Seeking to swiftly move on from their DFB-Pokal elimination in midweek, Borussia Dortmund welcome RB Leipzig to Westfalenstadion for an enticing Bundesliga clash on Saturday evening.
The two teams lock horns for the first time since April when Die Roten Bullen secured a 2-0 home win in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals en route to winning the cup.
Just 24 days after losing 2-1 to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, Dortmund were put to the sword by Die Roten once again courtesy of second-half strikes from Serhou Guirassy and Silas, and the loss of four players through injury rubbed salt into BVB's wounds.
Sports coordinator Slaven Stanic has since been relieved of his duties due to an alleged strained relationship with head coach Edin Terzic, who is now tasked with lifting the spirits of his Dortmund players ahead of four matches in the space of just 11 days to conclude 2023 – back-to-back home games against Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain in the Bundesliga and Champions League respectively will be followed by two more top-flight fixtures versus Augsburg and Mainz 05.
Dortmund's early-season title hopes have taken a hit in recent weeks as they have only won one of their last five Bundesliga matches, conceding 12 goals in the process, and they have subsequently slipped down to fifth in the table, one point behind Saturday's opponents Leipzig in fourth and 10 points adrift of leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
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