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trifoliate-undergrowth · 6 years ago

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This year I lost my dear husband, James (QUIT TELLING EVERYONE I’M DEAD)

Putting this on Tumblr too bc it’s a oneshot (~3,000 word?), and I know Tumblr eats links, but if you want it on AO3 the link to my account there is in my blog header.

It was a perfect day for the Lonely, damp and cold and foggy, and he knew Peter would be doing something interesting now that he was back on land, but he hadn’t thought it would be this.

Elias had expected to find him lurking outside the Institute, looking searchingly at everyone who left until he got some sign of recognition (okay, maybe Elias had fantasized about that a bit, and about coolly ignoring him for a few days before pretending to meet him for the first time, pointedly asking if he was lost). Or, if he felt like doing something sensible, maybe trying to identify the new Head of the Magnus Institute, not that Elias thought his nonexistent research skills and horror of human interaction would get him far there. More likely he’d pretend nothing had changed and simply go about his usual lonely business, waiting for Elias to contact him, too proud in his carefully cultivated self-sufficiency to seek him out at all.

But none of this had happened. Instead, he had scared the new tenant at James Wright’s flat half to death by appearing suddenly in her living room (she was convinced he was a ghost and had come to the Institute to give a statement, hilariously enough), and then, after a few hours of frenzied attempts at figuring out where his husband had gone, he’d finally found his obituary in a newspaper and disappeared into the Lonely to… sulk, or whatever it was he did in there. It took too much effort for Elias to watch him in there, and besides, it was impossible to do without making his presence felt, and he wanted to maintain the element of surprise, so he left him alone.

The next time he was able to find him, Peter was sitting on the still-bare mud of James Wright’s grave with a bottle of whisky, the mists clinging to him like the hands of ghosts.

Huh. Well, that was new.

Pothead filing clerk Elias Bouchard did not have good clothes, and the new Elias was still working on replacing his entire wardrobe with things more suitable for a Head of the Institute, but he could manage. He had his suit, and he’d kept one of James Wright’s long black coats. He flung it over his shoulders at the entrance to the graveyard.

He couldn’t see Peter from here, at least not with his human eyes, and that was all he was using.The fog thickened around Peter. But he Knew where he was, so he started walking. The grass squelched under his shoes when he stepped off the path, and he grimaced, placing his feet carefully to avoid slipping, trying not to get any mud on his shoes.

Slowly, as he walked deeper into the mist, a human figure appeared, slumped against one of the headstones.

He Knew that if he hadn’t had preternatural sight he wouldn’t have been able to find him at all, so it wasn’t surprising that Peter, who would usually hunch himself a bit deeper into the mist and will himself to be unnoticeable, looked up, confused by the intrusion.

Elias made a conscious effort not to Look at him, but only to meet his eyes and give a brief nod. Not a trace of Beholding. Just a man wandering the graveyard, intrigued at finding a drunken sailor sprawled across a fresh grave.

He couldn’t stop himself from staring a bit at the place where Peter’s legs slumped against the wet earth, mud soaking into his trousers. Why would he sit there. Sitting on the wet grass would have been bad enough, but right in the mud, really? And since when did Peter own a black dress shirt? Was he… he was. He was wearing all black. He was wearing all black, crying on James Wright’s grave. He was crying. He’d been almost certain he’d Seen it wrong before. After all, it was a wet day, he’d assumed it was rain. Peter would never let himself enter the real world in such a state. But here he was…?

Peter scrubbed his cheek with a muddy hand and screwed the cap off his bottle, clearing his throat with a distinctly dismissive sound. Elias, disregarding his implicit plea for solitude, walked closer.

“Friend of yours?”

Peter glanced at him briefly, coldly, before tipping the bottle back. Probably cursing himself for not noticing when someone broke through his shroud of mist, for not isolating himself better. But that was just a guess. Elias couldn’t look into his mind; the mist made it a gamble at the best of times and anyways Peter knew what it felt like. He couldn’t give himself away yet. The mystery was so exciting.

“I knew him,” Elias commented, looking at the fresh new headstone, granite shining under a pale coat of water. Peter was leaning against it, obscuring most of the inscription, but he knew what it said.

“Lots of people did,” Peter grunted. “Think I’m the only one who didn’t hear about it when he died.”

Ahaha! Was Peter Lukas lamenting his lack of connection to the rest of humanity? That thing he so carefully cultivated and was so very very proud of. That thing? Hilarious. Or, maybe he was just malingering to feed the Lonely. That was probably it.

“No?” Elias prodded. Peter sighed.

“I was away. No one took the trouble to contact me.”

