Fear The Wall - MatchThread: BVB vs. PortoHeja BVB2016-02-19T09:05:27-08:00http://www.fearthewall.com/rss/stream/108137992016-02-19T09:05:27-08:002016-02-19T09:05:27-08:00Relive Yesterday's 2-0 Win in Just Three Minutes
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<p>Sights, Sounds, and Goals from yesterday's match</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3T_uNxpq8uM" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
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<p>View Goal Highlights (From <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCooTLkxcpnTNx6vfOovfBFA">Fox Soccer</a>) <br>6' 1-0: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49emEprpCOA" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Lukasz Piszczek</a><br>71' 2-0: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hwExc_icq0" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Marco Reus</a></p>
https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/19/11060260/match-highlights-borussia-dortmund-v-fc-portoDan Shulman2016-02-18T12:26:22-08:002016-02-18T12:26:22-08:00Spectacular Shinji Shines in Second Half
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<p>After a flat first half, Kagawa came alive.</p> <p>Shinji Kagawa had himself a good day at the office against Porto in the Europa League.</p>
<p>The Japanese midfielder showed various moments of brilliance during the game following a rough opening 45 minutes.</p>
<p>In the first half, Kagawa missed what should have been a sure goal, shooting just right of the net. He experienced trouble possessing the ball and was relatively uncreative</p>
<p>But the second half was Shinji time.</p>
<p>He was instrumental in providing Dortmund with their second goal of the night. After Marcel Schmelzer won a strong header towards the middle, Kagawa staved off a heavy challenge from Sergio Oliveira and somehow corralled the ball.</p>
<p>Keeping composure, he sent a through ball toward Mkhitaryan, who laid it off for eventual goal scorer Marco Reus.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="pt">Minuto 70 | Gol de Marco Reus | <a href="https://twitter.com/BVB">@BVB</a> 2 - 0 <a href="https://twitter.com/FCPorto">@FCPorto</a> <a href="https://t.co/KCH7Fy8p3c">pic.twitter.com/KCH7Fy8p3c</a></p>
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<p>Moments earlier, Kagawa looked to have an opportunity on a half volley but his shot kicked wide. The loose ball fell to Marco Reus whose shot came to a fallen Kagawa. The second effort from Shinji went just wide.</p>
<p>Another chance for Kagawa came just moments after the second goal, but his shot from close range was denied by Iker Casilllas.</p>
<p>Dortmund continued to press for a third goal and Kagawa sent in a stellar cross that Henrikh Mkhitaryan smashed off the woodwork.</p>
<p>Making way for Matthias Ginter in the 86<sup>th</sup> minute, Kagawa put in one of the best performances in the second half for either team.</p>
https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11054134/have-a-day-shinji-kagawaDan Shulman2016-02-18T11:45:21-08:002016-02-18T11:45:21-08:00Reus Puts Dortmund 2-0 Up Against Porto
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<p>Marco scores adding a bit of insurance to BVB's lead</p> <p>Marco Reus was the beneficiary of a really nice passing sequence by Dortmund as he scored to give the home side a 2-0 lead in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 32 tie against FC Porto. The goal was Reus' 10th in all competitions this season, and his third in the Europa League.</p>
<p>Shinji Kagawa played a major role in setting up the goal when he kept possession well at the top of the box despite being surrounded by Porto defenders. Kagawa then hit a perfect pass to Mkhitaryan, who only needed one touch to lay it perfectly at the feet of Reus. The German international did the rest and fired a hard shot, that took a deflection, past a helpless Iker Casillas.</p>
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<p>Dortmund had previously <a href="http://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11050284/piszczek-gives-dortmund-an-early-lead-against-porto">taken the lead through Lukasz Piszczek</a> in the sixth minute.</p>
<p>If the result stays the same it puts BVB in a great position going into next weeks second leg in Portugal.</p>
https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11053122/reus-puts-dortmund-2-0-up-against-portoAlex Greenberg2016-02-18T11:10:16-08:002016-02-18T11:10:16-08:00Dortmund Fans Hoist Another Legendary Tifo
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<p>The fans in the famous Yellow Wall have done it again.</p> <p>Dortmund fans unveiled another magnificent Tifo before their Europa League Round of 32 match with FC Porto at the Westfalenstadion.</p>
<p>The display was styled like a photo-album and featured various trophies that BVB have won, and players who have featured in the past. The message on the Tifo implored Dortmund to "Complete the Album" by winning the Europa League.</p>
