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With the preseason done and dusted, Borussia Dortmund are now looking forward to opening their 2026-27 season with an exciting showdown with Bayern Munich in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on Saturday. The BVB enter the tie high on confidence after slogging their way through a testing preseason campaign and having added some new talents to their ranks.

Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac feels it's imperative for Bayern Munich to drop off in order for his team to stand a chance of winning the Bundesliga title. The Der Klassiker rivals are set to face-off in a mouthwatering Franz Beckenbauer Supercup clash on Saturday, where the former Croatian international hopes to lift his first silverware with the club. Last season, Dortmund managed to push Bayern for most of the season but eventually finished 16 points adrift of them in the league.

Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac seems to be in awe of Konstantinos Karetsas. The Greek international completed a high-profile move from KRC Gent that costed them 30 million euros and since then, has even impressed with his eye-catching displays. In the Emirates Cup game against Arsenal, Karetsas made his club debut and even scored a fabulous goal to announce himself to the fans.

Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac has hinted at possible changes in his squad for their Franz Beckenbauer Supercup tie against Bayern Munich on Sunday. The BVB clash with the Bavarians in the one-off cup tie at the Signal Iduna Park, hoping to make an early title statement with a win. Following a month-long preparations and some new young guns added to the roster, Die Borussen finally open their campaign tomorrow with all eyes on the prize.

The BVB are all set to face off with their Der Klassiker rivals at the Signal Iduna Park in the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, presenting them a unique chance of starting off the new campaign with a silverware. Besides a long and drawn-out preseason campaign which saw the Prussians indulge in six friendlies, they also strengthened the squad by adding six new players. With such a massive squad overhaul, it's difficult to figure out what to expect from the side just yet.

Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac has hinted at possible changes to his squad for their highly anticipated showdown with Bayern Munich in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on Saturday. The BVB are all set to host their arch nemesis for the first Der Klassiker of the season, and a first in the German Supercup since 2021. Niko Kovac is looking to win his first trophy with the club since taking charge in February last year, and now boasts a replenished squad with new and promising recruits coming in.

Borussia Dortmund take on Bayern Munich in the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on Saturday as the Der Klassiker rivals ring in the 2026-27 season with a crackling showdown at the Signal Iduna Park. The match has a lot at stake, with head coach Niko Kovac aiming for his first piece of silverware with the BVB, who haven't lifted a trophy since 2021, while Vincent Kompany and co. are looking to win a third title of the 2026 calendar year after the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in May.

German football royalty will be on full display this weekend when Borussia Dortmund host arch nemesis Bayern Munich at the Signal Iduna Park for the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup. The game officially kicks off the new campaign for both teams, who are looking to mark it with a silverware in this crunch single-legged cup affair.

News summary Luxembourg capped Enzo dos Santos at 16, younger than anyone else the academy has sent to that national team. BVB handed dos Santos a professional contract on Wednesday. Ole Book praised the dynamism he has shown in senior training, while Ricken talked up the progress of recent months. Justin Lerma has made less of an impression in senior training. Kovac left Lerma out against Arsenal and then against Roma, the only young professional in the squad to miss the pair.

Dortmund have five senior central midfielders and room for two of them. Somebody is going to spend a lot of autumn watching from the bench. Joey Veerman signed his contract at Brackel on Monday with his family watching. Dortmund made it official a day later and gave him the number 25 shirt. BVB Buzz have already run through who stands to gain from his arrival. The losers are the more interesting half of it.