2014-15
Well i kept the core of the squad and went for a 7 in 7 out approach with transfers as i brought in Jay Spearing and Danny Welbeck on frees, two loanees from parent Club Sampdoria, and a right back from France the most notable outgoing was Tommy Rowe, Great winger signed from Peterborough for £190k sold to Everton for £1m.
Well our season got under way and yes you guessed it we lost on the opening day before bouncing back, this time we beat Leicester Bristol City then Bournemouth before drawing with Leeds, slightly disappointed in October as we lost 2-1 at home to Sunderland. who turned into our bogey team later in the season, there was unfortunately a run of one win in twelve games as we lost 4 by a single goal and drew 4 we were in need for Welbeck to step up to the plate and in the new year he did that as he fired us away from midtable and to within reach of the play-offs january was a good month for us as we won all three league games before remaing unbeaten till the end of Febuary where Sunderland were the side to end the run, but We Bounce back through Welbeck as we lost only twice more that season as his 18 goals in 20 league games got us into the play-offs, where we would face, yes you guessed it Sunderland!
all i can say about the first leg at the stadium of light was we were poor, very very poor and Sunderland rolled us over and effectively ended the tie on the night despite taking a early lead through welbeck Sunderland hit back rather successfully as we went down 5-1.
The second leg was a boring effort as it ended goalless.
2015-16
Well this year had to be the year didn't it? third time lucky and all that? well in the transfer market Madine was allowed to leave on a free as was O'Grady who id deemed not good enough for this level Madine on the other hand had just decided he was leaving and that was it end of an era,
the signings I made were mainly experienced heads in came Figueroa to shore up the back line, Mingolet came in between the sticks and Antonio Cassano came in as experience up top.
For a change the first game of the season actually ended well for me as we beat Norwich 2-0 with Welbeck and Norwood scoring the goals what followed we a terrific start to the season that saw us rise to top spot big sides were put knocked down like dominoes Middlesbrough defeated 3-2 at the riverside, Leeds smashed 6-2 at elland road, Blackpool beaten 3-1 at Hillsbrough, only draws against Wigan (0-0) and Huddersfield (2-2) killed out 100% Record, The Rest of the season went with relative Ease as Welbeck put defence after defence to the sword, as we made a lead at the top of the table and kept it till the bitter end we were championship winners and we were going to the premier league, however we not much money i was in need of a major overhaul of the squad for survival alone.
That's when it happened......

[AcidBurn]

Great to see you have a thread up and running, look forward to seeing the progression in your career, good luck and please beat Newcastle as I could not!

Change the title as well.

[Fabio MVP]

Good luck with your save game! So far so good.

[acidmonkey]

Shakhtar Donetsk
2016-17
It happened I got my first crack at a European chasing club I originally thought it was a big step up from championship to champions league it's not that huge after all they aren't the greatest league in the world.
But because it was Europe I wanted and the squad was aging after a 2nd placed finish last season I set about spending the £40m I had on some talented Ukrainians, first in was Bogdan Butko from Zenit for £10m which was a sizable chunk for the Ukrainian captain but in my eyes totally worth it.
following him was Argentinean Left back Macias Brazilian striker Guilherme and my coup German U21 striker Kretschmer all this and £4m to spare but we had a good squad maybe not for the champions league but definitely for the Europa!
I feel like our tradition of starting off a season with a defeat has taken hold, however with this being Ukraine and me being a top side in the country we didn't we started with a run of 6 Victories with only one goal conceded at home to Dynamo Kyiv however it wasn't Kyiv I should be worried about it was Dnipro who beat me first and took top spot in the league we bounced back with a 6-0 win before winning the next 5 league games before we drew 2-2 to a last minute goal away at Metalurg Zp. the rest of the league season was a breeze as we got wins in the remaining 17 league games, including a 7-0 win over Metalurg Donetsk a 3-0 win over Kyiv and a 1-0 win over Dnipro.
But it was Europe where I wanted to do well. and it started really well as we drew 1-1 with Seville in Spain before holding Inter to a 2-2 draw in Ukraine, we got successive 2-0 wins over Swiss side Neuchatel Xamax and we were looking good for a 2nd spot only for a 82nd min goal at home to Sevilla left us with it all to do at the san Siro and the best we could hope for was a Europa league adventure. and after we went down 3-2 we were in the Europa with some very strong sides.
the 1st knockout Round we drew a unbelievably hard test with Arsenal however in the first leg Arsenal couldn't cope in the Ukraine with -6 and windy conditions we edged them 2-1. The trip back to London we were out played but not out fought as in the 2nd min we were reduced to 10 men but still managed to lead 2-0 at the break and 4-1 on aggregate however two late goals by arsenal set up a nervy finish but we held on and progressed 4-3 on aggregate.
Again a big team were pulled out of the hat as we drew Turkish Giants Fenerbahce but they weren't as big and scary as I first thought as thanks to two penalties we saw them off in Donetsk 4-2 to set us up nicely for the trip back to Istanbul where we played out a 2-2 draw and never looked like going out.
Well we continued the difficult side route in the competition as we next had a trip to Germany and Leverkusen where we raced into a 3-0 lead by the break Leverkusen got two back but we ran out 4-2 winners at the BayArena, The second leg was as easy as the first as we got an early goal in Donetsk and held it to tame a side who would send us out.
Into the Semis we had reached facing Marseille knowing two games could have us competing for the ultimate prize and the Europa League trophy. and when the game entered the final 20 minutes it looked set to all be decided in France, however what happened next was outstanding on our part as Stepanenko curled a shot in from a free-kick before Dentinho headed home a second 2 minutes later Seleznyov got us a third with 94 on the clock (FERGIE TIME!) to firmly put us in the driving Seat. in the second leg we were completely out played in France but we managed to hold on for a 1-0 win and a trip to Amsterdam to play Ajax in the Europa League final, how unlucky can you get playing a European final against a side in their home stadium! and the home stadium atmosphere helped them as despite battling a free flowing game into 2-2 at the break Ajax came out storming in the second half and left us with nothing more than a runners up medal as it finished 5-2 on the 90
by this time I was being linked with numerous jobs in the Bundesliga and I had decided I was going to Germany next season I just had to choose who, with Shalke, Wolfsburg, Hoffenhiem and Werder Bremen all wanting to appoint me.
And my Decision was...................

[acidmonkey]

Dortmund
2017-18
Well my final choice was a left field offer I hadn't expected previous manager Matthias Sammer had left to join Hoffenhiem and I was offered the job of Der BVB which I jumped at the chance to do it's my favourite German side and with Gotze still at the club I knew I had a chance of doing well, that didn't stop me from spending some cash in my first summer however as I spent £20m of the bundesliga clubs money bringing in 6 new faces we needed a goalkeeper and the best on the market was Tim Krul who joined for £2m to be the number one stopper, our strike options were limited so Pletikosa joined from Prague for £14m and Bernt and Reich joined from Lyon and Mainz respectively both German U21 players.
Well we started our season the way I start most seasons it seems as we went down 3-2 to Leverkusen at the BayArena before only managing a 1-1 draw with HSV not the best start but some easier sides next as we beat Frankfurt, Hoffenheim and Kaiserslautern comfortably as we edged past a few more sides before a 0-0 draw away at local rivals Schalke big results over the next few months were a 2-1 win over Bayern, a 7-0 thrashing of bottom club Hertha and a 4-0 win over fellow strugglers Furth but our consistent score seemed to be 1-0 wins.
The winter break loomed on the horizon with us at the top of the table hoping for the title as our fellow challengers tripped over themselves giving us a healthy lead at the top at the re start in February. And when we restarted we went with a bang only dropping points away at Koln as we cantered to the bundesliga title, the real challenge is next season and trying to defend it.

2018-19
Well onto the current season where I'm currently sat at the winter break, in the summer i was happy with the squad so only brought in 2 players both of which young U21s for a combined fee of £16m a lot but these guys have potential.
Anyway we opened our Bundesliga campaign with a solitary goal win over Koln before beating newly promoted Gladback 5-0 we struggled the following weekend only managing to come back to a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen we bounced back with three back to back wins before struggling to a draw with Frankfurt. before a week later we went down 3-1 to Leverkusen leaving us sat 4th in the table. We rallied round with a good winning streak of 4 games before the big one Home to Bayern 2 points adrift a win would have sent me top but we were dreadful first half and only managed a 2-2 draw before drawing blanks in the last competitive game before the break against Furth.

Champions League is going well, wins over Sparta Prague (2-0, 4-1) 4 points from Atalanta ( 3-0, 1-1) and four points from Man Utd (2-2, 4-1) saw us win the group and Draw big spending PSG

So that's where we are up to Monthly updates begin tomorrow,

Any Questions?

[acidmonkey]

And im up to date.

[B.W.G]

Been a brilliant career so far,congrats on winning the title with Dortmund

[deltablue]

Dortmund <3

[Fabio MVP]

Been a brilliant career so far,congrats on winning the title with Dortmund

It would be even better if he didn't say that Capri sucks!

[acidmonkey]

B.W.G. - its been a suprising one to be honest the Dortmund job offer came as a complete shock to be honest,
Deltablue - when i got offered the Dortmund job i had to go always had a soft spot for them
Fabio MVP - Capri's do suck!

[acidmonkey]

January Update
Borussia Dortmund 4 - 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Fortuna Düsseldorf side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. A brace from Oliver Neuendorf helped Dortmund to victory.
Midfielder Christian Eriksen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a tidy finish in the 23rd minute. Defensive midfielder Wellington doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a real poacher's effort on 35 minutes.
Neuendorf scored with a placed shot in the 55th minute to extend the lead further. Striker Adriano Grimaldi pulled one back for Fortuna Düsseldorf after 74 minutes with a close range diving header.
An error from Fortuna Düsseldorf's Manuel Gulde allowed Neuendorf to score a well timed finish from close range.
Dortmund are currently on an eight match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 2nd place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Oliver Neuendorf (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

1.FC Köln 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal Qtr Final)

Borussia Dortmund produced a solid performance to beat 1.FC Köln at RheinEnergieStadion. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.
Midfielder Alan Patrick gave 1.FC Köln the lead with a well struck effort which found the back of the net via the goalpost in the 55th minute. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 69th minute with a well timed close range finish.
Borussia Dortmund's winner came through Pletikosa as he seized on Doctor Mampuru's mistake to score a finish tucked away with consummate ease. Pletikosa's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.
1.FC Köln also saw their 86th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Man of the Match: Ante Pletikosa (Dortmund)
Attendance: 50,076

not much in the way of games this month as we come back off the winter break however we continue to try and push Bayern for top spot as the wobbles we had earlier in the season leaves us still trying to chase Bayern now, but still we sit four points behind, But we continue to play strongly in the cup even if we were extremely lucky to progress to the Semi finals after coming from behind. and there was only one signing by us this window with Jakub Fabry Joining for £3.2m with no sales. But after his Hip Injury Mario Gotze is finally back after 2 months on the sidelines.