Had he assumed that one of the more socially-integrated Lukases would have gotten in contact with him if something important happened? Funny. He was pretty sure the Lukases expected Peter to give them updates on Elias, if anything.

“That must have been hard. When did you find out?”

“Yesterday. What do you want?”

Elias considered introducing himself as Head of the Institute. Seeing his reaction would be lovely, but he wanted to drag it out a bit more, see if Peter could figure it out himself. If not, he could mock him later for not being able to put the pieces together.

“Some privacy,” said Elias, leaning one arm against the headstone, “but it seems you had the same idea as I. How did you know him?”

Peter considered this for a moment. “Work,” he said.

Hah. That was amusing. Did he really see it like that? It had been a long time since they had dropped that pretense. Not that the Institute didn’t still rely heavily on the contributions of the Lukas family, but their last several marriages had been private, more for personal reasons than for, as he so eloquently put it, work. Even when they were estranged, he and Peter stayed on decent terms, and after so many years he trusted Peter not to cause problems for him with his family; especially as he continued to offer them any useful information (and any lonely statement-givers) that came his way. The Institute and the Lukas family were allies. That didn’t mean that the two of them had to be married, yet they kept doing it anyway. It was stupid but Elias had long ago resigned himself to it. They both had a weak spot for the other, and like good allies they’d silently agreed never to talk about it. But here Peter was lying in the mud and grieving.

“Interesting, so did I,” said Elias. “Best place to meet him, I believe. The man hardly left the Institute.”

Peter chuckled softly. “Sounds about right.”

Elias thought about interrogating Peter about where he worked and how he’d supposedly met James, but decided not to. If he made him too uncomfortable Peter might just disappear before he could reveal himself, and that would be a shame. And he hadn’t come here to catch him in a lie, he’d come to ask him about James Wright.

“Did you know him well?” asked Elias.

Peter stared into the mist.

“Pretty well, yeah.”

“I think I did too,” said Elias, tracing the headstone’s inscription with his fingertips. “We… yes. We were close.”

He’d hoped to get some reaction with that. Peter considered for a few moments, then silently offered him the bottle. Elias, who’d tried Peter’s whisky before, knew better.

“Thank you, no.”

Peter took the drink himself, and Elias was… concerned about the amount of liquor he was consuming.

“Not planning on joining him, are you?”

Peter just grunted. “…You liked him, huh?”

Elias laughed softly. “Anyone would,” he said sappily, and was pleased to see him carefully not react. He was getting the message, and oh, how he wished he could see how he was reacting to it under that mask. Surely he wouldn’t keep the stoic act too long, he was already daytime drinking on a fresh grave, there wasn’t much lower he could fall. Elias let his voice drop. “I… loved him.”

“Mm,” commented Peter. He placed one hand on the mud beside him, gently pressing into the earth, and kept it there. “I wasn’t around much,” he said quietly.

Well what on earth was he supposed to make of that? He was trying to make Peter jealous and he had very rarely failed at something so completely.

“Do you know, was he alone when he died?” asked Peter.

“Yes.”

“Pity. He was terrified of death.”

“Isn’t everyone?” asked Elias, perhaps a little sharply.

Peter shrugged. “It scares me enough, I suppose, but it doesn’t bother me the way it did him… it seems restful. Resigning yourself to the way of things. I’m not rushing to meet it, of course, but there’s a kind of unflinching beauty in death. No one’s immune, much as we might pretend. In the end, we all face death alone.” He stretched one leg out in the mud, pressing his hand deeper into the earth so that his fingers started to disappear. “And frankly it would solve a lot of problems. Wouldn’t have to turn in budget reports, for one thing.” He chuckled. “yes, it seems peaceful.”

“Not to me. Have you seen people die?” said Elias.

“I have. Many times. The fear is felt by those who are left watching, the dead are beyond it.”

“Because they’re gone. Doesn’t that scare you?”

Peter tilted his head back, let it rest against the headstone, and looked at the dimly-visible silhouette of bare branches against the pale sky. His hair lay in damp strands across his forehead, and Elias Did Not think about brushing them back.

“In the eyes of death I’m already gone. Aren’t we all? We exist for a moment. Like bubbles in the stream. Here a moment, then breaking; always in motion. I’ve always known how… transparent it all is. You can’t really touch anything without falling through,” Peter said.

Well that was new. He was babbling, words starting to slur. Elias decided that he’d have to reveal himself soon, before Peter drank himself so deeply into incoherence that he wouldn’t be able to react to the surprise. That would be a waste.

