Defiant Dortmund hope to shake off Bayern blues

Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki insists his team can bounce back from last weekend's chastening defeat to Bayern Munich and keep up the pace in the Bundesliga title race.

Dortmund slipped a point behind title rivals Bayern after thanks to a 5-0 thrashing in Munich last weekend, but a win over Mainz this Saturday would see Lucien Favre's side reclaim top spot and pile the pressure back onto Bayern ahead of their clash with Duesseldorf on Sunday.

"Our aim is to finish first, and we have nothing to fear," said Buerki on Thursday. The Dortmund keeper rubbished the idea that, after their humiliation at the hands of Bayern, Dortmund did not deserve to win the title.

"I don't give a damn what other people say. The team who are top at the end of the season will deserve to be there," he said.

"We need to remember that we are only a point behind," said Buerki on Thursday.

"We need to win every game and hope that Bayern slip up."
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"Against Dortmund, everything clicked: the mental, the physical and the tactical side of things."