that are some sports and bundesliga leaders brucia dortmund have prevailed two one at home to second place gladbach in a crunch clash the game was the first in the final round of fixtures before the christmas and mid-season break and dortmund remain on top in the first half of the season. there was a festive mood as rival fans mingled before kick off top and captain marco roy's face to form a side desperate to give the home faithful an early christmas present after their first defeat of the season hold off on tuesday both sides had makeshift defenses with club backs to be a strobel dropping back to partner eighteen year old jordan buyer and it was buyers who gave the ball away towards the end of the first half and top one surge that failed roy's played in mario good. an england jaden sun show finished superbly from a very tight angle well nail to dog and this eighteen year old showing how it is done. the other one inconsolable. but soon afterwards drop back will level for christophe drama the celebration was muted and the reason was clear the ball touched his hand before. he netted b

right let's get right down to it the story of match day fourteen was the massive darby between brucia dortmund and. joy for the visitors has the black and yellows ran out to one winners a late jade in santo goal sealed their bragging rights but as expected nothing but whoa for the losers as soul to drop points once again for dought mean their season keeps getting better top of the table unbeaten in the bundesliga and their cherry on top a darby win against their fierce rivals so let's get the conversation started in your opinion do players try a little bit harder when it's darby tai i don't think they're trying to hold on but of course it's an extra motivation especially when you feel the emotions and the feelings coming over from the stance that ricky old to the field i think that if plastics to push ok it's a good point over to you know i can really quickly know we know these are always special occasions especially for the fans how did dortmund's fans react it was something else i think we saw in the style the show if you sainz but i mean they they gave the players a massive reception i mean

after qualifying for the champions league knockout stages with a game to spare bundesliga leaders brucia dortmund were back in domestic action on saturday they ground out a two no victory over struggling freiburg extending their lead at the top of the table to seven points. what that t.-bone cost to the table at christmas dalton fans were in full voice ahead of kickoff. i hadn't they could have been three up by the time vindication jaden sencha won a penalty in the thirty seven minutes was not much contact but nonetheless. responsibility fell to marco ruiz i was captives night strike of the season the below freiburg almost hit back just two minutes later my jerome vaughn those free kicks thumping back off running but he's good oh i don't mean cuts away to wild to put the games a bit because pitched chick teeing up tackle out katha in the eighty ninth minute was i to nail a final score i royce now katha to the rescue once more with ten toes in just eight appearances the spaniards had no trouble making friends in dalton. how does it go to show the say we're so happy to have him in the squad there's

into life in the second half it was a big win for them because they needed to keep pace with brucia dortmund the leaders the gap is now seven points bru should dortmund beat shouted two one in the big b. on saturday as i said glad time let's have a look at the action. cut backs home crowd haven't seen their team lose all season and the foes had reason to feel confident against it got who had managed just eleven points from the thirteen games. the hosts would have had to lead after half an hour when mitchell lang mopped up some pinball in the penalty area but for an unwelcome intervention from an offside allison player that caused the goal to be disallowed. the deadlock lasted until late in the second half when some standoffish to got defending left rafael free to turn in floria noise houses cross i want it had started to rain on stuttgart it promptly began to pour. with five men between the ball and the goal they still couldn't manage a challenge and neuer house was free to get his own name on to score should i seven minutes after that it was free now and own goal from world cup winner benja

league leaders brewster dormant hosting second place brucia mentioned very shortly now it kicks off the last match day before the mid-season break dortmund last for the first time this term at two set off on tuesday while glovebox grabbed a win that means of course that the gap between the two sides there at the top of the table has been trimmed from nine points to just six o'clock but could now cut the gap to three with a win in dortmund a plenty to play for fans and the teams are ready for a festive football treat. dortmund coach lucena father doesn't look too bothered by their first loss of the season but suddenly the title race is back on and the swiss can have no time for sentiment against his former side to glove box. yeah. it is a bit special i suppose nothing more than that. i left glove about three years ago i am a dortmund man now but sure it is a bit strange at us on there having a very good season. and there are very dangerous. one three nil and byron munich that says everything that's my dallas. dortmund without three injured defenders against the side who have the second best goals tally behind the hosts five zero once his

team brucia munchen glad they benefit because they're right on the tail of brazil dortmund and right there in an opportunity to narrow the gap in the last match day but they were up against another minnow in lisbon as they did nuremberg and the foal's as they're known they've been untouchable at home thanks to one play areas right there the play of play have been an incredible addition for dieter hacking and company and they had no problem continuing their momentum and pushing forward against nuremberg we also have that report let's take a look it feels like an age since cut back to last took the points here the phones have won seven of the home fix just so far this season but the first big chance belonged to nuremberg a defective shot from alexander folks on to the bar and only a last ditch save from younes oma prevented him swear that puts the visitors in front. the hosts were gifted a chance just before the break after the referee and his video assistant decided that this questionable contact was worthy of a penalty. unfortunately before we got back to organ has opted for style of

in the bundestag on this weekend brucia dalton and shall face off in one of the league's fiercest rivalries shall khatri league leaders dortmund by a massive nineteen points however current have never paid when it comes to play mean bragging rights. he who gives gives joy shoka played santa for eighteen children at a nearby hospital that gifts brought smiles to many faces the generous gesture however doesn't guarantee they'll receive any favors in their upcoming match versus book this club we have a quick go here on saturday to play a really good game against dortmund and if possible to handle and the first fate by through playing for that the royal blues have to overcome their biggest shortcoming a lack of goals so far they've managed only a measly fourteen do it means pothole cossar and marco rice on the other hand have scored nineteen among themselves although shock it did that five against nuremberg in their last home game. is it's the sort of threw it away it's not like we have to perform a magic trick or inject ourselves with self-confidence again it's a dobie and we're going to give everything we've got. men are on fire

in the brucia region will be satisfied at least half of them because one team deftly will walk away winners i don't want to spoil it we have a match report let's take a look at that now. dortmund coach lucy and father doesn't look too bothered by their first bonus league a loss of the season but suddenly the title race is back on and the swiss can have no time for sentiment against his former side to gladbach. says. yeah. it is a bit special i suppose nothing more than that since i left club bought three years ago i am a dortmund man now but sure it is a bit strange for us on there having a very good season. and there are very dangerous club one three nil and byron munich that says everything that's my dallas. dortmund without three injured defenders against the side who have the second best goals tally behind the hosts fava ones his players fully concentrated on black box threat rather than the festive season all the mnemonics break before their next game. are very well organized they're very compact sometimes they are defending and suddenly the ball goes forward very very very quickly for the club buck meanwhile can move just three points behind dortmund with a victory but t