“I’m sorry,” said Peter after a pause, “I doubt others see it the way that I do. But death has never held any particular terror for me. I’m more afraid of pain, or sickness. Being deceived. Those are things that happen when you’re alive.”

Especially that last one, thought Elias. Peter started to set the bottle down (thank goodness), thought about it for a moment… and started to unscrew the top for another swig. Elias, acting on impulse, swiped it out of his hands. Peter turned to glare at him.

“Listen, I know we’ve only just met but I’m not watching you drink yourself to death over some man you barely knew.”

Ah, finally, a reaction. A spark of rage appeared in Peter’s face, but passed before it could translate into motion. Elias, who’d been tensed for a fight, slowly relaxed.

“You’re right,” said Peter quietly, looking off into the mist. “I didn’t know him. No one really does.”

“What?”

“Know each other. You just… see the outside of someone, and you guess about what they’re really like, but you’re never quite right. People exist apart from you. And that’s very lonely. Almost as lonely as death.”

Elias muffled an exasperated sigh.

“Well, if that’s your belief, surely it can’t be hard to replace someone who’s left you. One person must be as good as another if you can never really—”

“No. I still miss him.”

A warmth spread through Elias’ chest. There, he had it loud and clear in plain words. He was going to hold on to this memory and the next time Peter tried to pull that “oh I’m an emotionless avatar of Forsaken incapable of human bonds” he’d beam it directly into his brain so hard he got a fucking nosebleed from the sheer amount of raw, human, embarrassing grief. Elias wondered if this would be useful blackmail material.

“I know that smile.”

With a start, Elias realized that Peter had leaned back and was looking up at him, frowning. Ah, he’d blown his cover. Well, this was as good a time as any.

“Do you?” he smiled. Peter looked intently at him. At his eyes.

“Jonah?” he said in a small voice.

Elias laughed.

“Took you long enough.” And as proof, he showed him a memory; James Wright’s stilled body with empty eye sockets, image blurred with pain as his new body adjusted to him. Elias Bouchard’s eyes, bloodshot, in his hand. Placing them in James Wright’s body and washing his hands, vision slowly clearing.

Peter sighed, closing his eyes. “Jonah. Were you trying to make me jealous of your narcissistic crush on yourself? I mean, it’s accurate; I’m just not used to that level of honesty from you.”

“Oh, “Jonah”? You must really be angry at me.”

“No, you just haven’t told me your name yet, handsome stranger.”

“Elias. Elias Bouchard, new Head of the Magnus Institute. Pleased to meet you, sailor.” Elias walked around the headstone to crouch closer to Peter, who was almost laughing.

“El-lie-as,” he said slowly, as if tasting the name syllable by syllable, and a chill ran up Elias’ spine. Huh. Very sensitive new body. Yeah, that was it. “It fits you,” said Peter. “Musical, pretentious, has the word lie in it.”

“Oh, shut up.” Elias leaned in for a kiss and Peter stopped him with a hand on his chest.

“Elias, dear, why does this body smell like weed?”

“I’m… still airing the flat out.”

“Why does your body’s flat smell like weed?”

“Take a wild guess.”

“Hm! Didn’t have you pegged for a stoner, Jonah. I’ll have to introduce you to some of my crew…”

“Don’t you dare.”

“You’re right, I don’t remember anyone’s names. You’ll have to introduce yourself.”

“Listen, I don’t think you have any right critiquing the habits of my body’s former inhabitant when I just found you lying in the mud trying to drink yourself to death.”

“Shut up. I thought you were dead.”

“Oh, that’s cute. Me? Really? You thought I was dead?”

“You’re not immune to heart attacks, Elias! They said it was a sudden heart attack, I thought you really died!”

“What, you think a little heart attack could kill me?”

“That is exactly the kind of attitude that makes me think your hubris is going to catch up to you one of these days.”

He was right, but Elias didn’t want to admit it. He tried to pick healthy bodies, but the thought that despite all his centuries of care and planning, one might just… break down on him…

“C’mere,” said Peter, tugging on his tie. “I’d better start getting used to that smell.”

“I’m not joining you in the mud, Peter, get up.”

“Too drunk. C’mon, you’re already muddy.”

Elias remembered that that was the hand Peter had gotten all muddy before touching him. Looked down at his shirt. Groaned.

“Oh, for—”

Peter chucked him under the chin, deliberately smearing mud on him, then grabbed him by the shoulders and yanked him down in the mud while Elias was busy glaring at him. Elias swore.

“Oh, shut up. I think this is a very lenient revenge for letting me think you were dead.”

“Well that’s your fault for not being smarter.”

