BORUSSIA DORTMUND take on RB Leipzig today in a huge Bundesliga clash.
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- Dortmund XI: Hitz, Guerreiro, Akanji, Hummels Piszczek, Can, Dahoud, Reyna, Sancho, Reus, Hazard
- RB Leipzig XI: Gulacsi, Angelino, Orban, Upemecano, Sabitzer, Forsberg, Hwang, Klostermann, Olmo, Henrichs, Kampl
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT'S HALF-TIME AT DORTMUND!
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1-0 RB LEIPZIG
45 Two more minutes of added time to go.
Dortmund are very comfortable and are causing all kinds of danger for Leipzig
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44 Great news as Hitz is back on his feet.
Play continues and it seems like Dortmund will be going to the dressing room with the lead
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43 Hitz collides with Akanji as he tries to clear Forsberg's free-kick.
The Dortmund keeper stays on the ground and is receiving medical treatment.
Hopefully he will be back on his feet real soon
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40 Haaland has been ruled out of the match due to a knock as interim Dortmund boss Terzic appears to be resting him ahead of the German Cup final against Leipzig.
The striker is watching the game from the stands, but I think we all know where he would rather be right now
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38 CHANCE
Dortmund continue to knock on Leipzig's door as Dahoud dribbles past Sabitzer with a Maradona-like move and finds Sancho whose shot ends up inGulacsi's side net
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35 Fun fact:
Klostermann has been the fastest player in the first half as he has recorded 33.87 km/h.
Hazard has been the fastest for Dortmund with 31.75 km/h
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32 CHANCE
Dortmund are all over Leipzig in this half!
Hazard drives the ball down the right wing and tries a shot in the near post but Gulasci saves it
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31 CHANCE
Dahoud tries a shot from distance that gets a deflection off of Orban and just misses Gulacsi's right-hand post
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27 CHANCE!
Leipzig's defence is not inspiring any safety as explained below.
Upamecano is dispossessed by Piszczek at the edge of the box down the left flank and the full-back passes to Reyna who then switches to Guerreiro.
The Dortmund ace flicks it back to Reus whose shot goes wide
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25 Leipzig have the best defence in the Bundesliga but it doesn't seem like it in this match so far.
Dortmund, who are still without Haaland, are finding spaces to move the ball.
The hosts are specifically finding much joy down the left flank where Henrichs and the back three need to work better together
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22 CHANCE
Dahoud passes to Guerreiro nicely but the Portugal international's shot completely misses the mark as he sends the ball to the stands
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20 CHANCE!
Leipzig come extremely close to an equaliser!
Angelino delivers a beautiful corner-kick down the right side and finds Orban whose header gets a deflection off of Reus and just misses Hitz's bottom left corner
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18 This is how Reus opened the scoring for Dortmund!
Notice Piszczek's incredible pass and Hazard's marvellous flick!
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15 Leipzig are not too shaked from Reus' opener as they continue to apply their usual Gegenpressing style.
The Red Bulls are pressing high when they are not in possession and move the ball nicely in midfield and down Angelino's left wing
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13 Reus gave Gulacsi absolutely no choice there!
The Dortmund captain's movement was spectacular but nothing would have happened without Piszczek's ball and Hazard's assist!
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10 As it stands, Bayern are Bundesliga champions but this will be a long match.
Dortmund are dominating possession but Leipzig have proved they can be dangerous when Sabitzer gets the ball
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7 What a goal for Dortmund that was!!!
The hosts play some lovely piece of football, which starts with a brilliant though pass from Piszczek.
Hazard flicks the ball over to Reus with a brilliant back heel and plays him down the right wing.
The captain cuts into the box and puts it over Gulacsi!
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GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!
DORTMUND ARE AHEAD WITH REUS!!!!!!!!
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5 CHANCE
A strong start from both sides!
Sancho delivers something between a cross and a shot that forces an acrobatic save by Gulacsi before Akanji gets to the ball
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4 WHAT A CHANCE!
Leipzig come extremely close to an opener as Sabitzer finds Hwang with a brilliant through-pass and gets him in front of Hitz.
But the striker's shot is blocked by the Dortmund keeper's leg
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3 A final reminder:
If Dortmund lose to Leipzig then Bayern Munich become Bundesliga champions.
If Leipzig win and Bayern also emerge victorius against Gladbach later on then they still become champions
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2 And another quick reminder:
RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann appears to have opted for a 3-4-3 formation with five changes to the team that beat Stuttgart 2-0 at home last month.
Peter Gulacsi starts in goal with Lukas Klostermann, Dayot Upamecano, who replaces Ibrahima Konate, and Willi Orban linking up in defence.
Benjamin Henrichs, who takes Alexander Sorloth's place, plays at right wing-back with Angelino on the other side, while captain Marcel Sabitzer, on for Tyler Adams, and Kevin Kampl team up in midfield.
Dani Olmo, Emil Forsberg, who replaces Amadou Haidara, and Hwang Hee-chan, who takes Christopher Nkunku's place, lead the attack
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1 Just a quick reminder:
Borussia Dortmund interim manager Edin Terzic appears to have opted for a 4-5-1 formation with two changes to the team that beat Wolfsburg 2-0 away last month.
Marwin Hitz starts in goal with Lukasz Piszczek at right-back and Raphael Guerreiro on the other side, while Manuel Akanji and Mats Hummels, who replaces England international Jude Bellingham, link up at centre-back.
Giovanni Reyna covers the right wing with English star Jadon Sancho on the other side and captain Marco Reus at No10, while Mahmoud Dahoud and Emre Can link up in midfield.
In what works as quite a shock, Dortmund star striker Erling Haaland is out injured and thus Thorgan Hazard plays as a false nine in his place
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND OFF WE GO AT DORTMUND!!!!!!
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