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F.C Koln appear to be doomed at the foot of the Bundesliga table with a measly three points. A 2-2 draw with third placed Schalke on Saturday was a very good result in itself, but Stefan Ruthenbeck’s side are requiring much more if they are to avoid the drop. Indeed, having finished fifth at the […]
Freiburg 0-0 Hamburg Both of these teams will look on this freezing night with disappointment, as the draw did not suit either of the teams’ ambitions. Freiburg were largely disappointing and had no chances of note to convert. Hamburg were the better team, but it was far from a good performance from the visitors with […]
It’s the week after the crazy 4-4 Revierderby, it’s the week after Jupp Heynckes lost his first game in charge of Bayern and it’s the week after Hannover got smashed 3-0 by Hamburg. Hamburg open the matchday (8.30 on Friday) when they travel all the way across Germany to Freiburg who finally won another game […]
#1: Schalke Despite Borussia Dortmund being on an atrocious run of form, with just one point from five Bundesliga matches prior to the weekend, there is no taking away from the heroic nature of Schalke’s recovery from being four goals down to snatch a point at the Signal Iduna Park. It had initially been a […]
Hannover 96 1 – 1 VfB Stuttgart Fullkrug (pen. 76’) – Asano (24’) A struggling Hannover side displayed, again, the lack of creativity that has plagued the side in the past few weeks. Nevertheless, Martin Harnik had a glorious chance go begging when he found himself free of a marker in front of goal but […]
This week the European journey ended for some German teams. Both Hoffenheim and Hertha lost their games and have no way of progressing with one game to spare. One team that still has a chance to make it into the next round is Köln. After beating Arsenal they are now 2nd and any win in […]
Can anyone stop a resurgent Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga? At the moment, this looks very unlikely, as Jupp Heynckes’ side increased their lead at the summit to six points after a comprehensive 3-0 win over Augsburg. Munich are still unbeaten and what’s more, Heynckes reached the landmark of 500 Bundesliga wins with 326 […]
Stuttgart 2-1 Dortmund (Akolo 4′, Brekalo 51′ – Philipp 45′) The Borussia Dortmund horror show continued on the first kickoff of matchday 12. An early mix-up between Marc Bartra and Roman Bürki opened the way for Chadrac Akolo to put Stuttgart in front. Maximilian Philipp equalized for Dortmund with a well struck rebound – off […]
After two international friendlies with questionable relevance that both ended in draws it’s back to league football for the Bundesliga and this time with no stops until March – well apart from the winter break. Crisis-shaken former league leaders Borussia Dortmund start the matchday today at 8.30 when they visit Stuttgart without Aubameyang who is […]
The Bundesliga has been back in swing since August, like most of the major European leagues. With a third of the season gone, and the international break once again spoiling everyone’s fun for the last time this calender year, it seemed only right to sit back and have a look back over the season so […]
It’s the week after Champions and Europa League again. The Europa League games went surprisingly well but Dortmund and Leipzig are all but out of the Champions League and will most likely drop into the Europa League. This matchday, however, has a game to offer that is better than most Europa League games: Dortmund v […]
After an eventful Pokal week that saw Bremen and Köln win games and Leipzig taking Bayern all the way to a penalty shootout, it’s time for a weekend of league football that sees both Köln and Bremen face tough opposition. Today at 8.30 everything kicks off with a Rhein-Main-Derby between Mainz and Frankfurt. For Frankfurt, […]
After a mixed week of European success (hey, at least not every German Europa League team looked bad this week), it’s back to the Bundesliga today. It all kicks off with a match between Schalke – who would rather not be able to play on a Friday at 8.30pm after a Champions/Europa League week – […]
International breaks are fun for nobody. Even though the Germans are probably the best football team in the world right now, the return of the Bundesliga will have been a welcome sight for fans of football around the world. The interval in the season also brought upheaval. For instance Bayern Munich finally appointed a successor […]
After a – in terms of international breaks – rather eventful two weeks, league football is finally back again. Things are kicked off (Friday 8:30 pm CEST) by Stuttgart who host dead-last Köln. Stuttgart had a mixed start but they are currently on as many points as matches which is more than often enough to […]
After the recent departure of Carlo Ancelotti, Bayern Munich have appointed Jupp Heynckes for his fourth spell as manager at the club. He first took the reins in 1987, then again as caretaker in 2009 before his last stint from 2011 to 2013, the last season of which he led Bayern to the first treble […]
The recent break in domestic action in Germany did not mean that football was hard to come by. Part of playing in one of the best leagues in the world is courting the attention of your nations manager, press and fans. This week a host of Bundesliga stars will return from international action to resume […]
Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga threw a couple of interesting fixtures and fascinating situations. Bayern Munich travelled to Berlin on Sunday without a figurehead in the dugout after sacking Carlo Ancelotti in midweek. Borussia Dortmund were looking to recover a disappointing loss to Real Madrid in the Champions league. At the end of the table, […]
This week has been a terrible one for German clubs on the European stage. Every single of the six Bundesliga teams in Champions and Europa League lost their matches and the Champions League teams did so in very convincing fashion in Bayern’s case leading to Ancelotti losing his job. The matchday starts with a match […]
Round 5 fixtures in midweek threw up little surprise, with Bayern and Dortmund both claiming emphatic victories. Round 6 fixtures promised to give us plenty more entertainment, including the derby between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park. Hannover also hosted Cologne with the away side looking to get off the bottom of […]