February Fixtures (Subject to change)
Koln A (Bundesliga)
Gladbach A (Bundesliga)
Wolfsburg H (Bundesliga)
PSG A (Champions League)
Werder Bremen A (Bundesliga)

[acidmonkey]

February Update
1.FC Köln 3 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund went into their match with 1.FC Köln anticipating a stroll in the park and an easy win. A brace from Kelvin helped Köln to victory.
The first incident of note was on 44 minutes as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Mario Götze for a penalty. Striker Julian Schieber gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish in the 48th minute.
Striker Kelvin then equalised for 1.FC Köln in the 64th minute with a well struck shot from inside the box which made sure. Winger Oliver Neuendorf then put Borussia Dortmund in front after 74 minutes with a real poacher's effort.
1.FC Köln's equaliser came through Kelvin as he seized on Tim Krul's mistake to score an effort from the edge of the area. Better late than never for 1.FC Köln and the fans were clearly delighted with Kelvin's impact.
Winger Christian Clemens then clinched a late winner on 90 minutes with a simple finish from close in. Clemens' impact delighted the fans with his late goal.
Dortmund are currently in 2nd place, seven points behind league leaders FC Bayern.

Man of the Match: Kelvin (Köln)
Attendance: 48,193

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund could count themselves highly unlucky to only draw in their 1. Bundesliga match at Borussia-Park.

Enthusiastic striker Yannic Maier gave Borussia Mönchengladbach the lead with a close range header in the 43rd minute. Borussia Dortmund's equaliser came through Julian Schieber as he seized on Stefan Ziegler's mistake to score a tap-in.

Man of the Match: Marcel Schmelzer (Dortmund)
Attendance: 48,951

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans will have been frustrated by their side's 2 - 2 draw with VfL Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park.

Things did not get off to a good start for Borussia Dortmund as striker Rasmus Jönsson seized on an error by Neven Subotic to score a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Borussia Dortmund's equaliser came through Julian Schieber as he seized on Thulani Serero's mistake to score a placed shot. It was a superb solo effort and Schieber looked delighted. Jönsson then added his 2nd goal of the game with a deftly executed finish on 46 minutes.

Borussia Dortmund's equaliser came through Ante Pletikosa as he seized on Pereira's mistake to score a well timed finish from close range. Better late than never for Borussia Dortmund and the fans were clearly delighted with Pletikosa's impact.

Dortmund have climbed above Hannover 96 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen to 3rd in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Rasmus Jönsson (Wolfsburg)
Attendance: 80,403

Paris Saint-Germain 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League 1st Knockout Rnd)

Borussia Dortmund could count themselves somewhat fortunate to have escaped with a draw against Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League First Knockout Round game at Parc des Princes. The match was certainly not one for the purists with neither side able to keep the errors out of their game.

Commanding centre-back Mats Hummels gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a real poacher's effort in the 20th minute. Paris Saint-Germain were nearly gifted a goal on 22 minutes through Ondrej Celustka's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

Striker Nélson Oliveira equalised for Paris Saint-Germain after 30 minutes with a header. Paris Saint-Germain were nearly gifted a goal on 65 minutes through Neuton's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

Man of the Match: Mats Hummels (Dortmund)
Attendance: 52,365

SV Werder Bremen 0 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

A close-fought game at Weserstadion ended in a one-sided result as Borussia Dortmund defeated SV Werder Bremen 4 - 0. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Things did not get off to a good start for SV Werder Bremen as enthusiastic striker Jakub Fabry seized on an error by Santiago Arias to score a close range effort. Midfielder Christian Eriksen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a poorly struck effort from inside the penalty area on 31 minutes.

Jansen scored with a deftly executed finish in the 34th minute to extend the lead further. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 50 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a placed shot.

Dortmund have climbed above Hannover 96 and VfL Wolfsburg to 2nd in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Jakub Fabry (Dortmund)
Attendance: 34,180

Well February over and the amount of games to win the league is dwindling fast and it was a poor month for us with the defeat and 2 draws meant we slipped even further behind Bayern at one point we lost 2nd place and with 12 games to go we find ourselves 8 points behind (possibly 11 from the game in hand) im starting to consider writing off the league season and just going for it in the cups and plan to finish runners up so we can try again next year, the draws were all against the lower sides in the league as well which is why its annoyed me so much, however we ended the month strongly and even managed a draw in France which sets us up nicely for the return leg

Fixtures in March (subject to change)
Hoffenheim HOME (Bundesliga)
Bochum AWAY (DFB-Pokal Semi Final)
Duisburg AWAY (Bundesliga)
PSG HOME (Champions League 2nd Leg)
Frankfurt HOME (Bundesliga)
Kaiserslautern AWAY(Bundesliga)

The goal voted Bundesliga goal of the month!

[deltablue]

Slipping a bit too much there.

[acidmonkey]

i know im not happy hoping to at least get something respectable from the league now

[iHeadHunta x]

Not the best of months mate! But im sure you can turn your misfortunes around!

[Dejay]

Tough month, good win against Bremen though

[HotChocolate]

Results seem all over the place at Dortmund, hopefully you can steady it and get them on form

[Fabio MVP]

Tough month, good win against Bremen though

Tough month? More like awful manager!

[acidmonkey]

March update

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)

An efficient performance by Borussia Dortmund's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 1 at Signal Iduna Park. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.
Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a placed shot in the 19th minute. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 27 minutes.
Borussia Dortmund also saw their 39th minute strike questionably chalked off. Experienced midfielder Jens Hegeler pulled one back for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim after 45 minutes with a freak goal.
Jansen completed the scoring for Borussia Dortmund with a well timed close range finish on 92 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 79,805

VfL Bochum 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal Semi Final)

Borussia Dortmund produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of VfL Bochum at rewirpowerSTADION.
With the game nearing an end, it was Oliver Neuendorf who scored a tap-in to give Borussia Dortmund the lead on 121 minutes. Neuendorf's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.
Dortmund had the better possession but struggled to stay onside when going forward, resulting in broken sequences of play.

Man of the Match: Marcel Schmelzer (Dortmund)
Attendance: 31,328

MSV Duisburg 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans came away from MSV-Arena largely in good spirits after their match against MSV Duisburg.

The match began in controversy with MSV Duisburg seeing a goal disallowed in controversial circumstances. Borussia Dortmund finally took the lead when striker Leon Berndt scored a tap-in on 59 minutes.

Striker Agon Mehmeti equalised for MSV Duisburg after 83 minutes with a shot from eighteen yards out.

Man of the Match: Florian Fromlowitz (Duisburg)
Attendance: 30,962

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 3 Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League 1st Knockout Rnd)

An efficient performance from Dortmund saw them run out 5 - 3 winners over Paris Saint-Germain at Signal Iduna Park. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an incisive finish in the 15th minute. Then followed controversy as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by midfielder Ilkay Gündogan for a penalty.

Pletikosa added his 2nd goal of the game with a well executed finish on 45 minutes. Winger Magaye Gueye pulled one back for Paris Saint-Germain after 52 minutes with a placed shot.

An error from Paris Saint-Germain's Florian Nicot allowed tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen to score an accurate finish from inside the penalty area. Jansen was able to add to his tally soon after with another strike on 62 minutes.

Paris Saint-Germain were nearly gifted a goal on 65 minutes through Christian Eriksen's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them. Striker Brown Ideye pulled one back for Paris Saint-Germain after 74 minutes with a close range finish which was timed impeccably.

Striker Miodrag Kuveljic gave the Paris Saint-Germain fans a glimmer of hope after 78 minutes with a screamer from the edge of the area. Jansen completed the scoring for Borussia Dortmund with a powerful close range effort on 79 minutes.

Dortmund therefore win 6 - 4 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 79,602

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund pulled off a 4 - 0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at Signal Iduna Park in their latest 1. Bundesliga match. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a tap-in on 8 minutes. With Eintracht Frankfurt staring at defeat, there was controversy as defensive midfielder Sasa Markovic then had a penalty shout turned down.

Enthusiastic striker Jakub Fabry doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an accurate finish which went in off the post on 19 minutes. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a well struck effort on 66 minutes.

Striker Julian Schieber completed the rout with a fierce shot on 79 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

1.FC Kaiserslautern 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average 1.FC Kaiserslautern side at Fritz-Walter-Stadion this afternoon. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Striker Julian Schieber gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a placed shot in the 40th minute. It was a superb solo effort and Schieber looked delighted. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a fierce shot on 44 minutes.

1.FC Kaiserslautern also saw their 54th minute strike questionably chalked off. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 78 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a well timed close range finish.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 44,025

Well a much better month on our part wins in the league to keep us 2nd through to the Cup Final where we will play Stuttgart and through to the Quarter finals of the Champions League after a good result against PSG. got a very tough month coming up but i want 2nd place in the league and nothing less before making a crack at the title again next season.

Fixtures in April (subject to change)
Leverkusen HOME (Bundesliga)
Schalke AWAY (Bundesliga)
Mainz HOME (Bundesliga)
HSV AWAY (Bundesliga)
Stuttgart HOME (Bundesliga)
FC Bayern AWAY (Bundesliga)

[deltablue]

Now thats the true Dortmund.

[acidmonkey]

Well the Champions League Draws have just taken place:

Real Madrid V Dortmund
Barcelona V Man City
Marseille V Chelsea
Lyon V Sampdoria

Which has also drawn a Semi final line up of:

Lyon or Sampdoria V Barcelona or Man City
Real Madrid or Dortmund V Marseille or Chelsea

Which Means Aprils Fixtures now look like this:

Leverkusen HOME (Bundesliga)
Schalke AWAY (Bundesliga)
Real Madrid AWAY (Champions League Qtr)
Mainz HOME (Bundesliga)
Real Madrid HOME (Champions League Qtr)
Stuttgart HOME (Bundesliga)
HSV AWAY (Bundesliga)
FC Bayern AWAY (Bundesliga)

[deltablue]

Ohhh, looks nasty.

[acidmonkey]

best news for me is that Gotze is now back in training

[abulezz]

Lol that is not a pleasant month in terms of games - you've got some real tough matches ahead.

Gotze is an absolute beast - what are his stats on the season? Its a shame about his injury.