Peter pinned him against the solid cold of the headstone and kissed him and oh he could not let him know how much he was enjoying this or he’d never live it down. Peter was cold and smelled of grave dirt and whisky and still, faintly, of the sea. It was a new experience, but still Peter.

“You’re a mess,” said Elias, resigning himself to his muddy fate with a sigh. At least he’d fallen on top of his coat, and it was keeping the worst of it off him.

“And? I’m assuming your new flat has a shower,” said Peter.

“It does. Only a shower,” Elias complained. Peter laughed.

“Oh, noooo, no bath? You’ll survive, you spoiled Victorian. I’ll even show you how it works.”

“I know how to take a shower!”

“Turning down the offer?”

“…No.”

“Good.” Peter traced the shape of his face with a muddy finger. Elias grabbed his hand and pushed it away.

“Could you at least use your other hand? The one that’s not caked in mud?”

“No, I don’t think I will. This mud was the closest I thought I’d ever get to you.”

“And that bothers you? Really? Mr. Lonesome, Eternally Alone Lukas?”

Peter got an odd expression. He didn’t like Elias calling him out on his many contradictions. He could argue quite convincingly if he was in the mood, but he apparently wasn’t. “Shut up,” he said, and kissed him again.

This little experiment had gone well, Elias decided.

#fanfiction #lonelyeyes #lonely eyes #elias bouchard #peter lukas #the magnus archives #personal #Elias is far too dramatic to just TELL his husband he's transferred to a body #much funnier to just let him come home expecting James Wright. who is deceased

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getfastestnews · 5 years ago

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Bayern keep winning as Bundesliga steps up racism protests

Bundesliga players wore black armbands and took the knee in displays of support for the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday, as Bayern Munich took another step toward a record-extending eighth straight title with a ninth successive win.

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski scored his 30th league goal of the season as Bayern came from behind to claim a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, a win which kept them seven points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who beat Hertha Berlin 1-0.

All of Dortmund and Hertha’s 22 outfield players took a knee in the centre circle together before the top tier’s late game with no fans present. Coaches and other team members from both sides did likewise beside the field, bringing to mind former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest before games against police brutality and racial inequality.

Dortmund players had warmed up wearing T-shirts with slogans such as ‘United together’, and ‘No justice, no peace’.

Bayern and Leverkusen players wore black armbands against racism in their game earlier in the day. Bayern players had ‘Black Lives Matter’ printed on their armbands, partly covering sponsor Qatar Airways logo on the left arm.

As players, we always have the same message — we are tolerant, we are open, we are open to the world,” Bayern captain Manuel Neuer told Sky.

The teams’ gestures were made as tens of thousands of people across Germany attended anti-racism demonstrations in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died after a white police officer pressed his knee against his neck, ignoring his “I can’t breathe” cries even after Floyd eventually grew still.

Fortuna Duesseldorf’s American midfielder Alfredo Morales took a knee before coming on in his team’s 2-2 draw with 10-man Hoffenheim, and Cameroon midfielder Pierre Kunde did likewise after scoring for Mainz 05 in a 2-0 derby win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Leverkusen striker Lucas Alario opened the scoring in the ninth minute, staying calm to beat Neuer at the near post with the outside of his boot. The linesman lifted his flag for offside, but the goal was given after a VAR check.

The home side played well until Leon Goretzka set up Kingsley Coman to equalise in the 27th, then scored himself with a fizzing shot on a counterattack in the 42nd.

There was still time before the break for Serge Gnabry to grab Bayern’s third, lifting the ball over keeper Lukas Hradecky.

We didn’t start well, but I think it’s something which really distinguishes us at the moment, that we are able to fight our way back into games,” Goretzka told Sky.

Though his side had played well for the first half-hour, Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz reacted with three changes at the break.

But another defensive mistake preceded Lewandowski’s goal in the 66th, a powerful header from Thomas Muller’s perfectly-placed cross.

Florian Wirtz restored some pride for Leverkusen with a brilliant finish past Neuer in the 89th. He became the youngest goal-scorer in the Bundesliga at just 17 years and 34 days.

We already knew he was a huge talent,” said Bosz of the teenager, who beat the record set by Nuri Sahin for Borussia Dortmund in November 2005 by 48 days.

Emre Can’s second-half strike was enough for Dortmund to battle to a home win over Hertha. England winger Jadon Sancho, who was among the first Bundesliga players to lend his voice to the protests last weekend, missed from close range just after the break before setting up Can with a deft chip over the back line on 57 minutes.

A late equaliser from Christian Strohdiek saw bottom-of-the-table Paderborn snatch a 1-1 draw away to third-placed RB Leipzig.

