BVB before a decisive game: Dreilfeit-Sieg for Champions League dreams!

BVB before a decisive game: Dreilfeit-Sieg for Champions League dreams!

on Sunday, April 20, 2025, there is an exciting encounter in the Bundesliga in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund meets Borussia Mönchengladbach. The kick -off is at 5:30 p.m. The game is not transmitted on free TV. The TV rights are on the Pay TV broadcaster Sky and the streaming provider DAZN, while Sat.1 acquired some live packages. DAZN's pretext begins at 5:00 p.m., but spectators need a subscription to follow the game live, such as Fr. reports .

In the past few weeks, BVB has collected valuable points, but is still behind the coveted European places. Dortmund recently celebrated an important 3-1 win against FC Barcelona, ​​but failed in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Sports director Sebastian Kehl emphasized the key role of this game against Gladbach when it comes to returning to international competitions. Defender Niklas Süle expressed his optimism that five victories in the remaining games could secure the Champions League participation.

game course and results

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Although Dortmund had some promising attacks and gave Gittens an opportunity to award a header, the team could not record the victory. The referee Tobias Stieler headed the game and had to pronounce several warnings in the hectic first half. In the 4th minute, Schlotterbeck received the first yellow card for Dortmund, followed by further warnings on both sides in the first half.

meaning of media rights

The DFL German Football League recently awarded media rights for the seasons from 2025/26 to 2028/29, and the income amounts to a total of 4.484 billion euros. This increase of around two percent compared to the previous cycle shows the unbroken popularity of German football, such as Bundesliga.com . Sky will take over the live rights for all individual games on Friday and Saturday as well as all games of the 2nd Bundesliga. DAZN, on the other hand, bears the Saturday conference and all games on Sunday. Important highlights are still secured by ARD and ZDF.

The allocation of this right was in an open tender, whereby the DFL Presidium decides on the distribution of the proceeds. These financial foundations are crucial for the development of the leagues and ensuring the competitiveness of the clubs in Germany.