Stuttgart’s form has been erratic, especially after the winter break. Upon their return from the winter break, impressive wins against Augsburg and RB Leipzig were secured and continued to start the Rückrunde in style with comfortable wins against Freiburg and Slovan Bratislava.

Borussia Dortmund have grown increasingly hesitant regarding their interest in VfB Stuttgart’s Enzo Millot, L’Equipe reports. For a lengthy period of time, Millot was linked with a move to the Ruhrpott giants; but the ground may have shifted since.

(Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac on Friday praised Serhou Guirassy's standout contributions for the Bundesliga club this season, highlighting the striker's importance for the side ahead of a league meeting with Augsburg.The 28-year-old Guinea international, signed from VfB Stuttgart in July last year, has scored 24 goals across all competitions this season and has often been the difference between victory and defeat for Dortmund in a difficult campaign."He's like our life insurance at the moment. He's always on and has to get through it," Kovac told reporters."The fact that it's Ramadan now doesn't make it any easier for him, but he's an absolute professional and he'll manage that too."Practising Muslim adults do not eat or drink from dawn to sunset during Ramadan, presenting challenges to professional athletes.Dortmund, who are 10th in the standings on 35 points, will be looking to build on their wins over St Pauli and Union Berlin when they host 11th-placed Augsburg on Saturday.However, they will have to break down a resolute Augsburg defence, which has let in only two goals in an eight-game unbeaten run in the league."Augsburg is a team that plays very physical football. They play with a very compact five-man defence, which has allowed very little recently," Kovac said. "It's up to us to put a lot of pressure on them and create enough chances so that we can get our fans on our side and hopefully win this game."We take our opponents very seriously. We have to approach the game very seriously and with concentration."Dortmund will be without left back Daniel Svensson, who suffered a ligament injury in their 1-1 draw with Lille in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, as well as midfielder Felix Nmecha."We won't change things for tomorrow. The only thing that's clear is that we'll have to replace Daniel," Kovac said."Svensson will miss some time. (Carney) Chukwuemeka trained with us today, but unfortunately didn't give the green light. He won't be involved tomorrow. Apart from Nmecha, everyone else will be fine and healthy."(Nmecha) completed his first run today. His level is satisfactory... It will take time, but he will be an important part of this club's future." (Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)

Much like his head coach, Borussia Dortmund captain Emré Can made no attempt to make excuses when it came time to comment on Saturday’s home Bundesliga loss. A packed house at Signal Iduna Park

Chinese players partcipate in a training session with players from a German club as part of the Bundesliga Dream projecct in March 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Bundesliga

Bayern Munich continue their Bundesliga title pursuit with a visit to Stuttgart on Friday at the MHP Arena. Last weekend, Bayern comfortably breezed past Frankf

Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy takes on his former side Lille in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday as seemingly the finished product, a decade in the making.Guirassy has almost single-handedly guided a struggling Dortmund through the Champions League so far this term after signing last year from Stuttgart.

Over the years, Bayern Munich have signed several players from Borussia Dortmund. Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze, Mats Hummels, and more have traded sides. Ba

Niko Kovac praised Serhou Guirassy's standout contributions for Borussia Dortmund this season, highlighting his importance ahead of the Bundesliga meeting with Augsburg.

Borussia Dortmund have grown increasingly hesitant regarding their interest in VfB Stuttgart’s Enzo Millot, L’Equipe reports. For a lengthy period of time, Millot was linked with a move to the