Timo Werner set up Patrik Schick on 27 minutes to give Leipzig the lead, but they were forced to defend it with 10 men after Dayot Upamecano was booked twice in the first half.

Strohdiek’s last-minute strike gave Paderborn their fourth draw in five games, though Steffen Baumgart’s side remain eight points off Fortuna, who occupy the relegation play-off place.

Fortuna themselves missed the chance to move towards safety, as they battled to a dramatic draw against Hoffenheim.

A headed opener from Rouwen Hennings and a red card for Hoffenheim’s Benjamin Huebner put the home side in pole position. However, the visitors struck back with goals from Munas Dabbur and Steven Zuber before Hennings saved a point with a late penalty.

Uwe Roesler’s side remain three points adrift of safety in the relegation play-off place, after goals from Moussa Niakhate and Kunde gave fellow strugglers Mainz a rare win over local rivals Eintracht.

Having sealed a crucial win with his 77th-minute strike, Cameroon international Kunde also joined the protests, taking a knee in place of a celebration.

I think it’s good. It isn’t a political statement, it’s just a position, and these are values that we have. For me, there is no other possible position to take,” said Mainz sporting director Rouven Schroeder.

#Sports News

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lonelyeyesweek · 2 years ago

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[ID: A picture of the top of a fridge. The focus of the picture is a note with green writing that says "Faq 2023". There is also drawing of an eye and fog underneath the text. The note itself holds onto the fridge thanks to a colorful magnet with two owls. On the right side from the note there are some stickers with flowers and a skull. Under them is a magnet of a blue and white boat. On the left side from the note is magnet of an "all seeing googly eye" holding a photo of a mostly black cat with white fur on its paws and chest. Under it there is another magnet of a boat. End of ID.]

FAQ

What is lonelyeyes week?

A week long event focused on the relationship of Peter Lukas and Jonah Magnus (no matter what body he currently inhabits). For every day of the week there will be two prompts to get your inspiration flowing.

When does the event take place?

It takes place from Monday 18th of September to Sunday 24th of September.

Where can I find the prompts for the event?

We will release the list with prompts a month before the event.

Do I have to follow the prompts?

Not at all. The prompts are here to give you inspiration but if the event motivates you to create any other content related to the ship we will be happy to share it.

What kind of content should I create?

You can create anything from fanfics and fanarts to cosplays, podfics and playlists or anything else that comes to your mind.

How exactly will my work get shared?

On tumblr you can either tag us directly as @/lonelyeyesweek or use tag #lonelyeyesweek2023

On twitter you can either tag us directly as @/LonelyeyesWeek or use tag #lonelyeyesweek2023

On AO3 you can add your work into the collection LonelyeyesWeek2023.

I want to create something nsfw/with darker themes/containing potential triggers. Can I?

We have no problem with nsfw works or works containing triggers and darker themes. We only ask you to make sure to tag your creation properly so we can tag it as well.

I am a minor. Can I still participate?

Of course. Though we recommend you to filter the tag #nsft on tumblr and #donotarchive on twitter as we might be reblogging nsfw works.

I don’t ship Peter with Jonah. Can I do something for Peter/og Elias instead?

Unfortunately this doesn’t really fit the theme of our event as it is focuses on the relationship between Peter Lukas and Jonah Magnus.

I have problem with deadlines. Can I submit my work late?

Sure! We’ll be keeping an eye on the tag so if it takes you a month to finish the first prompt we will still be happy to see it and reblog it.

Who made all the amazing art for the event?

All of the amazing work on our icon, header and the promotion art is done by @p1nkwitch

I have some other question about the event.

Feel free to send us ask and we will do our best to answer!

#lonelyeyes #lonelyeyesweek #magnus archives #peterelias #tma #tma event #lonelyeyesweek2023 #peter lukas #elias bouchard #tma event week #faq lonelyeyesweek

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thisdaynews · 6 years ago

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Slavia Prague 1-2 Barcelona: Lionel Messi breaks another record in narrow win

New Post has been published on https://thebiafrastar.com/slavia-prague-1-2-barcelona-lionel-messi-breaks-another-record-in-narrow-win/

Slavia Prague 1-2 Barcelona: Lionel Messi breaks another record in narrow win

Luis Suarez’s effort from a tight angle was turned into his own net by Peter Olayinka (number nine)

Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons as Barcelona claimed a narrow win at Slavia Prague.

Captain Messi gave Barca an early lead with a first-time finish after an exchange of passes with Arthur.

The Czech champions were deservedly level when Jan Boril poked home Lukas Masopust’s pass from 16 yards.

But Messi’s free-kick found Luis Suarez at the back post – and his cross-shot hit went in off Peter Olayinka.