[acidmonkey]

i dont know if its his injury or the AI managers but hes just not quite the beast i expected he has 4 goals from 14 games with 10 assists

[HotChocolate]

That could be a great month at the end of it, you never know!

[acidmonkey]

Ok because of a "failed to load saved game" this is the Champions League Draw

Quater Final
Man City V Barcelona
Chelsea V Marsellie
Sampdoria V Dortmund
Lyon V Real Madrid

Reloaded half a dozen times to get original draw but kept putting this one out

[acidmonkey]

April Update

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had more of the game in their latest 1. Bundesliga match, but were still on the wrong end of a 5 - 0 thrashing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish in the 16th minute. Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a real poacher's effort on 46 minutes.

Fabry scored with a simple finish from close in in the 63rd minute to extend the lead further. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with an accurate finish on 76 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 88 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a fluke goal.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

FC Schalke 04 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

FC Schalke 04 succumbed to a 3 - 0 loss in this evening's 1. Bundesliga clash at VELTINS-Arena. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a finish tucked away with consummate ease in the 29th minute. Jansen had no trouble in scoring from the spot when Tolga Cigerci conceded a penalty. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 39 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a deftly executed finish.

FC Schalke 04 were nearly gifted a goal on 82 minutes through Tim Krul's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

Dortmund have notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 2nd place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 61,673

Borussia Dortmund 6 - 0 1.FSV Mainz 05 (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 6 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this evening. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring an accurate finish from inside the penalty area on 9 minutes. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a header on 28 minutes.

Jansen had no trouble in scoring from the spot when Malik Fathi conceded a penalty. Striker Julian Schieber then added to the lead with a close range header on 55 minutes.

An error from 1.FSV Mainz 05's Stefan Bell allowed Jansen to score a fine header from point-blank range. Enthusiastic striker Jakub Fabry completed the rout with a deftly executed finish on 85 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Sampdoria (Champions League Qtr Final)

After a 1 - 1 draw at Signal Iduna Park against Borussia Dortmund, a key member of the Sampdoria side claimed that his team were fortunate to escape from this UEFA Champions League Quarter Final fixture with a draw.

Striker Simone Oliveti gave Sampdoria the lead with a smart diving header from close range in the 23rd minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen equalised for Borussia Dortmund after 69 minutes with a tap-in.

Dortmund therefore win 4 - 2 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Frederik Sørensen (Sampdoria)
Attendance: 79,262

Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund could count themselves highly unlucky to only draw in their 1. Bundesliga match at Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked.

Man of the Match: Neuton (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Hamburger SV 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund overcame a resilient Hamburger SV side in the 1. Bundesliga game at Imtech Arena this evening.

The first noteworthy incident of the match proved to be controversial, with Hamburger SV seeing a goal disallowed. Defensive midfielder Sven Bender gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a real poacher's effort in the 48th minute.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen finally rounded off their victory on 59 minutes with an accurate finish.

Man of the Match: Neven Subotic (Dortmund)
Attendance: 51,432

FC Bayern München 3 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

A fine spring evening at Allianz-Arena saw FC Bayern München come out on top against a surprisingly lacklustre Borussia Dortmund side.

Things did not get off to a good start for Borussia Dortmund as midfielder David Alaba seized on an error by Tim Krul to score a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 31st minute with a fluke goal.

Commanding centre-back Dionísio put FC Bayern München in front in the 34th minute with a close range finish which was timed impeccably. Jansen equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 40th minute with a mighty header from within the six-yard box.

Flamboyant forward Erick Torres scored what proved to be the winner on 53 minutes with a tame effort from close to goal.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 69,901

Back to back defeats for Bayern at the beginning of the month allowed me to come back into the title race as we headed in the champions league game only four points behind the leaders, we were doing so well to move on and chase down Bayern before we were held by Stuttgart But we picked up towards the end of the month picking up the win over HSV to keep in touch with Bayern before the edged a narrow game to all but seal he title, left me 9 points behind Bayern but 10 points ahead of third placed Wolfsburg.

May's Fixtures (subject to change)

Real Madrid AWAY (Champions League)
Hannover HOME (Bundesliga)
Real Madrid HOME (Champions League)
Furth AWAY (Bundesliga)
Stuttgart (DFB-Pokal Final)

Possible Champions Leaguefinal on 1st June

[HotChocolate]

Good luck against Madrid, shame you couldn't take anything from the Bayern game.

[deltablue]

It'll be great if you can get past them.

[iHeadHunta x]

Good luck against Madrid! :P

[acidmonkey]

May Update

Real Madrid C.F. 4 - 0 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Semi Final)

Borussia Dortmund did not provide an upset in the UEFA Champions League Semi Final as they were comfortably beaten 4 - 0 by Real Madrid C.F. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from R. Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín.

The match began in controversial circumstances as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Bernd Jansen for a penalty. Flamboyant striker Gonzalo Higuaín gave Real Madrid C.F. the lead with a well executed finish in the 16th minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Subotic gave away a penalty. Higuaín added his 2nd goal of the game with a deftly executed finish on 36 minutes.

It was a superb solo effort and Higuaín looked delighted. Borussia Dortmund's Neven Subotic received the red card for a professional foul with 40 minutes on the clock.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 63 minutes as that man Higuaín popped up again with a well timed finish from close range.

Man of the Match: Gonzalo Higuaín (R. Madrid)
Attendance: 94,267

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Hannover 96 (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Hannover 96 side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 2 minutes. Defensive midfielder Wellington doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 12 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 39 minutes. An error from Borussia Dortmund's Neuton allowed winger Marco Reus to score a real poacher's effort.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Real Madrid C.F. (Champions League Semi Final)

The Borussia Dortmund contingent that watched their side draw 2 - 2 with Real Madrid C.F. at Signal Iduna Park will have been more than pleased with their team's performance in an entertaining Champions League Semi Final match.

Defensive midfielder Wellington got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a powerful close range effort on 2 minutes. Centre-back Raphaël Varane had a moment he will quickly want to forget about in the 4th minute when he contrived to score past his own goalkeeper.

Flamboyant striker Gonzalo Higuaín pulled one back for Real Madrid C.F. after 55 minutes with a well struck effort. Real Madrid C.F. were nearly gifted a goal on 75 minutes through Sven Bender's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

With Borussia Dortmund already beginning to celebrate, striker Vaclav Kadlec then scored a tap-in in injury-time to snatch the equaliser for Real Madrid C.F.

R. Madrid win 6 - 2 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Gonzalo Higuaín (R. Madrid)
Attendance: 80,720

SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

An efficient performance by Borussia Dortmund's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3 - 0 at Trolli Arena. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Borussia Dortmund finally took the lead when tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen scored a real poacher's effort on 52 minutes. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a well timed close range finish on 75 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 92 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a real poacher's effort.

Media-shy manager Andrew Bell joined Borussia Dortmund in June 2017 and has been in charge for 24 months.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 13,688

VfB Stuttgart 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal Final)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average VfB Stuttgart side at Olympiastadion this evening. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Borussia Dortmund finally took the lead when tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen scored a placed shot on 41 minutes. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with an incisive finish on 55 minutes.

Enthusiastic striker Jakub Fabry completed the rout with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 86 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 74,244

FINAL TABLE

Well as far as the domestic campaign goes I'm content with the finish we had with the two wins, and the win in the up final happy that at least I'm finishing with a trophy however I'm not happy with the result in the champions league as we were terrible in the First leg and if I'm honest deserved to lose by more we did well in the second leg only for the final to be an all Spanish affair in Turkey. I'm preparing for next season I have three positions I want to strengthen for next year Between the sticks Krul is solid but the Portuguese U21 stopper looks an excellent prospect. i need a new center back and would like a third striker as Pletikosa wants to leave due to lack of first team football.

[AcidBurn]

Just need to turn a few of those draws into wins in the league, easier said than done though lol. I think you can win it next season, good luck dude.

[deltablue]

Winning the cup's still nice.

[acidmonkey]

hope so im only willing to stay two more seasons see how ive got on then im looking to move on

[SRL88]

Hopefully next season you will top the league. Congratulations on winning the cup though.

[acidmonkey]

Just been offered the Arsenal job after they finished 6th in the league i feel i have unfinished business in germany so going no where yet

[HotChocolate]

Coming 2nd is a great achievement in leagues where 1 team usually dominates

[acidmonkey]

still not as good as i wanted though, oh well time to strengthen....

[deltablue]

Coming 2nd is a great achievement in leagues where 1 team usually dominates

Plus even if it's not Bayern, there's often one team providing a very high bar.

[acidmonkey]

Dortmund Current Squad

Goalkeepers

Filipe Sousa - New signing from Sporting Lisbon where he only made 22 appearances, he's a BIG gamble for me at £15m but i feel its worth it for the now Portugal number one goalkeeper but only time will tell.

Tim Krul - Number one goal keeper for a season and a half, has made 50 appearances for us since signing in January 2018 for £2m conceding 37 goals in his time at Dortmund


Defenders

Neven Subotic - My main stay and Capitan of the club will be invaluable again this season as he still puts in performances which outstrip his years will begin my hunt for his replacement this season however.

Jean Ngassam - Brought in for £5.5m this summer from Braga after impressing in the Liga ZON SAGRES will fit in well at centre back.

Neuton - My current first choice Left back after the departure of O'Shaughnessy ill be looking to bring in another couple of full backs however ill be examining my youth team for prospects.

Leandrao - First choice Right back but comfortable at either full back position current First choice right back for Brazil and even fills in at left back for them on occasion

Midfielders

Sven Bender - the German midfielder has been at the club since 2009 and has had plenty of spells in and out of the team however I think his age and his lack of ability to really claim the DMC spot could see him leave this summer

Wellington - the Brazilian has played the lion share of league games in this position over the last few seasons and pretty much lays claim to the spot when I write out the team sheet, stats wise he isn't brilliant but performances wise he is consistently good

Manuel Schmiedebach - Primarily a defensive midfielder he is used alot in the right back spot and he adds a touch more depth to our back line

Christian Eriksen - Do i need to say much more about one of our main centre midfielders signed from Ajax in 2014 for £11m he has become a main player when fit and alongside Gundogan or Gotze he pulls the strings.

Ilkay Gundogan * The 28 year old has been at the club since 2011 and is another one of my "main three" midfielders this guy stays they are the main attacking outlet for the front men in the Dortmund side and id be mad to let any of them go

Mario Gotze - Isn't quite the beast i was expecting however is of sufficient quality to be a main player and one of the few players I class as indispensible just coming into his prime i feel he can get a tad better stats wise but is consistent high 7s low 8s ratings wise.

Jakub Fabry - Signed for £3m last January in the midst of an injury crisis i think he might be moved on in the next month or so.

