Aiming to bounce again to successful methods, Borussia Dortmund face Schalke within the Bundesliga’s Revierderby on Saturday, on the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen. Dortmund have been knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday, shedding to Chelsea 2-0 within the second leg and 2-1 within the mixture. The defeat additionally meant that Dortmund have now misplaced their final six away matches in opposition to English sides, within the Champions League, since defeating Arsenal 2-1 in October 2013.
Dortmund are at present second within the Bundesliga desk, with 49 factors from 23 video games, and have additionally gained their final 5 Bundesliga video games. They are behind Bayern Munich, who’re on prime of the desk with 50 factors from 23 video games. Meanwhile, Schalke are backside of the standings with 19 factors from 23 fixtures, and are preventing relegation.
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Speaking forward of the fixture, former Dortmund midfielder Paul Lambert felt that the defeat vs Chelsea was resulting from poor luck, and that the facet’s morale hadn’t been hit. “I think the Chelsea game. They were really unlucky. I think you’ve got to remember that the gulf with Chelsea and also the money they have, and Premier League, is an incredible amount of money. I think everybody saw what happened. I don’t think Dortmund will derail. For the Schalke game, the guys and the manager will put it behind them. Hopefully they go to Schalke and get a result”, he stated.
“I don’t think there will be any problems motivating the team. The fans will do that, the atmosphere will do that. And Dortmund fans are special, they will have a great game”, he additional added.
Lambert represented Dortmund through the 1996-97 season, and helped them win the UEFA Champions League title. The upcoming recreation would be the a hundredth Bundesliga assembly between Dortmund and Schalke, with the previous registering 37 wins. Schalke have gained 32 occasions and 30 video games have ended as a draw. Dortmund have additionally gained every of the final 4 Revierderbies, one thing they solely beforehand managed between 1964 and 1967 (eight in a row). Schalke’s final house Revierderby in February 2021, noticed them crash to a 4-0 defeat, which can be their joint heaviest defeat at house to Dortmund within the Bundesliga.
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