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Hey everyone. Just a brief update on things.

I have screenshots from every day up to the first leg of the Champions League Last 16, who I get shall be a little bit of a surprise. I've finished editing everything up to the Chelsea game but I still have eight other games to edit screenshots for. As you can see, the updates are becoming a little more detailed so it might take longer for me to get to these updates but I'll give you the order of the next few updates and their progress. This post will be updated for the next few days until I'm up to speed on things.

UPDATE INCOMING

- Chelsea

SCREENSHOTS DONE

- Stuttgart
- Dusseldorf
- DFB Cup 3rd Round

SCREENSHOTS TAKEN

- Furth
- Bayern Munich
- Frankfurt
- Hoffenheim
- Champions League Last 16 First Leg
- Freiburg

Just letting you stay in the loop cause the updates have slowed down a little bit over the past few weeks

Another great update, took me a while to get round to reading it, sorry about that.

Your layout is just quality mate, kiu.

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 DECEMBER 2ND 2012 - O'DONNELL: "WE'RE READY FOR CHELSEA"

 'Ciaran O'Donnell said his team were ready for the challenge
 of Chelsea despite an unconvincing win over Hannover'





MATCH STATS | RATINGS | TABLE

Robert Lewandowski's early strike was enough to secure a victory for Borussia Dortmund as they kept the pace at the top of the Bundesliga but Ciaran O'Donnell's attention must now shift to a mouthwatering tie in midweek where his side travel to Stamford Bridge to face European Champions, Chelsea; a game that O'Donnell says his team is ready for. "In the last game, we were well on top before we got complacent. We've learned from that mistake and won't allow it to happen again. We're ready for them this time and we'll go out to secure the victory."

The only goal of the game came from Robert Lewandowski after seven minutes and it seemed to set stage for an impressive win for Dortmund but it was one that never seemed to materialize. A well worked move from the left hand side saw Leitner and Grosskreutz link up well and finding Mario Gotze on the edge of the box. Given time on the ball, Gotze cut the ball across to the Polish hitman who's shot sailed past Zieler in the host's goal. Hannover should have equalized a few minutes later when Diouf found himself through on goal but the Senegal striker saw his shot saved by the outstretched leg of Weidenfeller. It was the Dortmund keeper's mistake that nearly let the hosts back in the game when Weidenfeller could only parry a shot from Diouf before half-time into the path of Huszti but the shot hit off Subotic and the post before going out for a corner, which resulted in another scare for Dortmund when Felipe's header cannoned off the crossbar and bringing the action of the first half to a close. Hannover started off the second half the way they ended the first but Weidenfeller once again kept Dortmund in the lead, saving Schmiedebach's powerful strike before Piszczek picked it up and cleared away. Dortmund weren't completely devoid of chances as Leitner saw his shot hit off the crossbar after some impressive passing play between himself, Gundogan and Gotze while Lewandowski shot wide with ten minutes remaining after a play from Gotze put Blaszczykowski through to set the striker up for what should have been his second goal. Both sides continued to press forward but couldn't make another chance matter as Dortmund left with the three points.

O'Donnell was quick to praise Gotze and Weidenfeller during his post-match press conference at the AWD-Arena, stating that they could make the difference in London against Roberto Di Matteo's men. "Mario was brilliant today, he was right in the middle of things and looking to create chances to win the game more convincingly while Roman was a wall. If we go to Chelsea and they play like they did today, we'll leave with the points." The game between Group G's top two will decide who going into the Last Sixteen as the group winners with both the German and European Champions neck and neck from the start of the campaign with almost identical results.




Mario Gotze was the stand out performer as Dortmund
prepared for Chelsea with a victory over Hannover


BUNDESLIGA MATCHDAY FIFTEEN RESULTS
Schalke 1-4 Werder Bremen (Fri)
Leverkusen 0-5 Hoffenheim
Mainz 3-0 Furth
Monchengladbach 2-0 Frankfurt
Stuttgart 0-2 Dusseldorf
Wolfsburg 2-1 Augsburg
Hamburg 1-1 Bayern Munich (KO 18:30)
HANNOVER 0-1 DORTMUND (SUN KO 15:30)
Nurnburg 2-0 Freiburg (Sun KO 17:30)

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Gotze & Lewandowski <3 Got both of them for Liverpool and they're brilliant, although Gotze always seems to be injured. I've lost track a bit with this, caught back up now though, updates are as brilliant as ever. Tag me if you will mate, this is one of the best stories if not the best we've had this year.

