Bosz faces axe as Dortmund in free-fall

– Bayer Leverkusen will be expected to stretch their eightgame unbeaten Bundesliga run today when they host an out-ofform Borussia Dortmund, whose coach Peter Bosz (right) is likely to face the axe with another defeat.

Leverkusen have four wins and as many draws in their last eight league matches, a run that has enabled them to quietly climb the table up into sixth place on 20 points, one behind a free-falling Dortmund.

The team, coached by former Dortmund stalwart Heiko Herrlich, have gradually grown in confidence after a slow start to the campaign, with striker Kevin Volland netting in all three matches in November to take his league tally to eight.

Herrlich must be relishing the timing of their clash against his former team, with the Ruhr valley club in complete disarray and their last league win coming back in September.

“We have only a few injuries. We have been training well and we are in good form at the moment,” Herrlich said. “We want to continue that on the weekend, carry that momentum into the game.”

Dortmund’s troubles appeared well and truly behind them when they raced to a 4-0 lead against bitter rivals Schalke 04 last week but a spectacular second-half collapse saw them concede four times without reply in a draw that felt more like a home defeat.

Dortmund have now lost four of their last six league games, with the team sliding down the table after winning six of their opening seven matches under the Dutchman. –