Oliver Neuendorf - was my main winger when i used a winged formation but since switching to a 4-3-3 has seemed a bit lost, however I'm currently retraining him to be a centre midfielder as he has age on his side, thoughts? should i plough on or sell him?

Kevin Grobkreutz - the thirty year old midfielder lost his place to Neuendorf and I've been trying to move him on but struggling to get any firm offers.


Strikers

Julian Schieber The German number 9 is a big strong target man for my side he generally plays in the middle of my front three setting up other people but works well as a goal scorer too as he bagged 15 last season and 32 the season before.

Leon Berndt - Barely played since signing from Lyon 4 seasons ago for £500k I want to persevere with him but i think his time at Dortmund maybe up very soon

Bastian Reich - Yet to make his full side debut but he's getting closer and closer every passing week thing this season will be his big season

Leonardo Ramirez - Signed for £1m seems to just be unable to settle in Germany offers to take him back to Argentina

Bernd Jansen - another of my main front three as his pace is brilliant in his first full season for us he got 32 goals in 32 appearances in the league and got 43 goals in 49 games overall I've rebuffed bids from all over Europe for this guy.

Ante Pletikosa - I spent £14M on this guy when i took over he has the potential he just doesn't seem able to be consistent enough for the side still young but still has a lot of work to do before he becomes a first XI regular

Marcao - Understudy to Schieber for me has good strength and heading will replace him over the next season or two in my opinion

Remy - Signed for the future at 15 h e wont get much game time but he will be quality

[Dejay]

Remy looks like he will be class.

[acidmonkey]

Sven Bender - Has left the Club to Join Inter Milan in a £10m Deal

[acidmonkey]

Aymen Samir - Signed from Aachen to bolster the back line after a glowing report from my scout and only cost me £1.1m
Ahmed Cisse - £5m b uy from Furth As the direct replacement for Bender
Heiko Schmitt - Signed for £3m as more options at centre back

PRE SEASON

SC Veendam 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund were almost embarrassed by SC Veendam in the Friendly match at Gjaltema-stadion aan de Langeleegte.

Centre-back Jan Otten gave SC Veendam the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 19th minute. Winger Kevin Großkreutz then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 21st minute with a real poacher's effort.

Goalkeeper Mark Voss showed a sign of things to come though as he nearly gifted Borussia Dortmund a goal on 91 minutes. Borussia Dortmund's winner came through Ante Pletikosa as he seized on Dennis Adelaar's mistake to score a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Pletikosa's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.

Man of the Match: Dirk König (Dortmund)
Attendance: 6,500

Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund were left deeply frustrated by a plucky Rot Weiss Ahlen outfit who withstood a ninety minute barrage to come away from Wersestadion with a 1 - 1 draw.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a deftly executed finish on 10 minutes. Then followed controversy as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Jansen for a penalty.

Midfielder Sebastian Loose equalised for Rot Weiss Ahlen after 81 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range. Borussia Dortmund also saw their 88th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Man of the Match: Neuton (Dortmund)
Attendance: 11,027

Sporting CP 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

A highly polished performance from the Borussia Dortmund players saw their team run out 3 - 0 winners over Sporting CP at Estádio José Alvalade Século XXI. A brace from Vanílson helped Dortmund to victory.

Enthusiastic centre-back Florian Kühn got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 10 minutes. Striker Vanílson doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a tap-in on 76 minutes.

It was a superb solo effort and Vanílson looked delighted. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 87 minutes as that man Vanílson popped up again with a real poacher's effort.

Man of the Match: Vanílson (Dortmund)
Attendance: 31,500

Porto 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund won a hard fought battle against Porto on a fine summer's evening at Estádio do Dragão.

Things did not get off to a good start for Borussia Dortmund as striker Alfonso Reynoso seized on an error by Julian Schieber to score a fierce shot. Striker Vanílson then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 46th minute with a deftly executed finish.

Young striker Timo Lepper then clinched a late winner on 91 minutes with a header. Lepper's impact delighted the fans with his late goal.

Man of the Match: Ilkay Gündogan (Dortmund)
Attendance: 47,549

Not the Breeze through Pre-Season i expected but the squad has been improved and we move onto the new season and the attempt at replacing Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga table

[acidmonkey]

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 FC Bayern München (Supercup)

A highly polished performance from the Borussia Dortmund players saw their team run out 3 - 0 winners over FC Bayern München at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a well struck effort in the 37th minute. Pletikosa added his 2nd goal of the game with a deftly executed finish on 57 minutes.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen completed the rout with a fine header from point-blank range on 73 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Only One Match this month but what a game! it was pleasing to get the first hit in V Bayern and i hope it can continue

[acidmonkey]

August Update

FC Eintracht Rheine 1 - 7 Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 1st Rnd)

Fans sang the praises of their heroes at Auto-Senger-Stadion as Borussia Dortmund ran out 7 - 1 winners over FC Eintracht Rheine in their latest DFB-Pokal First Round fixture. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a header on 2 minutes. Striker Julian Schieber doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a close range finish which was timed impeccably on 23 minutes.

An error from FC Eintracht Rheine's Norbert Guth allowed Jansen to score a tidy finish. Young midfielder Junior N'Goma pulled one back for FC Eintracht Rheine after 45 minutes with a simple finish from close in.

Jansen added his 3rd goal of the game with an accurate finish on 46 minutes. Borussia Dortmund also saw their 48th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Jansen had no trouble in scoring from the spot when Jibrin conceded a penalty. Jansen added his 5th goal of the game with a well timed close range finish on 80 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 83 minutes as that man Schieber popped up again with a simple finish from close in.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 6,783

Hannover 96 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund were held to a draw by Hannover 96 in a close-fought Bundesliga match played at AWD-Arena.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a deftly executed finish from close range on 10 minutes. Striker Alex Bokuma equalised for Hannover 96 after 59 minutes with a simple finish from close in.

Media-shy manager Andrew Bell joined Borussia Dortmund in June 2017 and has been in charge for 2 years.

Man of the Match: Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Hannover)
Attendance: 46,512

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 2 minutes. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an accurate finish which went in off the post on 38 minutes.

An error from Eintracht Frankfurt's Ivan Tomecak allowed Jansen to score a placed shot. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 56 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a placed shot.

Media-shy manager Andrew Bell joined Borussia Dortmund in June 2017 and has been in charge for 2 years.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

TSV 1860 München 1 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund overcame a resilient TSV 1860 München side in the 1. Bundesliga game at Allianz-Arena this afternoon. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Striker Marcelinho gave TSV 1860 München the lead with a deflected shot in the 32nd minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 50th minute with a close range finish which was timed impeccably.

Striker Julian Schieber then put Borussia Dortmund in front after 79 minutes with a tidy finish. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 83 minutes.

An error from TSV 1860 München's César Arzo allowed enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa to score an accurate finish.

Dortmund are currently on a five match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 2nd place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Mario Götze (Dortmund)
Attendance: 27,886

Well the first month of the season done, after the draw with Hannover i didn't think we could have made a worse start, but the following comfortable wins in the league sees us close the month in the next round of the cup awaiting the champions' league group draw and sitting joint top of the bundesliga with Werder Bremen Pletikosa is playing well so far i hope he continues it.

September Fixtures
Leverkusen HOME (Bundesliga)
RB Leipzig HOME (Bundesliga)
Bochum AWAY (Bundesliga)
Hoffenhiem HOME (Bundesliga)

Champions league games to be scheduled

[acidmonkey]

Champions League Group

Lyon
Dortmund
Juventus
Club Brugge

[acidmonkey]

September Update

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

An efficient performance from Dortmund saw them run out 4 - 2 winners over Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Dortmund captain Neven Subotic got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a real poacher's effort on 6 minutes. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a well timed close range finish on 8 minutes.

An error from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Pedrinho allowed Jansen to score an incisive finish. An error from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Nigel de Jong allowed enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa to score a placed shot. Striker Luizinho pulled one back for Bayer 04 Leverkusen after 34 minutes with a real poacher's effort.

Midfielder Martin Hermes pulled one back for Bayer 04 Leverkusen after 49 minutes with a well timed close range finish. Bayer 04 Leverkusen also saw their 62nd minute strike questionably chalked off.

Hermes summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Borussia Dortmund another goal on 82 minutes.

Dortmund have notched up three straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 8 - 0 RasenBallsport Leipzig (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 8 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 8 minutes. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an accurate finish on 13 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a towering header from close range on 19 minutes. Pletikosa added his 2nd goal of the game with a powerful effort on 26 minutes.

It was a superb solo effort and Pletikosa looked delighted. Jansen added his 3rd goal of the game with a lucky strike on 44 minutes.

Jansen added his 4th goal of the game with a placed shot on 46 minutes. An error from RasenBallsport Leipzig's Manuel Janzer allowed Jansen to score a close range header. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 74 minutes as that man Pletikosa popped up again with a well struck effort.

Dortmund have notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 77,860

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais (Champions League Grp A)

In what had been billed as a close encounter, Olympique Lyonnais were trounced 4 - 0 by Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bastian Reich helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish from inside the penalty area in the 16th minute. Striker Bastian Reich doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an accurate finish on 37 minutes.

Reich added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot from close range on 82 minutes. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa completed the rout with a tidy finish on 84 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 79,994

VfL Bochum 1 - 6 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund turned their possession into goals with a 6 - 1 win over VfL Bochum. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Jansen was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Ostrzolek gave away a penalty. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 37 minutes.

Centre-back Goran Balic added to an already bad day at the office for VfL Bochum on 43 minutes when he managed to put the ball past his own goalkeeper. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze then added to the lead with a free kick from the edge of the area on 66 minutes.

Veteran striker Jong Tae-Se pulled one back for VfL Bochum after 68 minutes with a tap-in. Reich then increased Borussia Dortmund's advantage further with a fine header from point-blank range on 82 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 91 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a fine header from point-blank range.

Dortmund have notched up five straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 27,937

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund turned their possession into goals with a 5 - 0 win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Ante Pletikosa.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 7 minutes. Pletikosa added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 32 minutes.

Pletikosa added his 3rd goal of the game with an accurate finish on 38 minutes. Striker Bastian Reich then added to the lead with a tidy finish on 45 minutes.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen completed the rout with a firm diving header from inside the six-yard box on 70 minutes.

Dortmund have notched up six straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Ante Pletikosa (Dortmund)
Attendance: 79,582

Maybe they are such a slow starter but Bayern are starting slowly, 5th at the end of the month, already they have lost more than all of last season, we on the otherhand have started strong, and i hope we can continue it Red Bull got smashed but they are worst side in the league at the moment we can hopefully continue pushing on and a solid win in the champions league got the ball rolling for us.

