Reus is rather quietly enjoying another fine season, as the 26-year-old now has nine league goals this season, which is good enough for fifth in the Bundesliga. Only Bayern are within 15 of Dortmund’s league-leading total of 50 goals scored through 18 games. 17-year-old American midfielder Christian Pulisic, who joined the Dortmund youth academy a year ago, was named to the substitutes’ bench for the first time on Saturday. Hertha Berlin 0-0 AugsburgHertha Berlin’s quest to qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the top four teams in the Bundesliga qualify) continued moving in the right direction on Saturday, even in a disappointing scoreless draw with 13th-place Augsburg.
Rather than selling in January, or simply standing pat, Sky Sport Italia is reporting Leicester are ready to pay $12 million for Sampdoria striker Eder in an attempt to provide proper cover for leading goalscorers Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez. U. national team defender John Brooks is in high demand himself, as Champions League regulars Schalke are said to be lining up the 22-year-old as a possible replacement for Joel Matip, who is reportedly nearing a move to Liverpool. Follow @AndyEdMLS U. national team defender John Brooks is playing some of the best soccer of his young career, which has the 22-year-old center back drawing interest from clubs much bigger and much more perennially dominant than his current employers, Hertha Berlin. [ FOLLOW: All of PST’s USMNT coverage]Though Hertha are currently third in the Bundesliga, four points clear of fourth in their bid for automatic qualification into next season’s UEFA Champions League, the money in Germany’s top flight still resides in the accounts of Champions League regulars like Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke.
Reus opened the scoring in the 41st minute, and Mkhitaryan doubled the lead in the 50th, but it was halved by Gladbach’s Raffael eight minutes later. Gundogan completed the scoring on 75 minutes. With the victory, Thomas Tuchel’s side remains eight points behind Guardiola’s Bayern. Dortmund’s chances of winning this year’s title are mighty slim, but it’s still a whole lot better than the debacle that was the 2014-15 season.
[ FOLLOW: All of PST’s PL coverage]Updating a rumor from Saturday, Chelsea are now believed to be interested in Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva this season, on loan, according to the Daily Star. Despite currently holding a 21-point lead in Ligue 1, PSG might be hesitant to send their most experienced defender on loan to the Blues, as the two sides are set to square off in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next month.
Hertha BSC vs VfL Wolfsburg live score, H2H and lineups
Hertha vs Wolfsburg Live Score scorecard, Bundesliga