The official beginning of the second half of the season saw an Omar Marmoush-less Eintracht Frankfurt side beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0. The first half started off hot, Deutsche Bank Park was loud and

BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 4-2 loss at promoted Holstein Kiel on Tuesday, piling the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin after the team’s worst opening half to the Bundesliga for 10 years.

Nnamdi Collins, who joined Eintracht from Dortmund’s reserve team in 2023, scored his maiden Bundesliga goal in the 4-1 win over Freiburg on Tuesday. Collins and Gittens were team-mates in BVB’s U19 side. Ansgar Knauff is also a Dortmund academy graduate and made his professional debut for the club.

The German Bundesliga returns after the winter break with Borussia Dortmund at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Nuri Sahin's men host Xabi Alonso's side at Signal Iduna Park with BVB having won just one of their last five games pre-Christmas.

To seal the game, ten-men Kiel scored a breakaway goal via substitute striker Fiete Arp as Gregor Kobel was caught outside of his goal as he went up for the final corner of the game. This goal marked a historic victory for Holstein Kiel, with it being their first against Borussia Dortmund ever.

Eintracht Frankfurt will look to strengthen their position with a win over a struggling Borussia Dortmund outfit on Friday.

A late Serhou Guirassy penalty gave Dortmund hope but Leverkusen held on for their ninth straight win in all competitions, turning up the heat on Bayern, who travel to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.

Granit Xhaka is a doubt for Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga clash against Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion on Friday night. Xabi Alonso will also be without Amine Adli for 2025’s opening

Leverkusen's Nathan Tella, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund ... defenders Nico Schlotterbeck and Waldemar ...

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen started the year with a big boost to its hopes of defending the Bundesliga title by beating a depleted Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Friday. Nathan Tella ...

Holstein Kiel started the game off on the back foot and had less possession but they managed an early shot via Finn Porath’s attempt was saved by Gregor Kobel. During the 27th minute, Kiel’s

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen started the year with a big boost to its hopes of defending the Bundesliga title by beating a depleted Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Friday. Nathan Tella ...