Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Dortmund face high-flying VfB Stuttgart
By Tushar Bahl
Borussia Dortmund are back in Bundesliga action this weekend as they take on newly promoted VfB Stuttgart in their final home game of 2020.
Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways on Tuesday with a come from behind win over Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League. Now with four games to go before a short winter break, the Black and Yellows will be aiming to go on a winning run to end the year.
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Borussia Dortmund ended their run of three games without a win by beating Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday. The result helped them finish top in their Champions League group. They go into this weekend’s clash against Stuttgart in fourth place in the Bundesliga standings, four points behind leaders Bayern Munich. And anything other than a win would be a serious blow to their title hopes.
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Newly promoted Stuttgart have made an impressive start to life in the Bundesliga. They currently find themselves in eighth place with 14 points to their name after 10 games. Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has done an exemplary job since taking charge of Die Roten. They came close to causing an upset against Bayern Munich two weeks ago and go into this game on the back of a 2-1 win away to Werder Bremen