Finitely the winter break has an end.

Last Friday finally started the second half of the Bundesliga season 2013.
Borussia played on Saturday in Hoffenheim.
 
After they had left the training camp in Dubai without defeat, the expectations were high.
Especially because Hoffenheim is the penultimate of the table and they played a weak first round.

But the game ended 1:1. 
In one of the most boring games ever, Borussia had almost
no goal-chances.

After the break, the fine-tuning was not good. Especially the offensive, around the twelve million Euro man 
"de Jong", had a really bad day. 
 They need to increase till next week, when there is the derby against Düsseldorf.
 
Hoffenheim was a very uncomfortable opponent and they countered very well.
In the end we have to be satisfied with the one point. :(

Goal of the Month for our Arangoooool!

Finally he did it. 
What his fans have long been aware, is now official. Our magician Juan Arango won the "ARD Sportschau" goal of the month december.

Arangos´ 2:0 against Mainz 05 in the first round, won with more than 50% of the voting.
It was an incredible strike from  44 meters distance.
For those who can´t get enough, here is the video again.


Source: Sky HD

If Arango stays healthy in the backround, we´ll have a lot of fun with him.
And if he continues like this there´s no doubt, that we`ll play again in the 
internationals next season.

So "Don Juan", take good care of yourself, especially of your left foot.

Borussia as ambassadors for German soccer

First training session in the sunny Emirates
Source: www.fohlenhautnah.de

Borussia set off for an eight-day training camp in the Arabic Emirates on Friday afternoon.
A 45-strong delegation of players, coaches, backroom staff and club employees started 
their journey to the sunny Emirates

The training camp forms part of the Bundesliga's international marketing efforts. 
The German Football League has been sending clubs to countries targeted by the German game since 2007..

The programme includes three jfriendlies that can be broadcast live in 23 countries in the Middle East and North Africa as part of a  partnership between the Bundesliga and the "Dubai Sports Channel". 
The first of these games takes place on Sunday, 6 January  against a local Emirates Team.

Three days later, on Wednesday, Borussia take on Hamburg at the "Sevens Stadium".
On Friday, 11 January, Lucien Favre's men face Eintracht Frankfurt at the same place.
At Saturday the Team will be back in rainy Mönchengladbach.