October Fixtures
Club Brugge AWAY (Champions League)
Wolfsburg AWAY (Bundesliga)
Kaiserslautern HOME (Bundesliga)
Juventus HOME (Champions League)
HSV AWAY (Bundesliga)
Bochum HOME (DFB-Pokal)

[deltablue]

Now that's the Dortmund I know and love.

[HotChocolate]

You know the phrase you're on fire? I think you quite literally are.

[Fabio MVP]

I am really impressed with the amount of goals that you are scoring.

[acidmonkey]

Your impressed?

[acidmonkey]

The song is ok and got alot to go with this season

[acidmonkey]

October Update

Club Brugge KV 1 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Grp A)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Club Brugge KV side at Jan Breydelstadion this evening. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.

Club Brugge captain Björn Vleminckx gave Club Brugge KV the lead with a smart diving header from close range in the 33rd minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 61st minute with a placed shot.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa then put Borussia Dortmund in front after 81 minutes with a fierce shot. The Borussia Dortmund fans might have been forgiven for thinking that their side would be happy with just the winner but the scoring wasn't over.

An error from Club Brugge KV's Jens Cools allowed Pletikosa to score a deftly executed finish. Club Brugge KV also saw their 93rd minute strike questionably chalked off.

Man of the Match: Ante Pletikosa (Dortmund)
Attendance: 29,042

VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

After a 1 - 1 draw at Volkswagen Arena against Borussia Dortmund, a key member of the VfL Wolfsburg side claimed that his team were fortunate to escape from this 1. Bundesliga fixture with a draw.

Winger Ryan Mendès da Graca suffered the ignominy of scoring a calamitous own goal in the 15th minute on the clock. VfL Wolfsburg's equaliser came through Rasmus Jönsson as he seized on Jean Ngassam's mistake to score an accurate finish from inside the penalty area.

Dortmund are currently on a ten match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Mattias Johansson (Wolfsburg)
Attendance: 30,000

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 1.FC Kaiserslautern (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average 1.FC Kaiserslautern side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a close range finish which was timed impeccably on 2 minutes. Jansen completed the scoring for Borussia Dortmund with a deftly executed finish on 28 minutes.

Borussia Dortmund also saw their 45th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Dortmund are currently on an eleven match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Juventus (Champions League Grp A)

An efficient performance from Dortmund saw them run out 3 - 0 winners over Juventus at Signal Iduna Park. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Leon Berndt.

Striker Leon Berndt gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a tidy finish in the 30th minute. Berndt added his 2nd goal of the game with a well timed close range finish on 66 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 75 minutes as that man Berndt popped up again with a well timed close range finish. With Juventus staring at defeat, there was controversy as goalkeeper Domenico Magherini then had a penalty shout turned down.

Man of the Match: Leon Berndt (Dortmund)
Attendance: 79,258

Hamburger SV 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund went into their match with Hamburger SV anticipating a stroll in the park and an easy win.

Striker Bastian Reich gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a powerful effort in the 44th minute. Winger Maximilian Beister then equalised for Hamburger SV in the 51st minute with a placed shot.

Experienced striker Ola Toivonen scored what proved to be the winner on 76 minutes with a simple finish from close in. With Borussia Dortmund staring at defeat, there was controversy as Reich then had a penalty shout turned down.

Man of the Match: Maximilian Beister (HSV)
Attendance: 50,865
Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 VfL Bochum (DFB-Pokal 2nd Rnd)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average VfL Bochum side at Signal Iduna Park this evening.

Striker Bastian Reich gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish which went in off the post in the 23rd minute. Goalkeeper Hrvoje Bukovski ensured things went from bad to worse for VfL Bochum on 42 minutes with an embarrassing own-goal.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa completed the rout with a well struck effort on 71 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bastian Reich (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

a pretty odd month if I'm honest lost a five point lead after drawing with wolfsbrg, and losing to HSV we are still top and doing well in the champions League, and the DFB-Pokal, injuries to cisse and Jansen hit us hard, so the goals aren't as free flowing as before but still going, top of the league and top of the champions league group so still a solid month
November fixtures
FC Bayern HOME (Bundesliga)
Juventus AWAY (Champions League)
Koln AWAY (Bundesliga)
Schalke HOME (Bundesliga)
Lyon AWAY (Champions League)
Mainz AWAY (Bundesliga)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Quality Kasabian song HC.

[SRL88]

Going well so far .

[HotChocolate]

Kasabian are quality Nobby, just like acidmonkeys Dortmund!

[acidmonkey]

November Update

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 2 FC Bayern München (Bundesliga)

A sturdy defence and a battling midfield display were the foundations upon which Borussia Dortmund built their 5 - 2 victory over FC Bayern München this evening.

Things did not get off to a good start for FC Bayern München as midfielder Christian Eriksen seized on an error by Holger Badstuber to score a well timed finish from close range. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a deftly executed finish on 7 minutes.

Schmiedebach scored with a fierce effort from eighteen yards out in the 12th minute to extend the lead further. Explosive striker Tayfun Özkan pulled one back for FC Bayern München after 47 minutes with a fierce effort from eighteen yards out.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen then added to the lead with a well timed close range finish on 50 minutes. Flamboyant forward Erick Torres pulled one back for FC Bayern München after 60 minutes with a placed shot.

Striker Bastian Reich completed the rout with a well executed finish on 74 minutes. FC Bayern München were nearly gifted a goal on 77 minutes through Leandrão's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.

Things went from bad to worse for FC Bayern München as world class full-back Ricardo Romero earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 89 minutes.

Dortmund have climbed above Stuttgart to 1st in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Christian Eriksen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Juventus 1 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Grp A)

A sturdy defence and a battling midfield display were the foundations upon which Borussia Dortmund built their 4 - 1 victory over Juventus this evening. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Things did not get off to a good start for Juventus as striker Bastian Reich seized on an error by Cornel Râpâ to score a well struck effort. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an incisive finish on 18 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a real poacher's effort on 58 minutes. It was a superb solo effort and Jansen looked delighted. Striker Manolo Gabbiadini pulled one back for Juventus after 59 minutes with a real poacher's effort.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 69 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a placed shot.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 37,720

1.FC Köln 0 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund turned their possession into goals with a 4 - 0 win over 1.FC Köln. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a deftly executed finish in the 30th minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with an accurate finish on 45 minutes.

An error from 1.FC Köln's Philipp Wollscheid allowed striker Bastian Reich to score a deftly executed finish. An error from 1.FC Köln's Philipp Wollscheid allowed Pletikosa to score a well timed finish from close range. Then followed controversy as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Reich for a penalty.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 49,344

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)

The final score of 5 - 0 was fully deserved as Borussia Dortmund totally controlled their 1. Bundesliga game against FC Schalke 04 at Signal Iduna Park. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Things did not get off to a good start for FC Schalke 04 as tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen seized on an error by Ralf Fährmann to score a real poacher's effort. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a close range finish which was timed impeccably on 36 minutes.

Pletikosa scored with a well executed finish in the 49th minute to extend the lead further. An error from FC Schalke 04's Kyriakos Papadopoulos allowed Pletikosa to score a deftly executed finish. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 81 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a towering header from close range.

Dortmund have notched up three straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Grp A)

A fine autumn evening at Stade des Lumières saw Olympique Lyonnais come out on top against a surprisingly lacklustre Borussia Dortmund side.

Young winger Matthieu Coste gave Olympique Lyonnais the lead with a powerful effort in the 15th minute. Striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson doubled Olympique Lyonnais' lead with an accurate finish on 26 minutes.

An error from Olympique Lyonnais' Hugo Lloris allowed midfielder Ilkay Gündogan to score a tap-in. Marini scored with a powerful effort in the 83rd minute to extend the lead further.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave the Borussia Dortmund fans a glimmer of hope after 89 minutes with a close range diving header.

Man of the Match: Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (Olympique Lyonnais)
Attendance: 61,132

Well a cracking month as we well and truly got back on track in the league, smashing Bayern was particularly pleasing if im honest and comprehensive wins over Juventus Schalke and Koln also aided our attempt to get ahead in the league only downside was the poor showing against Lyon but it didnt make much difference as we had already qualified as group winners we will hopefully get a good draw in the knock out round. and we only have club brugge in the league to go.

December Fixtures (Subject to change)
Mainz AWAY (Bundesliga)
Werder Bremen HOME (Bundesliga)
Club Brugge HOME (Champions League)
Stuttgart AWAY (Bundesliga)
Karlsruhe AWAY (DFB-POKAL 3rd rnd)
Gladbach HOME (Bundesliga)
-----WINTER BREAK-----
Pumas HOME (Friendly)
RC Strasburg AWAY (Friendly)

[deltablue]

Lacklustre but still kept it close.

[acidmonkey]

i know that's what i though

[HotChocolate]

Yet again another month where you are on fire, apart from the Lyon game!

[acidmonkey]

December Update

1.FSV Mainz 05 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

1.FSV Mainz 05's fans were left perplexed by their side's failure to win a match they dominated from start to finish at Coface-Arena this evening.

Jansen was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Geis gave away a penalty. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa finally rounded off their victory on 88 minutes with a close range finish which was timed impeccably.

Dortmund have notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Leandrão (Dortmund)
Attendance: 33,500

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 0 SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund turned their possession into goals with a 5 - 0 win over SV Werder Bremen. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring an accurate finish from inside the penalty area after just one minute. Striker Bastian Reich doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a poorly struck effort from inside the penalty area on 7 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with an accurate finish on 10 minutes. Jansen added his 3rd goal of the game with a fine header from point-blank range on 35 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 52 minutes as that man Reich popped up again with an incisive finish.

Dortmund have notched up five straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV (Champions League Grp A)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Club Brugge KV side at Signal Iduna Park this evening. A brace from Bastian Reich helped Dortmund to victory.

Striker Bastian Reich got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a fierce shot on 4 minutes. Reich added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot on 23 minutes.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen completed the rout with a placed shot on 45 minutes. Despite a comfortable lead, Borussia Dortmund will be unhappy that defensive midfielder Ahmed Cissé was sent off for persistent fouling on 55 minutes.

Things went from bad to worse for Club Brugge KV as Club Brugge captain Björn Vleminckx earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 75 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bastian Reich (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

VfB Stuttgart 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund recorded a somewhat fortuitous win over VfB Stuttgart on a fine autumn afternoon at Mercedes-Benz-Arena.