Barcelona, who are top of La Liga, have now won six consecutive games in all competitions.

The result keeps Ernesto Valverde’s side top of Group F on seven points from three games, three points above Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.

Those two sides met at the San Siro in the group’s other game, with Inter winning 2-0. Lautaro Martinez scored and had a penalty saved before Antonio Candreva’s late clinching goal.

Barca were fortunate to go three points clear at the top – with Slavia deserving more from the game.

The Prague side had more shots – and efforts on target – than Barcelona, most notably a 60-second spell when Marc-Andre ter Stegen got down low to deny Lukas Masopust and then tipped Olayinka’s curling effort over the bar.

Barca were hanging on at the end, with Tomas Soucek and Olayinka having headers saved in injury time.

Slavia were the 33rd side Messi has scored against in the Champions League – a joint record with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul.

While he has scored in 15 seasons in a row, the Argentine is still one short of Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs’ record of scoring in 16 different Champions League seasons.

The captain could have scored more but was denied by keeper Ondrej Kolar before shooting wide from close range.

#breaks #record

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tumblngdice · 6 years ago

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Dortmund beats Leverkusen to get back on track

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund held on to get its Bundesliga title challenge back on track with a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

Mario Goetze scored the winner on the hour-mark to give Dortmund its first victory in four league games and keep the side three points ahead of his former club Bayern Munich, which had moved level with a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday.

Dortmund, which was leading the Bundesliga by nine points at one stage, was without a win in five games across all competitions.

Leverkusen had been on a four-game winning run under new coach Peter Bosz, who was fired by Dortmund in December 2017, when the side was undergoing its last major winless run.

The Dutch coach was given a warm welcome on his return, and his new side quickly showed what could have been as it dominated the opening 25 minutes. The visitors pressed and harried their opponents, circulated the ball to keep them chasing, and kept Dortmund pegged back with no time for respite.

“We didn’t have control of the game. Leverkusen had that,” Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said.

Sven Bender went close against his former side before the 19-year-old Kai Havartz flashed a shot just wide.

Then Leverkusen dropped intensity for a few minutes. Jadon Sancho tested goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky in the 28th, Julian Weigl was blocked by Jonathan Tah, and Dan-Axel Zagadou scored from close range in the 31st after Sancho whipped in a corner.

Kevin Volland replied six minutes later after combining with Havertz to evade the home side’s defense and shooting through Axel Witsel’s legs.

But Sancho restored Dortmund’s lead a minute later when he was left free to meet Abdou Diallo’s cross with a brilliant volley inside the far post.

The second half was more balanced and Goetze scored what proved to the winner when Achraf Hakimi’s cross was deflected into his path to shoot inside the left post.

Paco Alcacer thought he’d scored minutes later after some wonderful combination play in the buildup from Dortmund, but the Spanish striker had strayed just offside before he rounded Hradecky. It meant the former Barcelona striker, who started with 12 goals in his first 11 Bundesliga appearances, hasn’t scored in seven since.

Tah pulled one back for Leverkusen with a header off Julian Brandt’s simple free kick to the back, but this time there was no late collapse from the home side. Dortmund conceded three late goals in its previous home game to draw 3-3 with Hoffenheim.

Ciaran Fahey, Feb. 24, 2019 – ‘Dortmund beats Leverkusen to get back on track

More AP German soccer coverage: https://apnews.com/Bundesliga and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

#bundesliga 18/19 #match report #borussia dortmund #bayer leverkusen

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yahoonewsdigest-intl-extra · 8 years ago

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Leipzig eases past Frankfurt; Hoffenheim stays unbeaten

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Leipzig eases past Frankfurt; Hoffenheim stays unbeaten

Leipzig closed to within three points of the top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Frankfurt, while Hoffenheim remained the only unbeaten team in Europe's five biggest leagues. Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky handed a crucial advantage to Leipzig when he was sent off after just three minutes for needlessly handling the ball outside his area. Substitute goalkeeper Heinz Lindner saved the resulting free kick but defender Marvin Compper scored on the rebound.

Despite the numerical advantage, Leipzig still looked shaky in the first half and had to rely on goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi for a double save to deny Ante Rebic in the 25th minute, then an acrobatic stop for Rebic's curler 10 minutes later. Timo Werner doubled Leipzig's lead with a looping header just before halftime, before an own goal by Jesus Vallejo in the 67th.

#yahoo news digest #Sports

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torentialtribute · 6 years ago

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Mark Hateley’s boy Tom on ‘doing a Leicester’ in Poland

There is a famous British name behind a famous story that is currently taking place in Polish football.