Thanks very much, mate. Definately gonna tag you in the next update. Gotta love Lewandowski and Gotze. They work hard but Santana has been the most consistent performer in the team this season. Swear to God, I was only playing him cause Hummels was injured for a little bit but he's a BEAST.

Great update as usual.

Tough loss but quite an achievement for that to be the first game you've lost.

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 DECEMBER 9TH 2012 - DORTMUND PUT DISAPPOINTMENT BEHIND THEM TO DOMINATE STUTTGART

 'Borussia Dortmund proved that they were still the team to beat
in Germany with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Stuttgart '





MATCH STATS | RATINGS | TABLE

If there was any question about the mental well-being of the Bundesliga Champions, they put it behind them on Sunday with a win in the Westfalenstadion as they ensured their place at the top of the Bundesliga with only one game to go before the winter break and leaving Ciaran O'Donnell more than impressed with his side's ability to put disappointment behind them. "A defeat like the one we suffered in midweek is incredibly disappointing and even more so that we haven't suffered a defeat for the first half of the season. Many would have expected us to crumble after the game against Chelsea but we proved how strong we are as a team and the result today proves that we're still the strongest team in the league.

Dortmund looked to start off strong and maintained possession throughout the game fairly constantly but with just over a quarter of the game gone, the break through that elluded them against Chelsea in London came. As Dortmund made several changes to their side following the midweek defeat, it was Julian Schieber that found himself on the left side of midfield in place of Marco Reus, who was left out of the team all together, as was Mario Gotze and Sven Bender also amongst the changes with Patrick Owomoyela playing at full back and Lukasz Piszczek playing in midfield. Schiber's cross found the unmarked Kevin Grosskreutz in the box and his simple tap in was all that was needed for Dortmund to break the deadlock. Moments later, Dortmund nearly allowed Stuttgart back into the game when a defensive mix-up allowed Cacau to latch onto the ball but his powerful show, while beating Weidenfeller in the Dortmund goal didn't beat the post and allowed Felipe Santana to clear. With about thirty minutes played, it was two nil to the home side as Piszczek's free kick from the right flank was headed home by with ease by Santana, beating out Perrotta at the far post. Grosskreutz nearly doubled his tally ten minutes later but a save by Sven Ulreich in the visitor's goal prevented him from making it three nil as Schieber again found space on the left hand side while, at the other end, Stuttgart's miserable luck continued when Cacau again hit the woodwork, this time hitting the bar after a quick break away which would have given his side hope at the break had it gone in. The second half was much of the same but, straight after kickoff, it was Dortmund who hit the woodwork when Grosskreutz's long cross found Schiber's foot but the winger's powerful drive was stopped by the only surviving woodwork of an otherwise battered goal. With fifteen minutes from the end, the contest came to an end and Illkay Gundogan's goal summed up the dazzling display from the Champions when Jakub Blaszczykowski's pass was riffled home first time from thirty yards put and past the helpless Ulreich for what must be considered one of the goals of the season. With Stuttgart frustrated, their miserable game almost came full circle as Grosskreutz was taken out in the box by Hitzlsperger only a few minutes after Gundogan's goal. Up stepped Neven Subotic for the fourth goal but it wasn't to be as the defender's penalty was saved by Ulreich, the only shining light of his entire afternoon for the game.

With European action now concluded until February, O'Donnell stated in his post-match interview that his priority would be the league over the next few games and welcomed the winter break that will be imminent in Germany following games against Dusseldorf and a third round DFB-Pokal cup tie against Augsburg over the next two weeks. "I chose to rest some players today, Marco (Reus) and Mario (Gotze) are exhausted and Robert (Lewandowski) is in need of a rest after a tough few months of games. The break will do us good but we have some tricky games between now and then and I expect the team to perform to the level they have for the majority of this half of the season." 




