Weekend’s Top Football Matches

Germany: FC Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund (Saturday 15.30) After getting to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Dortmund’s attention switched immediately to this 142nd Ruhr derby. “We’ve got to make up for last time against Schalke,” said midfielder Kevin Grosskreutz, remembering Dortmund’s 2-1 home loss to Schalke in October. “We will give our all to get a result.” Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller promised that BVB – second in the Bundesliga – are “motivated right down to the bones”, yet the same should apply to sixth-placed Schalke, whose own UEFA Champions League round of…

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