Enthusiastic centre-back Jean Ngassam gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a header in the 15th minute. Experienced winger Daniel Halfar then equalised for VfB Stuttgart in the 24th minute with a well struck effort.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa scored what proved to be the winner on 72 minutes with a deftly executed finish.

Dortmund have notched up six straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Jean Ngassam (Dortmund)
Attendance: 56,589

Karlsruher SC 0 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 3rd Rnd)

Fans sang the praises of their heroes at Wildparkstadion as Borussia Dortmund ran out 4 - 0 winners over Karlsruher SC in their latest DFB-Pokal Third Round fixture. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 15th minute. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a well struck effort on 37 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with an incisive finish on 64 minutes. Striker Bastian Reich completed the rout with a strong header on 88 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 24,607

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Borussia Mönchengladbach side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon.

Midfielder Damir Sovsic suffered the ignominy of scoring a calamitous own goal in the 5th minute on the clock. Striker Bastian Reich doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a curling shot on 30 minutes.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen completed the rout with a fine header from point-blank range on 52 minutes. Borussia Dortmund also saw their 74th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Dortmund have notched up seven straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Mario Götze (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 1 Pumas de la UNAM (Friendly)

A highly polished performance from the Borussia Dortmund players saw their team run out 4 - 1 winners over Pumas de la UNAM at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.

Enthusiastic centre-back Jean Ngassam gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a header in the 12th minute. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a deftly executed finish on 16 minutes.

Marcão scored with a placed shot from close range in the 58th minute to extend the lead further. An error from Borussia Dortmund's Tim Krul allowed midfielder Dani to score a well executed finish. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 85 minutes as that man Pletikosa popped up again with a firm diving header.

Man of the Match: Ante Pletikosa (Dortmund)
Attendance: 72,050

RC Strasbourg 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of RC Strasbourg at Stade de La Meinau.

Striker Marcão got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 2 minutes. The last goal of the game came from experienced centre-back Joris Sainati whose 66th minute own-goal will undoubtedly cause him some embarrassment.

Man of the Match: Marcel Schmelzer (Dortmund)
Attendance: 18,165

Well we round off December with the winter break, A Cracking start to the month and in competitive games we managed to win them all and only concede the one goal. With Jansen and Reich on form for us with both grabbing plenty of goals, and Sousa cracking in between the sticks for us, we also learnt our fate in the cups for next season, with all to be revealed later... well this month I've been linked with a return to England with Liverpool, Arsenal and a trip to Greece with Panathinikos interested in my services

January Fixtures
Santos Laguna AWAY (Friendly)
Pachuca AWAY (Friendly)
Bielefield AWAY (Friendly)
Hannover HOME (Bundesliga)

[acidmonkey]

Well im linked with a move 350 miles west from Dortmund to Paris to manage PSG which with their money i feel could be a stepping stone with stone to someone like Real or a big Italian club

[acidmonkey]

January Updates

CD Santos Laguna 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average CD Santos Laguna side at Territorio Santos Modelo this evening.

Centre-back Daniel García suffered the ignominy of scoring a calamitous own goal in the 36th minute on the clock. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a tap-in on 59 minutes.

Striker Leon Berndt completed the rout with a fierce shot on 78 minutes.

Man of the Match: Neuton (Dortmund)
Attendance: 15,047

Pachuca CF 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund showed their superiority in a 1 - 0 victory over Pachuca CF during their Friendly game at Estadio Hidalgo, but they could and should have scored more.

Centre-back Samuel was left red-faced in the 40th minute as he managed to put the ball into his own net. Pachuca CF also saw their 92nd minute strike questionably chalked off.

The match was remarkable for the number of fouls committed by both teams, seemingly more concerned with disrupting the flow of the game than playing it.

Man of the Match: Robert (Dortmund)
Attendance: 14,044

DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Friendly)

Borussia Dortmund produced a good display this afternoon to see off the challenge of DSC Arminia Bielefeld at SchücoArena. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Borussia Dortmund finally took the lead when tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen scored a header on 41 minutes. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a powerful effort on 45 minutes.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa completed the rout with a deftly executed finish on 55 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 25,107

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Hannover 96 (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Hannover 96 side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a cleanly struck effort from close to goal in the 37th minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a placed shot on 50 minutes.

Striker Julian Schieber completed the rout with a finish executed with aplomb on 55 minutes.

Dortmund have notched up eight straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Well not much to say this month mainly friendly's to keep the strength of the side up for the second half of the season and we have done well in those games and all of them have been good workouts, but we played the one league game against Hannover and it was a comfortable win, i feel only a monumental collapse will result in me not picking up the Bundesliga title this season if we continue to be so consistent this season as we played before Bayern we sat 8 points clear of the current champions.

[acidmonkey]

February Updates

Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Eintracht Frankfurt side at Commerzbank-Arena this afternoon.

Centre-back Dieter Schur suffered the ignominy of scoring a calamitous own goal in the 15th minute on the clock. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a fierce shot on 19 minutes.

Eriksen scored with a deftly executed finish in the 70th minute to extend the lead further. Experienced centre-back Matthew Spiranovic compounded the misery for Eintracht Frankfurt on 76 minutes with an embarrassing own-goal.

Winger Ivan Tomecak pulled one back for Eintracht Frankfurt after 92 minutes with a deftly executed finish.

Dortmund have notched up nine straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Mario Götze (Dortmund)
Attendance: 39,303

Borussia Dortmund 7 - 0 TSV 1860 München (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 7 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Julian Schieber.

Striker Julian Schieber got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a tidy finish on 5 minutes. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a shot from the edge of the area on 34 minutes.

Schieber added his 2nd goal of the game with a header on 42 minutes. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 45 minutes.

When Makarov gave away a penalty, Schieber confidently stepped up to score from the spot. An error from TSV 1860 München's Edin Hodzic allowed Schieber to score a deftly executed finish. Midfielder Christian Eriksen completed the rout with a tidy finish on 84 minutes.

Dortmund have notched up ten straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Julian Schieber (Dortmund)
Attendance: 77,837

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Fortuna Düsseldorf (DFB-Pokal Qtr Final)

Borussia Dortmund overcame a resilient Fortuna Düsseldorf side in the DFB-Pokal Quarter Final game at Signal Iduna Park this evening. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Defensive midfielder Ahmed Cissé's red card for a vicious foul on 46 minutes put Borussia Dortmund's position under question. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish in the 62nd minute.

An error from Fortuna Düsseldorf's Koenraad Hendrickx allowed tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen to score a deftly executed finish. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 75 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a close range effort.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 - 0 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's fans left BayArena wondering quite how their team had only managed to win 1 - 0.

Striker Fusca gave Bayer 04 Leverkusen the lead with a header in the 28th minute.

Dortmund were carved open a number of times but despite the ability of their opponents to create chances, they struggled to put them away.

Man of the Match: Gabriel Graziani (Leverkusen)
Attendance: 30,210

RasenBallsport Leipzig 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

An efficient performance by Borussia Dortmund's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre RasenBallsport Leipzig 3 - 0 at Red Bull Arena.

The first incident of note was on 34 minutes as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Mario Götze for a penalty. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an incisive finish in the 40th minute.

An error from RasenBallsport Leipzig's Rudy allowed tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen to score a finish executed with aplomb. Defensive midfielder Wellington completed the rout with a tidy finish on 75 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 13,400

Fenerbahçe SK 1 - 0 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League 1st Knockout Rnd)

After appearing to just have the edge in this hard-fought battle, Borussia Dortmund's players and fans will be very disappointed to have lost 1 - 0 to a Fenerbahçe SK team they consider to be their equal.

Borussia Dortmund were nearly handed the lead in the 31st minute through Steven N'Zonzi's lapse in concentration but failed to capitalise. Experienced striker Mevlüt Erdinç gave Fenerbahçe SK the lead with a simple finish from close in in the 42nd minute.

Dortmund had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked.

Man of the Match: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe)
Attendance: 50,509

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 1 VfL Bochum (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average VfL Bochum side at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Flamboyant winger Mario Götze gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an accurate finish from inside the penalty area in the 16th minute. VfL Bochum's equaliser came through Milan Bubalo as he seized on Leandrão's mistake to score a powerful penalty. Things turned sour for VfL Bochum when striker Nikola Trujic earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 49 minutes.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen put Borussia Dortmund in front in the 73rd minute with a close range header. Jansen scored from the penalty spot after Morton gave away a penalty. Defensive midfielder Ahmed Cissé completed the rout with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 82 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Well after 10 consecutive competitive wins we finally lost and im not happy in the slightest about it we were extremely poor, and have had our lead at the top of the league cut to 2 points by Bayern And Jansen continues to be on fire for us already notching 33 league goals so far this season and this month also showed the return of the champions league even if it was a disappointing result however it was a good performance and we can win it overall when they come to Germany.

[acidmonkey]

There wil be multiple updates this week due to me being off this week for half term

[acidmonkey]

And ive just been offered the Inter job...................REJECTED

[jackripper]

i remember i once took the Inter job in fm11 and it catapulted me to manage Real Madrid. Good times i had there.

[HotChocolate]

I love the song in the opening post, I saw it a few days ago. So funny

[acidmonkey]

March Updates

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga)

In what had been billed as a close encounter, VfL Wolfsburg were trounced 4 - 0 by Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bastian Reich helped Dortmund to victory.

The match began in controversial circumstances as Borussia Dortmund were denied claims by Bastian Reich for a penalty. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a close range finish which was timed impeccably in the 29th minute.

Reich added another with a well timed close range finish in the 40th minute. Reich added his 2nd goal of the game with a deftly executed finish from close range on 45 minutes.

Borussia Dortmund also saw their 89th minute strike questionably chalked off. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa completed the rout with an effort which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line on 91 minutes.

Dortmund have notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bastian Reich (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,623

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Fenerbahçe SK (Champions League 1st Knockout Rnd)

A highly polished performance from the Borussia Dortmund players saw their team run out 3 - 0 winners over Fenerbahçe SK at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bastian Reich helped Dortmund to victory.

Striker Bastian Reich got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 10 minutes. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a free kick from the edge of the area on 23 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 82 minutes as that man Reich popped up again with a header. Things went from bad to worse for Fenerbahçe SK as striker Haris Seferovic earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 91 minutes.

Dortmund therefore win 3 - 1 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Bastian Reich (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,130

1.FC Kaiserslautern 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans came away from Fritz-Walter-Stadion largely in good spirits after their match against 1.FC Kaiserslautern.

Borussia Dortmund were nearly handed the lead in the 29th minute through Kevin Trapp's lapse in concentration but failed to capitalise. An error from Borussia Dortmund's Jean Ngassam allowed experienced winger Sidney Sam to score an accurate finish from inside the penalty area. Striker Bastian Reich then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 59th minute with a header.

Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was left red-faced in the 61st minute as he managed to put the ball into his own net. With time rapidly running out however, striker Markus Schumacher then scored a fierce shot to equalise for 1.FC Kaiserslautern.

Better late than never for 1.FC Kaiserslautern and the fans were clearly delighted with Schumacher's impact.

Dortmund are currently on a five match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Mario Götze (Dortmund)
Attendance: 49,780

Borussia Dortmund 6 - 2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (DFB-Pokal Semi Final)

Borussia Dortmund turned their possession into goals with a 6 - 2 win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bastian Reich.

Striker Bastian Reich got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a tap-in on 8 minutes. Reich added his 2nd goal of the game with a well timed finish from close range on 21 minutes.

Reich added his 3rd goal of the game with a deftly executed finish on 37 minutes. Reich added his 4th goal of the game with a well timed close range finish on 41 minutes.

An error from Borussia Dortmund's Mario Götze allowed powerful striker Pereira to score a lucky strike. Pereira was able to add to his tally soon after with another strike on 48 minutes.

Götze then increased Borussia Dortmund's advantage further with a deftly executed finish on 54 minutes. Experienced striker Julian Schieber completed the rout with a close range header on 82 minutes.

Man of the Match: Bastian Reich (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 Hamburger SV (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Hamburger SV at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund's winner came through Julian Schieber as he seized on Slobodan Rajkovic's mistake to score a deftly executed finish.

Dortmund were carved open a number of times but despite the ability of their opponents to create chances, they struggled to put them away.

Dortmund are currently on a six match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Neven Subotic (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Well a bit of a poor month alot could be done and we were rubbish to only draw with Kaiserslautern and its dissapointing as we now sit top of the league on goal difference but on the plus side we did make it through in the DFB-Pokal cup and also the Champions league as we overturned the deficit to progress.

[acidmonkey]

April Updates

Olympique de Marseille 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Qtr Final)

Borussia Dortmund recorded a somewhat fortuitous win over Olympique de Marseille on a fine spring evening at Stade Vélodrome.

Experienced goalkeeper Steve Mandanda showed a sign of things to come though as he nearly gifted Borussia Dortmund a goal on 23 minutes. Cameroon captain Nicolas Nkoulou gave Olympique de Marseille the lead with a tidy finish in the 26th minute.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen then equalised for Borussia Dortmund in the 48th minute with a deftly executed finish. Borussia Dortmund also saw their 76th minute strike questionably chalked off.

Experienced striker Julian Schieber then clinched a late winner on 94 minutes with a well timed close range finish.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 66,617

FC Bayern München 0 - 0 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund were held to a draw by FC Bayern München in a close-fought Bundesliga match played at Allianz-Arena.

The match began in controversy with FC Bayern München seeing a goal disallowed in controversial circumstances.

Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.

Dortmund are currently on a seven match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Ricardo Romero (FC Bayern)
Attendance: 69,901

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 1 Olympique de Marseille (Champions League Qtr Final)

An efficient performance from Dortmund saw them run out 4 - 1 winners over Olympique de Marseille at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a diving header from within the six-yard box in the 25th minute. Attacking full back Domenico Criscito then equalised for Olympique de Marseille in the 51st minute with a close range header.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa put Borussia Dortmund in front in the 53rd minute with a powerful effort. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a placed shot from close range on 60 minutes.

It was a superb solo effort and Jansen looked delighted. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 71 minutes as that man Pletikosa popped up again with a fierce shot.

Dortmund therefore win 6 - 2 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,253

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 1.FC Köln (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Jansen had no trouble in scoring from the spot when Wollscheid conceded a penalty. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a close range effort on 35 minutes.

Schieber scored with a close range effort which was deflected on its way in in the 67th minute to extend the lead further. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 79 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a placed shot.

Dortmund are currently on an eight match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

FC Schalke 04 0 - 4 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

The final score of 4 - 0 was fully deserved as Borussia Dortmund totally controlled their 1. Bundesliga game against FC Schalke 04 at VELTINS-Arena. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a header in the 26th minute. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a close range finish which was timed impeccably on 33 minutes.

Götze scored with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 52nd minute to extend the lead further. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 64 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a real poacher's effort.

Dortmund have not conceded in four games and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 61,673

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 1.FSV Mainz 05 (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Signal Iduna Park this afternoon.

Dortmund captain Neven Subotic got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a weak close range effort on 6 minutes. Experienced striker Julian Schieber doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a well struck effort on 17 minutes.

Berndt scored with a close range effort in the 45th minute to extend the lead further. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze completed the rout with a free kick from the edge of the area on 75 minutes.

1.FSV Mainz 05's Manfred Bruns received the red card for a professional foul with 77 minutes on the clock.

Dortmund have notched up three straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Ahmed Cissé (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 1 Olympique Lyonnais (Champions League Semi Final)

The final score of 5 - 1 was fully deserved as Borussia Dortmund totally controlled their UEFA Champions League Semi Final game against Olympique Lyonnais at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Ante Pletikosa helped Dortmund to victory.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 5 minutes. Olympique Lyonnais' equaliser came through Juan Ignacio Vatter as he seized on Neven Subotic's mistake to score an accurate finish from inside the penalty area. Experienced striker Julian Schieber put Borussia Dortmund in front in the 39th minute with a fierce shot.

Jansen scored with an incisive finish in the 70th minute to extend the lead further. Pletikosa added his 2nd goal of the game with a header on 79 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 85 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with a magnificent lob over the keeper. It was a superb solo effort and Jansen looked delighted.

Man of the Match: Ante Pletikosa (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

SV Werder Bremen 0 - 6 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 6 - 0 win at Weserstadion this evening. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring an accurate finish from inside the penalty area on 3 minutes. Strong centre-back Tom Noble then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Borussia Dortmund another goal on 34 minutes.

Borussia Dortmund also saw their 37th minute strike questionably chalked off. Flamboyant winger Mario Götze doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a fierce effort from eighteen yards out which beat the goalkeeper before going in off the post on 39 minutes.

Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a good header from just inside the six-yard box on 60 minutes. Jansen had no trouble in scoring from the spot when Mattila conceded a penalty. An error from SV Werder Bremen's Henk Dijkhuizen allowed experienced striker Julian Schieber to score a placed shot. An error from SV Werder Bremen's Heikki Mattila allowed Jansen to score a deftly executed finish.

Dortmund have notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 32,175

Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 2 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Semi Final)

A fine spring evening at Stade des Lumières saw Olympique Lyonnais come out on top against a surprisingly lacklustre Borussia Dortmund side. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Olympique Lyonnais' Juan Ignacio Vatter.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a good header from just inside the six-yard box in the 15th minute. An error from Olympique Lyonnais' Lucas Muñoz allowed Jansen to score a finish executed with aplomb. At that stage things looked even gloomier for Olympique Lyonnais as enthusiastic centre-back Helman Khumalo earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 46 minutes.

Striker Juan Ignacio Vatter pulled one back for Olympique Lyonnais after 47 minutes with a well executed finish. Vatter equalised for Olympique Lyonnais in the 78th minute with a fierce shot.

Despite being down to ten men, Juan Ignacio Vatter clinched a late winner on 88 minutes with a well executed finish.

Despite this loss, Dortmund therefore win 7 - 4 on aggregate.

Man of the Match: Juan Ignacio Vatter (Olympique Lyonnais)
Attendance: 61,556

Well we may have been fortuitous in the CL First leg but the way I looked at it was a win is a win! but we followed that up with a bore draw in a must win game we still hanging onto the top of the table and can still win the league but we need to match or better Bayern's results for the rest of the campaign. But we had Europe to think about again and when OM Came to town we completely smashed em! before hammering Rivals Schalke as we surpassed the 100 league goals mark this season but despite the defeat at Lyon we are still 4 games away from the Treble, Making next Month a BIG BIG month for us!

[acidmonkey]

MAY FIXTURES!

Stuttgart HOME (Bundesliga)
Gladbach AWAY (Bundesliga)
Schalke Olympiastadion (DFB-POKAL FINAL)
Man Utd Stadion Slaski (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL)

[Flamers]

That sound is ruining my mind as I type, I dislike you

[acidmonkey]

HA HA its brilliant!

Girl look at these crayons!
Girl look at these crayons!
Girl look at these crayons!
I MAKE ART!

[Flamers]

Its simplistic music :|

[acidmonkey]

May Updates

Borussia Dortmund 5 - 0 VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga)

In what had been billed as a close encounter, VfB Stuttgart were trounced 5 - 0 by Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park. A brace from Bernd Jansen helped Dortmund to victory.

Defensive midfielder Wellington got Borussia Dortmund off to a flyer by scoring a deftly executed finish on 8 minutes. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a powerful close range header on 14 minutes.

VfB Stuttgart also saw their 22nd minute strike questionably chalked off. An error from VfB Stuttgart's Daniel Khumalo allowed midfielder Ilkay Gündogan to score a finish tucked away with consummate ease. Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa then added to the lead with a powerful effort on 73 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 76 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with an accurate finish from inside the penalty area.

Dortmund have notched up five straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the 1. Bundesliga.

Man of the Match: Ilkay Gündogan (Dortmund)
Attendance: 80,720

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 - 5 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Borussia Dortmund fans celebrated an emphatic 5 - 1 win at Borussia-Park this afternoon.

Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 12th minute. Striker Petar Sliskovic then equalised for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 20th minute with a close range finish which was timed impeccably.

Experienced striker Julian Schieber then put Borussia Dortmund in front after 50 minutes with an attempt which took a fortunate deflection. An error from Borussia Mönchengladbach's Håvard Nordtveit allowed enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa to score a deftly executed finish from close range. An error from Borussia Mönchengladbach's Håvard Nordtveit allowed flamboyant winger Mario Götze to score a tame effort from close to goal. Borussia Dortmund also saw their 73rd minute strike questionably chalked off.

The last goal of the game came from Norway and Gladbach captain Håvard Nordtveit whose 87th minute own-goal will undoubtedly cause him some embarrassment.

Talented manager Andrew Bell joined Borussia Dortmund in June 2017 and has been in charge for 3 years.

Man of the Match: Christian Eriksen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 51,000

Borussia Dortmund 8 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (DFB-Pokal Final)

In what had been billed as a close encounter, FC Schalke 04 were trounced 8 - 0 by Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion. The game will be remembered for a remarkable display of goalscoring from Dortmund's Bernd Jansen.

Things did not get off to a good start for FC Schalke 04 as Dortmund captain Neven Subotic seized on an error by Joël Matip to score a tame effort from close to goal. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a header on 13 minutes.

