Borussia Dortmund hosts Villareal in a Champions League match on CBS Sports Network this afternoon

According to Fabrizio Romano at Caughtoffside, Borussia Dortmund accepted a delicate buy-back clause in the contract with Arsenal in the emergency loan deal for Ethan Nwaneri.

“Wherever Dortmund play, there’s always something happening,” Lars Ricken recently said with reference to the Bundesliga. The statement also applies to the UEFA Champions League: a total of 70 goals were scored in BVB’s 16 matches across the two league phases of 2024/25 and 2025/26. That works out at an average of 4.38 goals per game.

The biggest rivalry in German soccer is about to get a bit spooky, as the Bundesliga has released dates for the 2026-27 season including the two league Klassikers between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

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In a first half marked by Konstantinos Karetsas having to come off and subsequent concerns over the 18-year-old's wellbeing, Borussia put in the work but seemed to lack urgency and presence of mind.

Guirassy fires Dortmund to an opening win in the Champions League and then waxes lyrical about backup Fabio Silva. His form is almost too good.