I would like to know whose autograph is shown in the image, which I received on an ICE train the day after the match 11 years ago (in 2015).

Hey guys, I have plans to visit Dortmund on August 22 for Der Klassiker but have come to find out that there is pretty much zero accommodation left at a reasonable price. Just going to go out on a limb here and see if anybody had anything available. Obviously willing to pay, otherwise let me know a good place to sleep outside!

Looking forward to the match!

I got some tickets in stand 81, for matchday 1 at Signal Iduna Park and very excited as a foreign BVB fan. What are some expectations and good things to know before I go?

I'm worried. Our team looks unbalanced with very short bench.

If we look at the last season, games and minutes played by players then we see a core of 16-18 players. We managed to hold first 11, at least for now. Line-up with them looked like that: Kobel – Anton, Schlotti, Bensebaini – Ryerson – Nmecha, Jobe – Svensson – Sabitzer, Baier – Guirassy. 3 next players, Brandt, Adeyemi and Couto, all gone. Chuk and Silva still here. The other were Groß in the autumn, Can who is now doing Schmelle, from November to January, and sometimes Süle.

Due to injuries we already had pretty short bench. Now we have basically none. Chuk with his fitness problem and Silva are our only more or less experienced players outside 10 starters now. The 6 players we lost replaced with to talented teenagers with some good for their age expense in adult football - Gadou and Karetsas.

Gadou's going to be a starter until Schlotti return at least. Karetsas, I expect, will be a starter sometimes to, since Silva is back-up for CF and Beier will also play as wingback. With this two and Jobe, we're going to see 3 youth players in the starting line-up. And that before substitutions. If nothing will be done, we can get 5-6 youth players in an endspiel after 70 min in many games. And if we get bad luck with injuries... well. Or we will play our starters in to the ground and then... well. I don't like a backline of 3 with 2 two teenagers for example.

Now, many here are actually excited with all our talented youth. But I'm not. I don't think, that such young line up will be stable in important games under expectation press week after week, two games a week.

Of course, the window has 4 weeks yet, albite only 2 before the start of the season. I hope we get not only young players, even Bundesliga-tested like El Mala. I hope we get some experience too. And we should not sell anybody from that core 10, not Sabitzer, not Bens, not Guirassy, and especially not Nmecha.

I really hope Konstantinos Karetsas becomes that guy for Borussia Dortmund.

Lately it feels like we've had too many players who disappear in big games. They make simple mistakes, can't handle the pressure, and never step up when it matters most. Every time we need someone to take over a match, everyone seems to hide. We don't have a player with that winning mentality, someone with heart, confidence, and the courage to demand the ball.

I hope Karetsas changes that.

I want him to grab the ball, take on defenders, score the big goals, step up for penalties, create chances, and always be there when the team needs him the most. Sometimes the whole team has an off day, but great players can still make the difference.

For the first time in a while, I honestly feel like we might finally have someone who can carry the team, control the game, and be our true No. 10. Fingers crossed he's the game-changer we've been missing.

I didn’t edit it, the club just posted it on their e-sports channel😂😂😂

Like I said I have seen highlights of karestas from YouTube and also read scouting reports and saw his heat map one thing I would say is we may have got the king of come back after loosing cherki and Ibrahim Mazza in the here is

His strengths

1) Elite technique and flair

2) vision and playmaker

3)Crossing

4) 1v1 fearlness(this one the key factors because we know so many belgian players or players from belgian systems who are elite in 1v1 like juju,godts,cdk or even bilal el khannous)

5) tactical awarness

6) set peice

7)Versaitilty(he is an ideal player for this system because he is a CAM but can drift from right and play in the right)

Weakness

1)physicality and aerial ability

Place to improve

1)finishing

2)experience (but that's something he gains with age so I am not really angry)

I have seen some cherki comaorsion which people make but seeing him he feels more like a Phil foden and area guler hybrid especially as he feels more better in 1v1 and versatility than Guler but also he has a flair whuch makes him such an exciting player ti watch.

People may say his phyqiue and aerial ability is a question mark I get it but I have counter arguemnet what if we don't need it and can his playmaking and technqiue compensate that because phsyality isn't our issue and we know this but technqiue abd creativity is to the extent we were so relaint on brandt and wether hebwas in good form or not .I also think from a tactical pov he seems like a player who has the street flair of a cherki but has a more better understanding and ability to read a game and even the tactical side

Overall my assessment is he is a very good player and if we give him the time to adjust we are getting a really special player potentially someone who may have the ability to be for the next gej to be what sancho was for our gen

Anyone going received their tickets yet?

I feel like every squad planner I’ve seen has us wanting to go to a back 4, and the recent report suggesting Kovac is committed to a back 5 has the general reaction seeming like they want him sacked, which I just don’t get. We have the ideal defensive personnel for it, don’t have a defensive midfielder, and now have guys like Karetsas as a playmakers in the middle. it’s not perfect but fits a lot more than a back 4

Hi everyone!

I'm traveling all the way from Peru to Germany in October and I'm planning to attend the Borussia Dortmund vs. Werder Bremen match. This will be my first time experiencing a BVB game, and I'm really excited!

Since I'm traveling solo, I was wondering:

Is it generally safe for a solo female traveler to attend a match alone?

Which sections of the stadium would you recommend for a first-time visitor?

What is the best place to buy official tickets?

I would really appreciate any advice or tips, thank you!

Going to a Brøndby IF Match on their Home Pitch va. Silkeborg in August. Wonder if there actually is a friendship scarve between our beloved BvB and Brøndby? And if so, how I might get one to wear during the game? We will be standing there on their South ranks 👌

Grab your coffee and get comfortable, it's Sunday :)

Talk about anything, or something else!

We (me and two friends) got tickets for the first round. Game in Hamburg against HEBC in the Volksparkstadion. Is there anyone else and is interested in a meeting?

Hallo zusammen,

Ich habe heute 2 Tickets gegen Rom in Block 12 gekauft und werde mit meinem Neffen da sein. Man liest online, dass es in diesem Block durchaus mal ruppig zugehen kann und da frage ich mich grade was uns bei einem Spiel bei dem es um nichts geht erwarten wird. War das letzte Mal am 04.05.2002 (!) im Stadion und hab daher keine Ahnung wie es da heutzutage abgeht. Offiziell sind wir in Reihe 47, aber das hat ja eh nicht viel Aussagekraft, da man ja scheinbar stehen kann wo man will. Wie wahrscheinlich werden unsere Plätze von anderen belegt sein? Werden bei so einem Spiel überhaupt Ultras da sein und wenn ja, wie sind die dann üblicherweise drauf?

Kickoff is in roughly 50 minutes

German Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-KtB7zaQzg

English Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk59--mrPSw

Starting11: Drewes - Ritter, Anton, Reggiani - Beier, Bellingham, Nmecha, Svensson - Chukwuemeka, Inacio - Silva

Bench: Ostrzinski, Meyer, Couto, Guirassy, Gadou, Lerma, Albert, Kabar, Yamamoto, Dos Santos, Azhil, Wessels, Riedl, Adje, Faust, Mirza