Pletikosa scored with a fierce shot in the 30th minute to extend the lead further. Jansen added his 2nd goal of the game with a finish tucked away with consummate ease on 40 minutes.

An error from FC Schalke 04's Kevin Kraus allowed Jansen to score an accurate finish. An error from FC Schalke 04's Johannes Spies allowed flamboyant winger Mario Götze to score a poorly struck effort. Jansen added his 4th goal of the game with a curling shot on 85 minutes.

There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 88 minutes as that man Jansen popped up again with an incisive finish.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 74,244

Manchester United 1 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Final)

Manchester United succumbed to a 3 - 1 loss in this evening's UEFA Champions League Final clash at Stadion Slaski.

Enthusiastic striker Ante Pletikosa gave Borussia Dortmund the lead with an incisive finish in the 16th minute. Tireless midfielder Bernd Jansen doubled Borussia Dortmund's lead with a firm diving header from inside the six-yard box on 23 minutes.

Manchester United were nearly gifted a goal on 25 minutes through Filipe Sousa's lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them. Schieber scored with an accurate finish in the 45th minute to extend the lead further.

Experienced centre-back Jonny Evans pulled one back for Manchester United after 92 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range.

Man of the Match: Bernd Jansen (Dortmund)
Attendance: 55,211

A Great start to the month as 24 hours before i kicked off i watched HSV grab a point from Bayern which resulted in me now sitting 2 points clear going into the final game of the season its only what we deserved in the league IMO we needed to get those points on the board as the league is dominated by Bayern All i can say is WOW for winning the cup again this season we dominated or biggest Rivals to get that trophy. But i always knew the real test would be Man Utd but they seemed easier than i expected we were by far the dominant side and easily out played United, our counter attacking style just opened up huge gaps in Jose Mourinhos team as we celebrated the treble

[acidmonkey]

Only transfer news of the summer:

Tim Krul has left to sign for Aston Villa for £3.4m the 32 year old keeper sign in 2017 and made himself number one keeper making 52 appearences for the club before the Arrival of Portugal international Sousa, he leaves for a Profit of £1.4M

[acidmonkey]

Ok some advice when it happened last season with Inter i wouldn't even consider it now ive got the treble do i make the jump to Italy?

Ive saved it at this point and ill follow the majority as my aim was to play it as realistic as possible the salary is only £1k more a week than i get from Dortmund, and im enjoying Germany, but do i go for the new challenge? or hold fire and try and get a Juventus or a Milan club?

[deltablue]

I would, but might regret it.

[PaulHartman71]

pretty good career you've had so far, I'd personally go to Roma. They're not a massive step up from Dortmund imo and I'd say it's more realistic than jumping from Dortmund to one of the Milan based sides. Also loving the Elmo song.

[acidmonkey]

[AcidBurn]

Good move, got a feeling it will not take you long to bring success to Roma.

[acidmonkey]

Well they won Serie A last season and the previous manager Walter Mazzari is now the Italy manager

[acidmonkey]

Goalkeepers

Maarten Stekelenburg - Well the current number one keeper easy Dutch number one with over 100 caps entering his 10th season as number one keeper for us, and i can only see him continuing that for another season or two before a replacement is needed.

Franco Caporilli - played the season in Ligue 2 making 33 appearances in France and has impressed my scout pulled him out when i was in Germany and ill be keeping an eye on him this season.
Alessandro Arduini - easily the 4th choice stopper, could quite possibly sold on this window i dont think he has a future at the club if im honest

Carlo Pinsoglio - Seems to be pushing hard for that number one spot has the jersey but hasn't played regularly enough may give him a few starts to see how he gets on there's alot of talent in between the sticks and he will get a chance to get past Maarten

Defenders

Simon Matip - Signed from Wolves for £12m before i joined at 21 is young and good is one of the most highly rated right backs in the world and will be a first choice for me

Alexis Pua - again signed by the previous regime this summer at £11.5m alot has been spent on the squad and he will be my first choice left back

Bob Hickson - a solid squad defender has completed one season in Italy already making 30 appearances and achieving a rating of 6.97 and will be a good solid defender for the squad

Evandro - His 5th year in Italy is a good solid centre back and will be one of my main center half's this season and i feel he can continue to do the job

Andre - First choice centre back will possibly be my captain hes my main centre back this year he will be integral to our tactics and us trying to reclaim the trophy the last regime captured.

Luca Caldirola - Till this season was one of the main back 4 and has three Serie A Titles under his belt, he still has a major part to play this season however will not be my main back 4

Paul Papp - Was a major part of the team however i feel he is past it and he wont be in the squad for much longer anymore as far as im concerned

Loic Nego - The right-back is again another player who was a main man in the squad but is now little more than a squad player dont know if he will be around the squad for a great deal longer.

Michele Spinelli - Hes always been a bit-part player and he will continue to just be a bit-part player he bulks up the squad and keeps the home-grown numbers up

Jerry Akaminko - Hes an aging full-back and utility man will add depth but could be part of a large cull in the not to distant future, he is a solid enough player and ill has something to offer,

Samuel Souprayen - Again another aging utility man, will have plenty to offer the squad but another player on the list to possibly cull

Midfielders

Panagiotis Georgeas - Easily my first choice defensive midfielder by quite some way will be integral to the tactics i intend to deploy

Andrea Bertolacci - will play in the centre of midfield for us away at bigger sides hes a good defensive midfielder or centre midfielder and ill have plenty of uses for him this season


Rasmus Schuller - one of the weaker members of the suad has alot of use training the younger kids but the Finn wont get much playing time this season.

Pedro Borges - i tried to sign the kid in a few summers ago, i feel he has potential to be great and ill be making use of his talents this season

Lorenzo Tassi - could be a main player for us this season first task is to re-train him to play centre midfield as i dont think a AMC will be much use.

Bamba Korika - The malian centre midfielder is being chased by the best clubs in europe has a transfer fee set at £45m and if i get the offer hes gone

Oscar - the versatile midfielder can play anywhere in front of the back line and behind the forward line he will be a good squad player

Remi Johansen - The norweigen winder has probabl played his last game for the club and will be moved on very soon

Carazinho - same for the brazilian left winger however his ability means im expecting a large transfer fee for him.

Juan Dominguez - Same again for the aging spaniard

Forwards

Francesco Grandolfo - Rated as the third best striker in the squad and grabbed 15 goals last season hopefully i can continue the form and score plenty of goals for us

Baudry Pizollela - scored 10 goals from midfield last season but i think ill be pushing him up front this season as ill be using his pace

Robson - tried to sign him when i was shakhtar, pleased to finally work with him as i feel hes a perfect target ma with his heading and first touch

Ribeiro - seem to struggle to get into the team in the past few years will push for a place no doubt

Khouma Babacar - all im saying about him is wanted by Empoli, will more than likely be joining them
Overallthe squad has sufficient quality to go far but i need to thin out the aging players and bulk up the striking options;

[acidmonkey]

Also so much for the £15m i was promised ive got £1m to spend

[acidmonkey]

Well if its good enough for Clough!



And my new destination!

[deltablue]

Most staggering budget I've ever seen.

[acidmonkey]

its in the words of Asamoah Gyan "sexy like cheese"

[acidmonkey]

This is the squad i get to use!

[acidmonkey]

August Updates

Real Madrid C.F. 5 - 0 U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D. (La Liga)

Real Madrid C.F. fans celebrated an emphatic 5 - 0 win at Santiago Bernabéu this evening. A brace from Lucas Moura helped R. Madrid to victory.

Things did not get off to a good start for U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D. as flamboyant midfielder Lucas Moura seized on an error by Franklin Akuchie to score a placed shot from close range. With U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D. staring at defeat, there was controversy as centre-back Bakary Coulibaly then had a penalty shout turned down.

When Stojkovic gave away a penalty, Hamsik confidently stepped up to score from the spot. Somoza scored with a well struck shot from inside the box which made sure in the 53rd minute to extend the lead further.

When Coulibaly gave away a penalty, Higuaín confidently stepped up to score from the spot. An error from U.D. Las Palmas S.A.D.'s Nacho Porcar allowed Lucas Moura to score a strong diving header.

Media-shy manager Andrew Bell joined Real Madrid C.F. in August 2020 and has been in charge for 2 weeks.

Man of the Match: Lucas Moura (R. Madrid)
Attendance: 86,155

Málaga C.F., S.A.D. 1 - 4 Real Madrid C.F. (La Liga)

Real Madrid C.F. enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Málaga C.F., S.A.D. side at La Rosaleda this evening. A brace from José Luis Somoza helped R. Madrid to victory.

Striker Salomón Rondón gave Málaga C.F., S.A.D. the lead with a good header from just inside the six-yard box in the 14th minute. Real Madrid C.F.'s equaliser came through Lucas Moura as he seized on Djibril Sidibé's mistake to score a real poacher's effort. Striker José Luis Somoza then put Real Madrid C.F. in front after 67 minutes with a well struck effort.

Somoza added his 2nd goal of the game with a tap-in on 81 minutes. Málaga C.F., S.A.D. also saw their 86th minute strike questionably chalked off.

An error from Málaga C.F., S.A.D.'s Federico Coria allowed midfield playmaker Marcos Rigoni to score a tap-in.

Media-shy manager Andrew Bell joined Real Madrid C.F. in August 2020 and has been in charge for 3 weeks.

Man of the Match: José Luis Somoza (R. Madrid)
Attendance: 28,963

Well a good start for me at the bernebeu, made only one signing this summer in Rigoni signing from French side Lille, for £36m my intention is to get through this season with the players on the books then start a rebuild from Jan onwards as then I will have an idea on the players i want to keep and who is surplus to requirements as i want to build a Ferguson style dynasty here in Madrid im also trying unsuccessfully to bring in my spine from Dortmund. with no luck.

Champions League group F

Chelsea
R. Madrid
PSV
Wolfsburg

Fixtures for September
Espanyol HOME (La Liga)
PSV HOME (Champions League)
Athletic Bilbao AWAY (La Liga)
Betis HOME (La Liga)
Celta AWAY (La Liga)
Wolfsburg AWAY (Champions League)

if anyone wants any info on any club just say

[deltablue]

Quite an array of attacking options.

[Flamers]

Just remembered I have a left back called Elmo in my save, just thought you'd want to know

[acidmonkey]

im using the attacking options as my tactics are a "score more than you" theory, and Flamers your fans sign that song at him!

[Flamers]

Hell yes they do! He actually plays for Brazil U20's so a future you might here it at a World Cup (he is a regen mind )