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Borussia Dortmund lost one local rival following Schalke s relegation, but there will still be a Ruhr derby on the Bundesliga fixture list since VfL Bochum are returning to the top flight after an 11-year absence.
bundesliga.com takes a closer look at the Bundesliga 2 champions who will be mixing it with German football s big boys once again in 2021/22.
History
Bochum - or VfL Bochum 1848 to give them their full name - are not quite as old a football club as you might think. The clue lies in the VfL part of their title, something they share with the likes of Wolfsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach. It stands for
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