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Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old English midfielder Jude Bellingham has been named captain for the first time ahead of his side's away Bundesliga cl...

He represents much of what we want to see on the pitch. "He's someone who leads from the front. "It does not matter how old he is or how long he's been with us.

19-year-old Jude Bellingham was handed the armband by Dortmund boss Edin Terzic after Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, the two usual captains, ...

Jude Bellingham is set to captain Borussia Dortmund despite being just 19 years of age - The English wonderkid has already racked up 100 appearances for the club Jude Bellingham captains Borussia Dortmund aged JUST 19 in today's Bundesliga clash with Koln - as England star's meteoric rise continues to soar

Get a report of the FC Cologne vs. Borussia Dortmund 2022-23 German Bundesliga football match.

[Florian Dietz](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/238566/Florian-Dietz) hit the woodwork a little later as Cologne kept the pressure on, and they got a third goal in the 71st when [Dejan Ljubicic](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/262862/Dejan-Ljubicic) was given too much space by a struggling Dortmund backline and curled a superb shot into the far corner. [Tom Rothe](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/324269/Tom-Rothe) threw his team a lifeline when his cross took a deflection off Cologne's [Benno Schmitz](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/191017/Benno-Schmitz) to land in the back of the net and set up a nervous finale, but they could not find an equaliser. [Florian Kainz](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/151464/Florian-Kainz) who turned a cut-back from [Linton Maina](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231173/Linton-Maina) into the Dortmund goal in the 53rd. [Steffen Tigges](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231764/Steffen-Tigges) beating [Nico Schlotterbeck](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/286828/Nico-Schlotterbeck) at the near post to score with a glancing header and turn the game around. [Sevilla](/football/team?id=243) in the Champions League on Wednesday, were in complete control in the first half and squandered a bagful of chances through [Donyell Malen](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/259481/Donyell-Malen) and [Karim Adeyemi](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/274913/Karim-Adeyemi) before [Julian Brandt](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/197628/Julian-Brandt) slotted in for the lead in the 31st minute. [Borussia Dortmund](/football/team?id=124) conceded two goals in three minutes and slumped to a 3-2 loss at Cologne on Saturday, missing their chance to go top of the Bundesliga table.

Bayern Munich remain the team to beat in the German top flight with Julian Nagelsmann's juggernaut side 31-time winners of the competition. Boasting some of the ...

Köln vs Borussia Dortmund Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Köln vs Borussia Dortmund LIVE: Bundesliga result, final score and reaction Follow live coverage as Köln take on Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga today.

The 2022/23 German Bundesliga's eight matchday will conclude with SC Freiburg and 1. FC Union Berlin sharing top-spot after a wild round of 15:30 kickoffs.

The German Red Bulls steamrolled their guests with a 4-0 win. A dramatic late goal from Yannick Gerhardt enabled Niko Kovac's Wölfe to snatch the three points in second-half injury time. Another Köln sub, Denis Huseinbasic, played across to the Austrian in the penalty area in the 71st. Christian Streich's Breisgauer were still able to hold on for a 2-1 victory and, as a result, now share top spot with Union on 17 points. Dortmund were given a lifeline in the 78th when an effort from sub Tom Rothe deflected off both Benno Schmitz and Schwäbe into the back of the net. Elsewhere in the Bundesliga's 15:30 kickoffs, Eintracht Frankfurt were able to hold off league-leaders 1. Bolstered by a sold-out crowd at the RheinEnergie, Köln emerged as the more active side in the opening ten minutes. Adeyemi nearly double the advantage twice in the minutes following the goal. Dortmund struggled to come up with a response. Other changes to [the XI that bested Schalke 1-0 in the Revierderby on matchday seven](https://bulinews.com/news/14459/)saw Raphaël Guerreiro return to take over for Marius Wolf at left-back and Karim Adeyemi take the place of the injured Marco Reus. [XI that drew 1-1 with Bochum on the preceding Bundesliga matchday.](https://bulinews.com/news/14475/maina-strikes-late-bochum-fall-short-much-needed)Defender Luca Kilian returned from suspension to replace Nikola Soldo in central defense. FC Union Berlin sharing top-spot after a wild round of 15:30 kickoffs.Presumed title challengers Borussia Dortmund have suffered their third defeat of the season.

Bellingham, who was added to the Dortmund leadership group in the summer alongside Marco Reus and Mats Hummels, was given the captain's armband after ...

He represents much of what we want to see on the pitch. [In Pics: PM Modi launches 5G services in India at IMC 2022](/photogallery/tech-images/in-pics-pm-modi-launches-5g-services-in-india-at-the-indian-mobile-congress-199454#debate-in-article) Bellingham, currently in his third season in Dortmund, has long since been a regular in the starting XI. "He's someone who leads from the front. [In Pics: PM Modi visits Ambaji, performs aarti at temple](/photogallery/india-images/in-pics-pm-modi-visits-ambaji-performs-aarti-at-temple-199503#debate-in-article) Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old English midfielder Jude Bellingham has been named captain for the first time ahead of his side's away Bundesliga clash with Cologne on Saturday.