Small provincial club Piast Gliwice are two games away from & # 39; Leicester City do & # 39; and win the competition for the first time in their history.

And the anchoring of their midfield is 29-year-old Tom Hateley, son of the former AC Milan Glasgow Tom Hateley is the 29-year-old anchoring of the midfield for Piast Gliwice "class =" blkBorder img-share "/>

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Tom Hateley is the 29-year-old anchoring of Polish silk Piast Gliwice

He has joined Gliwice in 2018, a city in southern Poland, whose previous sporting fame to fame was the birthplace w of the World Cup winner Lukas Podolski, before he moved to Germany at the age of two.

The stadium of Gliwice contains only 10,000 but is unlikely the summit of the Ekstraklasa at a point before Legia Warsaw which enters the last week of the season.

Victories road to Pogon Szczecin on Wednesday and Lech Poznan on Sunday takes place a historical title.

& # 39; It's similar to the Leicester story & # 39 ;, Hateley says. & # 39; We have a medium-sized budget for the Polish competition and we had a hard time last year.

& # 39; But since we returned from the winter vacation, we have won 12 to 15. When we beat Legia in Warsaw, everyone started to believe we could do it.

Hateley a striker for England and his father Tony

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& # 39; We play a and 4-4-1-1 with two wingers with their heels on the sidelines. I am a box-to-box midfielder, no 8 if you want.

& # 39; The trainer Waldemar Fornalik was the manager of Poland, he is very tactical, no stone is left untouched. And the team is a good balance between Polish and overseas players.

We have boys from Serbia, Spain, Slovenia, Denmark. We have an attacker from Ecuador, Joel Valencia, who has been nominated for the protagonist of the year.

& # 39; The chemistry is good, we often go out to eat together and in the field, the greater the confidence, the more risk you take with the ball that can render. The atmosphere on Polish grounds is lively, a little more intimidating than in England or Scotland with the Ultras and Pyro shows.

& # 39; But we have a reputation as a family club. Sunday is already sold out. & # 39;

Hateley was told by Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore that his short-term contract would not be renewed in Prenton Park when the first chance to play in Poland came through an agent

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Someone who was born in Monte Carlo while his famous father played for Monaco, the ability to travel and adventure was too good to refuse. spoke to Henrik Ojamaa, an old teammate from Motherwell, about Poland because he had played there, and I recommended it.

I went outside and the facilities were good. I also spoke with my mother (Bev) and my sister about what it was like for families abroad.

& # 39; Football looks good in a way, but it was important to hear about it from their point of view.

I have always been interested in trying a different culture and lifestyle.

& # 39; We came back from Wroclaw (in 2016) when our first child Eloise

& # 39; We came back from Wroclaw (in 2016) when our first child Eloise was born, but when the call came to go back to Gliwice, I didn't hesitate.

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Hateley & s side, two games are removed from winning the competition for the first time in their history.

& # 39; My daughter is now three, she is in the really nice international children's room in Katowice where we live (25 minutes from Gliwice).

One of her teachers speaks English, a Polish, she's already pretty bilingual! I took Polish lessons when I went to Wroclaw so I can make ends meet.

& # 39; My wife can say hello and thank you! But the me este people in Poland speak english, which is good.

& # 39; Food is probably the biggest difference. & # 39;

& # 39; Food is probably the biggest difference. The chocolate doesn't taste the same, you can't get Cadbury & # 39; s milk! But nothing to stop enjoying our time here & # 39;

Hateley & # 39; s earliest football memories were from his father who played for Glasgow Rangers.

& # 39; I would go to Ibrox as a young boy and kick the ball in executive boxes with Brian Laudrup & # 39; s They are Nicolai.

& # 39; They were great memories, when they heard a roar, I went to the window to see if they had scored! At that time we were allowed to enter the changing room and training grounds as children. I am not sure if that would be the case. I'm still a fan of Glasgow Rangers. Hateley, who played for Motherwell in 2011, admits that he is still a supporter of Glasgow Rangers "class =" blkBorder img-share "/>

Hateley, playing for Motherwell in 2011, admits that he is still a supporter of Glasgow Rangers. Motherwell in 2011, acknowledges that he is still a supporter of Glasgow Rangers.

While Mark was a was bustling center-forward movement, Tom is an elegant midfielder who played his early career as a holder but has been licensed to

& # 39; Coming to Poland has made a better all-round & # 39;

& # 39; The man I looked up to grow up was Xabi Alonso, a round player, mainly in the technical field and with possession of the ball.

