Borussia Dortmund welcome newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen to Signal Iduna Park for a heavyweight Sunday afternoon clash.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen sealed a first-ever Bundesliga title by spanking Werder Bremen 5-0 last weekend, maintaining their remarkable unbeaten run. They then survived a scare against West Ham United in the Europa League on Thursday, booking their place in the semi-finals of the competition.
Dortmund also enjoyed great success in midweek, overcoming Diego Simeone’s stoic Atletico Madrid to unexpectedly reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. Eden Terzic’s side are, however, languishing in fifth in the Bundesliga after some serious inconsistency results wise.
Here’s 90min’s preview of a game many supporters are looking forward to.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Borussia Dortmund |
Bayer Leverkusen |
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Dortmund 4-2 Atletico Madrid – 16/04/24 |
West Ham 1-1 Leverkusen – 19/04/24 |
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Borussia Monchengladbach 1-2 Dortmund – 13/04/24 |
Leverkusen 5-0 Werder Bremen – 15/04/24 |
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Atletico Madrid 2-1 Dortmund – 10/04/24 |
Leverkusen 2-0 West Ham – 12/04/24 |
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Dortmund 0-1 Stuttgart – 06/04/24 |
Union Berlin 0-1 Leverkusen – 06/04/24 |
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Bayern Munich 0-2 Dortmund – 30/03/24 |
Leverkusen 4-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf – 03/04/24 |
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Country |
TV channel / live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Football, Sky GO Extra |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN2, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Orange |
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Germany |
Sky Deutschland, DAZN |
Borussia Dortmund‘s huge win over Atletico Madrid in midweek boosted their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, but a place in the Bundesliga top four is what’s really needed.
Facing the unbeaten league leaders is probably the last thing Dortmund need, and they’ll have to get the job done without the suspended Karim Adeyemi, who saw red in their last three outing against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Marco Reus could come into the side with Donyell Malen also sidelined with a thigh injury. Sebastien Haller and Ramy Bensebaini have ankle and knee injuries respectively.
Borussia Dortmund predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Sabitzer, Can, Sancho, Brandt, Reus, Fullkrug
Xabi Alonso opted to rest Victor Boniface, Jeremie Frimpong and Edmond…
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