Kevin Grosskreutz's performance helped Dortmund forget about
a disappointing night in London with a win over Stuttgart


BUNDESLIGA MATCHDAY SIXTEEN RESULTS
Frankfurt 3-0 Hamburg (Fri)
Augsburg 0-1 Schalke
Dusseldorf 0-1 Wolfsburg
Hoffenheim 3-3 Monchengladbach
Werder Bremen 1-1 Nurnberg
Bayern Munich 1-1 Mainz (18:30 KO)
DORTMUND 3-0 STUTTGART (SUN 15:30 KO)
Freiburg 0-0 Leverkusen (Sun 17:30 KO)
Furth 0-2 Hannover (Sun 17:30 KO)

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 DECEMBER 15TH 2012 - DUSSELDORF FAIL TO STOP UNBEATEN DORTMUND

 'Dortmund continued their dominance in the Bundesliga
 ending the 2012 calender year with an unbeaten record'





MATCH STATS | RATINGS | TABLE

In their final league game of 2012, Ciaran O'Donnell saw his side with an unprecedented record of 35 league games unbeaten and one more would see them go the entire calendar year unbeaten as they traveled to the ESPRIT Arena to face Dusseldorf. After a game that they dominated from start to finish, Dortmund go into the new year with a high expectations to live up to when they secured a 2-0 victory as Moritz Leitner and Mario Gotze got the goals.

The champions signaled their intent from the very start when Leitner found himself free on the left hand side but his cross couldn't pick out a team-mate but it was enough to scare the home side. Leitner found himself clean through again, exposing the defensive vulnerability of the Dusseldorf team but his shot across goal found itself going wide of Robert Almer's goal to keep the game level. After a brief offensive spell by the home side, Dortmund exposed their Dusseldorf again with a quick counter attacking display, Robert Lewandowski unleashed Jakub Blaszczykowski on the right and his cross was headed in by Leitner. It was a blow that Dusseldorf didn't seem capable of recovering from and, with their confidence shaken, Dortmund began to take control of the game. First, another counter attacking display caused by a slack pass from Rafael ended with Lewandowski hitting the ball into the side netting when he should have tucked it home.

Things didn't change after the break as Kolorov's crosses causing havoc in the Dusseldorf box and Pisczek's ball in was headed over by Lewandowski who was unchallenged. Dortmund's pace and Dusseldorf's inability to string balls together continued to lead to chances for the champions as Blaszczykowski's cross lead to Lewandowski controlling the ball but he still couldn't convert thanks to Almer's last ditch save. The game ended as a contest on the 69th minute with a great piece of play from O'Donnell's side. Patience was essensial as they channeled the passing style of Barcelona, leading to Kevin Grosskreutz getting his shot off but saved by Almer. Unfortunately, he couldn't knock it away from goal and the ball fell to Gotze, the midfielder knocking the ball in for the second goal. Lewandowski was denied yet again as Almer kept the scoreline respectable, diving to stop the Polish star's powerful drive from the edge of the area and the resulting corner came only inches away from being converted by Subotic but the defender's effort inched over for the last respectable effort of the game.

Dortmund's final game of the second is the DFB-Pokal tie with Augsburg next week before the German season takes it's winter break but Ciaran O'Donnell will be celebrating a very successful start to his reign as Dortmund manager with a lead of 16 points over their closest challenger Bayern Munich alongside the last sixteen of the Champions League in February.




Mats Hummels and the Dortmund defense were unbeatable tonight as
Dortmund defeated Dusseldorf to end 2012 with an spotless league record


BUNDESLIGA MATCHDAY SEVENTEEN RESULTS
Mainz 2-1 Frankfurt (Fri)
DUSSELDORF 0-2 DORTMUND
Leverkusen 0-0 Werder Bremen
Monchengladbach 1-0 Freiburg
Schalke 0-1 Wolfsburg
Stuttgart 1-1 Furth
Hannover 0-2 Bayern Munich (KO 18:30)
Nurnberg 2-0 Augsburg (Sun KO 15:30)
Hamburg 2-1 Hoffenheim (Sun KO 17:30)

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Really like this, tag me?

Will do mate. Update should be up tonight after work. Wanna get this back up and running