<p>BVB notably won the UEFA Champions League in 1997, but they have never been champions of the Europa League or its predecessor tournaments. Karl Heinz-Riedle, a member of that 1997 side, is pictured in the bottom left.</p>
<p>Thomas Tuchel and his players are going through in the competition as things stand, but there is still a second leg in Porto looming next Thursday. If BVB do find their way to a Europa League title, the fans in the Yellow Wall will have to make another version of the album completely filled out.</p>
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https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11051970/dortmund-fans-hoist-another-legendary-tifoAlex Greenberg2016-02-18T10:54:17-08:002016-02-18T10:54:17-08:00Halftime: Dortmund 1-0 Porto
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<p>BVB lead the Portuguese side at the half.</p> <p>Borussia Dortmund lead Porto 1-0 at halftime in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 32 tie at the Westfalenstadion.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11050284/piszczek-gives-dortmund-an-early-lead-against-porto">Lukasz Pizsczek gave Dortmund the lead</a> in the 6th minute when he scored after initially being denied by Porto keeper Iker Casillas. It was only the Polish defender's second goal of the season. He'd previously tallied in the German Cup against Paderborn on October 28th in what was a 7-1 victory.</p>
<p>Dortmund dominated the first half restricting Porto to barely any sight of goal at all. BVB have kept up relentless pressure throughout. When the Portuguese side do manage to get the ball they are being closed down very quickly by Thomas Tuchel's men.</p>
<p>BVB are in control but the tie is still very much up for grabs. It will be important for the home side to avoid conceding what could be a valuable away goal to Porto. But for now our boys are certainly doing a good job, as Porto had one shot in the first half.</p>
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https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11051442/halftime-dortmund-1-0-portoAlex Greenberg2016-02-18T10:25:47-08:002016-02-18T10:25:47-08:00Piszczek gives Dortmund an early lead against Porto
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<p>The Polish defender got on the scoresheet for the first time in a while.</p> <p>Plenty of people were predicting that this game would have goals, but few would've correctly predicted the game's first goalscorer. Lukasz Piszczek got his second goal of the season in all competitions when he put the ball past Porto keeper Iker Casillas in the sixth minute of the first leg of BVB's Europa League Round of 32 Knockout Stage at the Westfalenstadion.</p>
<p>The goal developed after Henrikh Mkhitaryan got the ball back from Shinji Kagawa on a short corner routine. Piszczek had made his way up into the box and had the presence of mind to make a run to the near post. The Polish international flicked the ball on goal with his boot, but Casillas parried the first effort. Luckily the bounce came right back to Lukasz who made no mistake and reacted quickly to head the ball into the net.</p>
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<p>If our fullbacks are scoring goals, Porto will really be in trouble.</p>
https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11050284/piszczek-gives-dortmund-an-early-lead-against-portoAlex Greenberg2016-02-18T10:03:15-08:002016-02-18T10:03:15-08:00Surprise of the Year: Nuri is Back!
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<p>The Dortmund midfielder returns after a lengthy absence. </p> <p>Lads, he's back in the squad. After a long long long long time recovering from his injury, the 27 year old bumblebee is back in our starting line up against Porto. It's been 355 days since the Turkish international last appeared for us. It's definitely been an adjustment for TT to make the team work without him, however it seemed to work.</p>
<p>His appearance today against Porto comes as a surprise, regardless, his return is being celebrated by BVB fans around the world. His last appearance was on the 28th of February 2015 against our league rivals Schalke, whom we destroyed 3:0.</p>
<p>He will be replacing Guendogan, who is out with a cold as is Weidenfeller.</p>
<p>If Sahin can return to his form of years gone by it would be an incredible, and unexpected, boost to Dortmund's squad.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome back, <a href="https://twitter.com/nurisahin05">@nurisahin05</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bvbfcp?src=hash">#bvbfcp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UEL?src=hash">#UEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/c45ZWxNaPS">pic.twitter.com/c45ZWxNaPS</a></p>
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<p>To early to say comeback of the year?</p>
https://www.fearthewall.com/2016/2/18/11049446/nuri-is-backMarco Lange2016-02-18T09:00:03-08:002016-02-18T09:00:03-08:00MatchThread: BVB vs. Porto
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