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Sokratis Papastathopoulos Borussia Dortmund's chief shot down Cologne's claim that an "irregular" use of the VAR should result in a replay of their heavy loss.

Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund's miserable Bundesliga season shows little sign of easing as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to surprise-package Augsburg on Wednesday.

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Borussia Dortmund Jurgen Klopp has warned Borussia Dortmund they will face a "real cup team" in Dynamo Dresden in the DFB-Pokal third round.

Markus Anfang Bundesliga strugglers Cologne have a new head coach for next season, with Markus Anfang joining from Holstein Kiel.

Anthony Ujah and Fin Bartels struck in extra time to put Werder Bremen in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Robert Lewandowski While Bayern Munich opened a nine-point lead atop the Bundesliga on Wednesday, Jupp Heynckes was not completely satisfied.

Fortuna Dusseldorf have been promoted back to the Bundesliga thanks to a last-minute winner, but Cologne have been relegated.

Peter Stöger Peter Stoger refused to be drawn on the crowd chaos which forced kick-off to be delayed by an hour at the Emirates Stadium.

Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund will be keen to string together a good run of form after ending a seven-match winless run in the Bundesliga last time out.