& # 39; I have another year to go with my contract, but at some point I would like to play in England asks me if I can play in England, 100 percent yes. I am now at the right age, I feel at my physical peak. "

In addition to lifting a trophy, the root of the Champions League football is for both Gliwice and the Polish champions who have access to the later qualification rounds.

Hateley has had previous experience, Motherwell reached the Champions League qualifiers when he was in Fir Park, knocked out by Panathanaikos, of a man-of-the-match bottle of champagne after being beaten by Peter Crouch & # 39 ; s Stoke in the League Cup.

Hateley & # 39; s father Mark scored a famous header for England in the Maracana against Brazil "

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Hateley & s father Mark scored a famous header for England in the Maracana against Brazil

He kept in touch with the exciting title race in England.

We played on Sunday afternoon so that I could be home in time to see Manchester City finish in Brighton and win the competition.

& # 39; I am still a big football fan and I enjoyed seeing City and Liverpool meet each other throughout the season. & # 39;

Mark Hateley got a famous move from Portsmouth to AC Milan after scoring a header for England in the Maracana against Brazil.

It was one of those & # 39; Wow & # 39; moments that football spits out occasionally. Gliwice wins the Polish title with the next generation Hateley in the team and also comes in that category.

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Aston Villa 3-3 Preston: Glenn Whelan misses 97th-minute penalty for Villa

Glenn Whelan missed a last-minute penalty for Aston Villa after fellow substitute Yannick Bolasie had scored a late equaliser to rescue a draw at home to Championship bottom club Preston.

Villa were coasting at 2-0 after first-half goals from Jonathan Kodjia and Tammy Abraham before James Chester’s 54th-minute red card transformed the game.

Former Villa man Daniel Johnson sent keeper Mark Bunn the wrong way from the spot, then Paul Gallagher’s low right-foot free-kick curled round the wall to level on 79 minutes.

From Gallagher’s right-wing corner, Louis Moult headed North End in front, but on-loan Everton man Bolasie kept his head in the box to earn Villa a point.

On a night when Villa would have climbed seven places if they had won, it could have been all three points when Johnson felled Birkir Bjarnason in the box, but Preston keeper Chris Maxwell dived low to his left to deny Whelan from the spot.

But, while Steve Bruce’s Villa have now won just once in nine games, Alex Neil’s North End stay bottom.

More to follow.

Line-ups[1]

Match Stats[2]

Live Text[3]

Line-ups

Aston Villa

31Bunn

27El Mohamady

4Tuanzebe

5ChesterBooked at 54mins

21Hutton

20Bjarnason

7McGinnBooked at 78mins

26KodjiaSubstituted forBolasieat 74'minutes

14HourihaneSubstituted forWhelanat 83'minutes

10GrealishBooked at 71mins

18AbrahamSubstituted forBreeat 56'minutes

Substitutes

1Nyland

6Whelan

9Hogan

11Bolasie

16Bree

22El Ghazi

37Adomah

Preston

22Maxwell

2FisherSubstituted forMoultat 83'minutesBooked at 87mins

23Huntington

6DaviesBooked at 64mins

16Hughes

4PearsonBooked at 89mins

18LedsonSubstituted forJohnsonat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins

8Browne

7Robinson

29BarkhuizenSubstituted forGallagherat 77'minutes

45Nmecha

Substitutes

1Rudd

3Earl

5Clarke

9Moult

11Johnson

12Gallagher

19Burke

Referee:

Peter Bankes

Attendance:

27,331

Match Stats

Home TeamAston VillaAway TeamPreston

Possession

Home43%

Away57%

Shots

Home12

Away19

Shots on Target

Home6

Away7

Corners

Home4

Away4

Fouls

Home13

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+7'

Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3.

Posted at 90'+6'

Penalty saved! Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 90'+6'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 90'+6'

Delay in match Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) because of an injury.

Booking

Posted at 90'+5'

Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+5'

Penalty conceded by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 90'+5'

Penalty Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason draws a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Davies.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+1'

Goal! Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe following a corner.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Huntington.

Posted at 89'

Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).

Booking

Posted at 89'

Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).

Posted at 88'

Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Booking

Posted at 87'

Louis Moult (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 3. Louis Moult (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 86'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.

Posted at 84'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Conor Hourihane.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Preston North End. Louis Moult replaces Darnell Fisher because of an injury.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 82'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 81'

Delay in match Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) because of an injury.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Bree.

Goal!

Posted at 79'

Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Booking

Posted at 78'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 78'

Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Tom Barkhuizen.

Posted at 76'

Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.

Posted at 76'

Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.

Posted at 76'

Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Jonathan Kodjia.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson.

Booking

Posted at 71'

Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).

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References

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^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

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